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https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2020/07/little-one.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: little one SOLD $60 - about 4x4" (11cm x 11cm to be exact!) original oil painting I painted this little bird for the Monday art dare challenge, ... nora macphail artist little one https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2017/02/tigre.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: tigre $60 - 7x5"painting in 10x8"mat, ready to frame! I enjoyed painting this green eyed girl! nora macphail artist tigre https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2017/02/golden-rule.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Golden Rule $150 - 11x14" I love painting animals!! I drew this with a charcoal pencil then added lots of watery watercolour! close up - nora macphail artist golden rule https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2012/03/easy-afternoon.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: easy afternoon It was a relaxing day so, I thought I'd capture it. $35 CLICK HERE TO BUY (or just to see ZOOM IN feature!) 170 nora macphail artist easy afternoon https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2021/06/pause-and-paws.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: pause... and paws click here to purchase - $80 - 5x7" original watercolour painting in 8x10"mat Bernese Mountain Dog - so lovely. I thought I'd title it p... nora macphail artist pause paws https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2012/07/arrive-upon.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: arrive upon CLICK HERE TO BUY (or just to zoom in!) I've always been curious about using black watercolour paint and when I saw Holbein's "peac... nora macphail artist arrive upon https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2021/12/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: December 2021 nora macphail artist december https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2020/02/peoples-choice-award.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: People's Choice Award! Well, I'm super duper happy about receiving the People's Choice Award at the Life Drawing Art Show yesterday!! Lots of people showed up, d... nora macphail artist people choice award https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2020/10/dottie.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Dottie click here to buy - $160 - 8x10" original oil painting on panel Another Two-Colour Palette! For this wonderful model, (thanks RawUmberStu... nora macphail artist dottie https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/06/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: June 2011 nora macphail artist june https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2020/04/purple-hellebores.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: purple hellebores 5x7" original watercolour painting with 8x10" acid-free mat Well, it was back to watercolour for these lovely flowers. This week's ... nora macphail artist purple hellebores https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2021/08/three-umbrellas.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Three Umbrellas Click PayPal button to make it yours! - 8x10" original oil painting on 3/4" panel I've always liked the little cocktail umbrellas that ad... nora macphail artist three umbrellas https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2012/12/know-inside-out.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: know inside out SOLD Nothing captures the inside of a pomegranate like watercolour paint! $100 - 12"x12" watercolour painting nora macphail artist know inside https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/12/absorption.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: absorption This guy sat nice and still. SOLD 123 nora macphail artist absorption https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2022/08/great-hair.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: great hair! $80 7x5"original watercolour painting includes 8x10"mat Great Hair! I used a two colour palette, a warm and and cool, to explore the man... nora macphail artist great hair https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2012/09/green-tea-and-panda.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: green tea and a panda CLICK HERE TO BUY (or just to ZOOM IN) I drew this cute panda sign from a cafe across the street. (I think he enjoyed posing for me,... nora macphail green tea artist panda https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2015/11/hand-studies-with-bobo.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: hand studies with Bibo SOLD $60 - 9x12"painting In class this week we did hand studies. The students brought in small cute objects and designed a page of th... nora macphail artist hand studies bibo https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2015/11/nearing-seasons-end.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: nearing season's end $60 - 6x8"painting with 8x10"mat. This week's DailyPaintworks Challenge. I had lots of fun splattering in those trees. nora macphail artist nearing season end https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/12/cafe-moments.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: coffee with a friend New York City was fantastic! Amazing city. And yet... I'm always happy to come home again. Back to work with a cafe paintings . ... nora macphail coffee with artist friend https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2013/02/lost-in-thought.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: lost in thought I love watercolour because it's about drawing and, as usual, I've left all my pencil marks that show my process. This is another one from... nora macphail lost in artist thought https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/12/gettin-into-swing-of-things.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: gettin' into the swing of things Santa's coming to town!! This stuffed Santa hangs in my kitchen doorway. SOLD 125 nora macphail the swing artist gettin things https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2019/01/whisps.