Blue Frogs Legs

Colours and shapes lift me off the page and into the whispers of the night as my paintbrush swirls.

This Saturday, June 22, 2024 come on out to the Commerce Building, a few of us will be opening up 💗. I will be having a HUGE Studio sale, and other studios will be open too! Come on down for some great deals and amazing ART!

Studio 7: Blue Frogs Legs Studio
Studio 12: Julie Francey’s Studio Francey Things
Studio 3: NewArtyBeavis Studio
Acme Studio: Joe Stable ACME Art and Sailboat Company

You might not consider yourself a “collector” in the traditional sense — but if you consider yourself an art lover; if You believe in the slow pleasure of beauty; and that enhancing your environment enhances your life; if you appreciate all kinds of Artistic expression; if the art you’re most drawn to connects with your soul; if you APPRECIATE auThentic creaTivity, a dedication to craft and a reverence for the natural world— you cannot miss this!

When I was younger I always wanted a pet. When we moved back to Canada when I was in grade six, my parents promised us we could have a pet of our choosing. I was devastated when they denied me my pet rhino. But on the upside, when we got the farm, we had horses 💗

They are truly majestic beasts, and turns out a darned good best friend. This new addition to my Equine series is not in my usual colour palette, but that’s how it happens sometimes.

Spirt Guide
Acrylic on Canvas
18” x 24”

Need to send a special card to your tea drinking buddy?
I got you 🫖💗

These fine art cards are reprints of my original works. Support an artist and make your tea drinking buddy smile 😊, now that’s a tea twofer 😉

Front and back of cards as shown, and are blank inside for you to fill with your awesomeness 💗

Tonight ❤️

Made in Kawartha Lakes art fair happening in Bobcaygeon at the Kawartha Settlers Village. Today and tomorrow from 10 - 4.

Hope to see you out. Stop by and say HI ! 👋🏻

I am participating in Artspace Peterborough ‘s 50/50 Event this Saturday. This is a chance for art collectors, appreciators, and community members to take home original artwork at an affordable price while supporting Artspace.

All artworks are contributed by regional artists with the raised funds being split between those artists whose work has been chosen and Artspace, one of the country’s longest-running artist-run centres.

These are my three works that are available!! It’s going to be a great event 💗. If you haven’t yet, make sure to grab yourself a ticket!!

This past week has been an absolute blast, as I have been taking an course at the Haliburton School of Art + Design with .

Five whole days of detailed teaching and wondrous play with painting with wax ❤️

These are a few pieces I created in various sizes.

I think I just may have found my next theme for First Friday!!
Hmmmm, what should I name it? Help me out in the comments …

There are those moments of your life that changes you. Some BIG, some small. Some you can’t imagine yourself before. Motherhood has changed me in so many ways. I cannot imagine my life without my “Peanut”.

No matter how old she gets, she will always be my little one 💗.

Happy Mother’s Day Mom, you have taught me so much about becoming a mother. Wishing all of the Mothers out there a wonderful day 💐

Did you have a good Mother’s Day weekend?

I am so excited to share that I will be teaching three art camps this summer through the Fleming Haliburton school of Art + Design, at both the Lindsay and Peterborough campuses.

🎨Youth camps ages 10-13, and kids camp ages 5-9

Register today as spaces are filling up fast, for an artistic adventure diving into the world of colours, textures, using different art media, tools and techniques.

https://flemingcollege.ca/continuing-education/courses/youth-art-camp-artful-explorations

https://flemingcollege.ca/continuing-education/courses/kids-art-camp-artistic-fusion

Art will always be something that comes from my soul, and what I do. Sometimes it feels that I have no choice, as Art is merely a way in which I communicate. But you know what’s better than just doing art? Doing it in a community that supports creatives.

Having amazing conversations about our creativity and sharing our stories.

