Hello September! 
Starting the fall season off here with a new miniature painting and series of progressive steps for those interested in how it came together.
Miniature painting: “Where the River Bends”. Please scroll down further to see the progression…
I’ll be in Ladysmith July 9th from 10am-2pm for a 4 hour introduction to the art of painting in miniature. If you’re interested please follow the link below for more information, thank you! 
444 Parkhill Terrace, Ladysmith BC. Please click here for more information or to register:
Introduction to painting in miniature
This year I am delighted to donate the miniature painting “West Coast Rhapsody” (2.5 x 6 inches), to the annual MERS online auction (Marine Education & Research Society), in support of the tremendous work that they do. A big thank you to Jackie Hildering for sharing her beautiful photo with me as reference material for this painting!
If you would like to purchase this framed miniature painting, please follow this link to the MERS website to learn more about the online auction held Friday, April 22nd at 5pm until Sunday, May 1st at 7pm, PDT.
This is female Humpback Whale “Jigger” (BCX1188). Reference photo by Jackie Hildering aka @TheMarineDetective in her work as a researcher for @mersociety.
Below is a series of progressive images of the painting from start to finish. “West Coast Rhapsody” (2.5 x 6 inches), acrylic on paper board:
This miniature painting is another scene from beautiful Strathcona Park on Vancouver Island. It’s nice to get lost in the details of painting a forest or lake summer scene, particularly during this gray and rainy time of year here on the west coast.
This is the sister painting to “Walk in the Woods” (4 x 1.5 inches), another miniature shown below.
“Walk by the Lake” (1.5 x 4 inches), acrylic on board.
“Walk in the Woods” (1.5 x 4 inches), acrylic on board, including a version with a quarter to show scale.
“Walk in the Woods” (1.5 x 4 inches), acrylic on board. This painting is the first of two featuring the lovely Strathcona Park area on Vancouver Island, BC.
This is also my last miniature painting of 2021 and I’d like to send out a great big THANK YOU!! to everyone who has followed this site throughout the year; I greatly appreciate your time, encouragement and many kind words. Cheers everyone!
“Walk in the Woods” (1.5 x 4 inches), acrylic on board, with quarter for scale.
For those who are interested, here is a look at the process I use when painting my miniature landscapes. I begin with a cut piece of Canson Art Board, use tube acrylics (Golden and Liquitex), on a Masterson Stay-wet palette, Windsor and Newton Series 7 Miniature brushes (for the detail work), a few other brushes including flats, filberts and stipplers. I finish with gloss varnish and frame under glass. Sometimes I use hardboard and the painting can be displayed without glass to protect it. It takes me about 15-20 hours to complete as piece such as this one. One of the best parts of my process is getting out onto the land and taking photos I use for reference, it is always an adventure!
Newest tiny painting: “Swimming Hole” (1.5 x 4.5 inches), acrylic on artboard. A nice spot on a hot day, this is a lovely place to visit near Parksville BC.
My newest miniature painting: West Coast Water (5.25 x 1.75 inches, acrylic on artboard), will be with me on Saturday at Peninsula Gallery, in lovely Sidney BC, where I’ll be chilling and chatting from 11am -2pm!
Shown here with a quarter for scale.
If you’d like to see a demonstration of my painting technique, I will be at Peninsula Gallery, located in Sidney BC, on Saturday September 18th. I’ll be in the gallery from 11am -2pm doing a little painting, answering questions and sharing information about miniature painting.
Many thanks to Peninsula Gallery for hosting this event!
A favourite place to spend a day exploring, here are two new miniature paintings featuring the beautiful Coquihalla River as it flows alongside the Othello Tunnels, near Hope BC. More information about the Othello Tunnels, and the Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park, can be found by following this link, for those who are interested.
These two paintings are available for purchase from Gallery 8 on Salt Spring Island, as part of the gallery’s 12th Anniversary Spring Show.
Title: “River Suite 1 & 2”, miniature paintings measuring 1.5 x 6 inches each, acrylic on artboard.
Tiffany Hastie Art 
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