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: whisps $60 - 4x6" original watercolour on 90lb paper with 8x10"mat One of my favourite models! I painted this at my last life drawing sessio... nora macphail artist whisps https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2013/01/snowed-in.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: snowed in SOLD Still having fun with my bamboo pen and permanent Calli artist's ink, both of which I bought at the art store. $40 - 6"x6" wa... nora macphail artist snowed https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/12/good-sport.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Good Sport! The model was late today, so Adrianna (a fellow artist) got up there and did some 3 minute poses for us. She was awesome! SOLD 118 nora macphail artist good sport https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2020/06/night-window.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: night window click here to purchase - $90 - 5x7" original oil painting on 1/8" panel I used turquoise and violet for this two colour painting. It... nora macphail artist night window https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2021/10/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: October 2021 nora macphail artist october https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2017/02/toronto-watercolour-society-portrait.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Toronto Watercolour Society Portrait Demo I had a great time at the Toronto Watercolour Society meeting last night. The awesome and hilarious Brian Smith did a portrait demo for u... nora macphail artist toronto watercolour society https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2016/06/capri-pants.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: capri pants I drew this cafe scene, on location, as an 11x14" painting designed for a 16x20" frame. I like all the open space. However, I'm consider... nora macphail artist capri pants https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2015/02/art-show-entry-and-sketches.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Art Show Entry and Sketches The Life Drawing Group I belong to is having a group art show at The Heliconian Club, 35 Hazelton Ave. Toronto from Feb.2 - Mar.2. We a... nora macphail art show artist entry sketches https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/12/bowl.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: the bowl Here's my version for the painting challenge from Rookie Painter . It's on artist's quality Yuppo paper, which is 'slippery' like finger pa... nora macphail artist bowl https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-brook.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: the brook $60 - 5x7"original watercolour painting with 8x10"mat. It turns out that the James Gardens in Toronto is quite the hidden gem! A bu... nora macphail artist brook https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2020/04/every-which-way.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: every which way SOLD 4.5x4.5" - original oil painting with 1" deep painted sides. I just can't stop painting flowers! And I love painting small beca... nora macphail artist every way https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2013/10/riverdale-art-show.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Riverdale Art Show Thank you so much to everyone who came to the Riverdale Group Art Show, enjoyed some wine and cheese on Friday, cookies and tea on Saturday,... nora macphail artist riverdale show https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/12/gmornin.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: G'mornin' It snowed this morning and the light coming into the studio was just lovely. I didn't even set up my spot light for this one. SOLD 128 nora macphail artist g mornin https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2012/07/past-purple-tree.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: past the purple tree SOLD The little tree down the street is in bloom. $70 8"x10" painting 216 nora macphail the purple artist past tree https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2013/11/know-thing-or-two.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: know a thing or two SOLD When I saw these two motorcycles, they just struck me as things that wanted to be painted. So... $50 - 5"x7"painting with 8"x10... nora macphail artist know thing two https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2018/10/sketching-on-thursday-afternoon.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: sketching on a thursday afternoon This little sketch happened today. I'm enjoying making short videos of my painting process. You can see this one painted HERE on Instagra... nora macphail artist sketching thursday afternoon https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/11/reflecting-back.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: reflecting back I enjoyed painting by candlelight so much last week (when I painted my halloween pumpkin) that I thought I'd try it again. SOLD 99 ... nora macphail artist reflecting back https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/10/menacing-mice.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Menacing Mice SOLD Halloween's almost here! This is the first time I've painted by candlelight (well, tea light) and it was quite tricky, but a... nora macphail artist menacing mice https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2012/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: 2012 nora macphail artist https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/11/border-collies.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Border Collies My main objective here was to get colour in the darks while keeping them transparent. I worked from a photo reference, which is not the way... nora macphail artist border collies https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2017/09/prairie-ride.