Having awesome friends That travel from far far away, taking go trains, and go buses, and cabs and finding their way in an unknown city, through a maze of a building, to surprise and support you.💗

Art enhances and elevates our lives, and it would only be a one sided conversation, without you.

So thank you for supporting me, and allowing me to share my art with you 💗. Last night’s was another busy night, thanks to all of you.

Mother/ Daughter Art show tonight

Cephalopods Have More Fun
24” x 36”
Kelly & Ally
Mother/Daughter Painting

Hope to see you out this at First Friday Ptbo lots happening, including our annual Mother/Daughter Art Show

A lot of our mother daughter pieces start out with us, throwing paint on the canvas, fingers in the paint, until one or both of us sees some thing. In this painting, we both said “do you see the face?” And thus emerged The Lady of the Lake.

This painting has such amazing texture, and I loved how she came alive. My favourite part is the swirl. What’s yours?

What came first, the chicken or the egg?

New work to be shown this Friday at our Mother/Daughter Art show!!

Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.
~John Wayne

I did this poster when I was in middle school. Earth day has evolved in its meaning to me throughout my life as I have seen the impacts of our choices. Through forestry, and my love of nature and our family camping trips to just being barefoot in the mud and sand, Mother Nature has always nurtured my soul, and has fueled my artistic practice. So I do not dare to think what my world would look like without her, in her wildest sense 🌎🌱💙

This Chicken painting is a work in progress that me and my not so lil chick are finishing up for our Mother/Daughter show coming up on Friday May 3, 2024.

Loving the new stuff we have done for this show. Collaborations can be so much fun, and I believe it’s good to flex those muscles needed to play well with others 😜.

Seriously collaborating with another creative can be challenging, but man the results can be oh so rewarding!!

Speaking of collaborations, I have some great news to share that will be unfolding soon… so stay tuned…and makes sure you hit that follow button ❤️

This upcoming May First Friday Ptbo is our Mother/Daughter art show, Root & Stem. I look forward to this every year. My daughter and I have been painting together since she could crawl, or in her case, bum scoot, lol.

Large canvas on the floor, both of us painting together. Some of my favourite memories were spent this way. And some of my most favourite paintings have come out of these creative sessions.

I hope you will come by and see our collaborative art pieces. Stay tuned for some sneak peeks. This zebra is one of them…

Lighthouse
6x9 Mixed Media on a Cradled Panel

This Mixed media piece is a part of my Lighthouse Series, and it was made using a combination of acrylic paint, collage papers, and ink, inspired by my trips to the Canadian east coast. It is my love poem to the Maritimes.

I lived out East for 6 years, in New Brunswick and have visited Nova Scotia and PEI many times since. I believe I am a Maritimer at heart ❤️.

Now available. Head to my shop for purchase.

Where would we be without the arts?
Music, poetry, theatre, film, visual arts, it allows our interpretation of our thoughts, our feelings our perspectives. It is a beautiful means of connection and a way to tell our stories.

Every First Friday Ptbo I am reminded just how important art is in our lives. And thank you for making Blue Frogs Legs a stop along your Friday. The conversations, enthusiasm, curiosity, engagement and support make these evenings so worthwhile.

It was an absolute pleasure to have the amazing creative Sharon Stock Feren as my guest artist last night. And I look forward to some artistic collaborations with her in the future!

Thanks again to all who came out to support us. It was such a busy night I hardly got any photos! What was your favourite part of this evening?

The art of the Doodle

On now!!

I’m just a doodling away over here …
Which do you like better?

Only a few more days until you get to meet this lovely lady and her beautiful art.

Who’s going to First Friday Ptbo this Friday?

To bee or not to bee 🐝
Colour or Black and white?

Spontaneous celebration of Creativity — the art of the doodle

Opening this Friday.
I couldn’t choose which I preferred, so I chose to include both, the ink only and the coloured version.
Which version to you like best?

Love me some hand drawn black and white Easter eggs 🖤.
The Peanut and I have been busy!
Wishing everyone a wonderful long weekend!