October, 2010 – Tobin Island School of Fine Art

I’ve been painting with the Tobin Island School of Fine Art for several years. This past summer we decided to illustrate our second children’s book Larry the Loon, which will be published next spring.

Our studio is on Tobin’s Island overlooking Lake Rosseau which is the perfect environment for an artist like me who likes to paint nature. In this photo I am working on my first illustration for our new book and our friend, Laurie McKinnon plays his guitar for us.

June, 2008 – Tobin Island School of Fine Art

This is a photo of me working in a Muskoka studio on Tobin’s Island. Canadian Realism Artist Doug Dunford has been mentoring our group of five. We have been painting together for several summers and have become great friends. My thanks to Doug for sharing his talent and techniques with us. Doug is also a [...]