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: prairie ride SOLD $60 - 5x7" original watercolour painting with 8x10"acid-free mat. : ) This painting symbolizes freedom, depicted through a rider... nora macphail artist prairie ride https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2022/02/watercolour-class-tuesday-march-1-7.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: WATERCOLOUR CLASS - TUESDAY MARCH 1, 7-9pmET EMBRACE THE SNOW! The best way to deal with winter is to enjoy it... by painting it. All the information for the upcoming watercolour class ... nora macphail watercolour class artist tuesday march https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2016/12/quiet-thought.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: quiet thought 8x10" watercolour painting Still pluggin' away and trying to find my place in the world of portraiture! nora macphail artist quiet thought https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2014/02/mild.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: mild SOLD It was a beautiful mild day yesterday so, I took a long walk over to the Saturday Morning Life Drawing Session. The mode... nora macphail artist mild https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2020/08/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: August 2020 nora macphail artist august https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2012/08/itll-pass.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: it'll pass SOLD Today's sky. $50 - 5"x7" painting includes 8"x10" matt. 237 nora macphail artist pass https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2022/01/little-red-dog-shoes.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: little red dog shoes click link to purchase $80 - 5x7" original watercolour on paper in 8x10"acid-free mat. See the little red dog shoes?! Happy New Year Eve... nora macphail little red artist dog shoes https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2014/03/hey-friend.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Hey friend SOLD Big red poppies are my favourite flower, both to look at and to paint. I figured a few lemons would make good company. $50 - 5"x... nora macphail artist hey friend https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/10/nothing-scary-goin-on-here.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: muddled up Happy Thanksgiving! SOLD 82 nora macphail artist https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2013/06/biscuit_22.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: biscuit SOLD I was attracted to the long shadow this little Yorkshire Terrier cast... and his adorable back leg is up, leaving a space befo... nora macphail artist biscuit https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2022/08/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: August 2022 nora macphail artist august https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2014/03/missed-you-more-than-you-know.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: missed you more than you know SOLD Spring is coming. I feel a warmth in the wind. Yep. Any minute now. $70 - 8"x10"painting. PayPal or email me for personal cheque... nora macphail missed you more than artist know https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2019/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: 2019 nora macphail artist https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2019/05/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: May 2019 nora macphail artist may https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2021/01/tea-and-raspberry-pie.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: tea and raspberry pie click here to purchase - $120 - 6x8" original oil painting on 1" deep panel The most fun I had painting this one, and really it was all f... nora macphail artist tea raspberry pie https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/11/traipse.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: traipse One more by candlelight. SOLD 103 nora macphail artist traipse https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2012/03/think-it-through.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: think it through This is my third 'Cafe Moment' in this style. I've been working on adding pattern and shading to my drawing, without obliterating the conto... nora macphail think it artist https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-snow-is-always-greener.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: the snow is always greener SOLD The only answer to all this snow is to paint it. $50 - 5"x7"painting with 8"x10"matt. PayPal or email me for personal chequ... nora macphail the snow artist always greener https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2014/02/portrait-practise.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: portrait practise nfs I recently saw Ralph Fiennes' film called "The Invisible Woman" in which he played Charles Dickens. So, I decided to do some portra... nora macphail artist portrait practise https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-challenge-of-portrait.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: The Challenge of Portrait 9x12" original watercolour painting Well, this portrait was a tough one. The spot light on the model put his face half in sh... nora macphail the challenge artist portrait https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2015/02/tippy-toe.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: tippy toe This is today's demo for the wonderful Mississauga Art Group that I am presently teaching! We're focusing on animals this month. Today's ... nora macphail artist tippy toe https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2016/10/bow-tie-bob.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: bow tie Bob $50 - 8x6"watercolour painting Still pluggin' away at portraits... : ) nora macphail bow tie artist bob https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2016/05/save-rhino-day.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Save the Rhino Day! Today is Save the Rhino Day! I drew this with 6B pencil on newsprint. save the rhino nora macphail artist day https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2019/06/portrait-practise-and-8-years-today.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Portrait Practise and... 8 years today!! I spent this morning practising portraits with coloured pencil. A fun thing to be doing on the 8th anniversary of my blog!! Than... nora macphail artist portrait practise years today https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2016/06/paint-box.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: paint box nora macphail artist paint box https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2016/06/schools-out.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: school's out I was out with my trusty paint box recently. : ) Here's the result. $60 - 5x7"painting with 8x10"mat. nora macphail artist school https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2021/06/zooming-along.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Zooming Along click here to buy - $80 - 5x7"original painting in 8x10"mat Thanks so much to everyone who joined my Zoom Flower Painting Demo!! It went ... nora macphail artist zooming along https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2014/07/lets-go-for-walk.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: let's go for a walk SOLD I had a wonderful time yesterday with a new group of artists, called Toronto Urban Sketchers. (Very much like the Toronto Plein-Ai... nora macphail go for artist let walk https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2013/11/rain-or-shine.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: rain or shine Even cold winds and rain won't keep artists from life drawing class! Also , since my watercolours are about line and colour, it's been ... nora macphail artist rain shine https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2012/03/spring-forward.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: spring forward Today at my life drawing class I used a 6B pencil and a Doodle Newsprint Pad which comes in fun colours... like pink! ZOOM IN feature 167 nora macphail artist spring forward https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2014/12/self-portrait-in-silver.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Self-Portrait in Silver I had a great time painting my reflection in this little silver sugar pot. Also the first time I've painted blackberries! Happy Creatin... nora macphail self portrait artist silver https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2016/08/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: August 2016 nora macphail artist august https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2016/12/snowy-path.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: snowy path $40 - 5x7"painting with 8x10"mat Finally! Lots of snow for me to paint! I love painting snow, it's nice and 'contrasty'. nora macphail artist snowy path https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2016/10/man-in-plaid.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: man in plaid $50 - 8x6"watercolour painting Since I've been so interested in working on portraits lately, painting fabric with patterns, such as p... nora macphail artist man plaid https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2015/12/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: December 2015 nora macphail artist december https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2016/11/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: November 2016 nora macphail artist november https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2021/03/portraits-drawing-practical-tips-again.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Portraits Drawing Practical Tips... Again! Well, the Zoom Portrait Class went so well... it's Back! For those who missed it last month or who were on the waiting list, I hope to see y... nora macphail artist portraits practical tips drawing https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2016/04/hidden-memory.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: hidden memory SOLD $100 - 8x10"painting I liked the curve in this creek so, I painted it. ; ) I am super happy with the way this piece turned ou... nora macphail artist hidden memory https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2015/02/meetup.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: meetup SOLD I wanted to put 'caper' into the title of this painting, but it seems more like this is the meetup before the caper! $60 5x7"p... nora macphail artist meetup https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2018/07/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: July 2018 nora macphail artist july https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2021/02/milk-and-cookies-sale.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Milk and Cookies - SALE! SOLD $50 - 6x8" original oil painting on canvas with 3/4 painted sides. Well, it's ThrowBack Thursday! Milk and Cookies (a.k.a. 'lunch.'... milk and cookies nora macphail artist sale https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2012/01/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: January 2012 nora macphail artist january https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/10/half-dozen-or-so.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: a half dozen or so ... soon to be egg salad. SOLD 75 nora macphail artist half dozen https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2016/03/breathe-easy.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: breathe easy Happy Easter Weekend Everyone! I've rediscovered the joy of painting grapes!?! And working with Winsor Newton Magenta. $100 - 8x10"... nora macphail artist breathe easy https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2012/07/side-street.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: side street CLICK TO ZOOM IN My first Artist Trading Card! ATC's are 2.5"x3.5" and are traditionally traded. Inspired by this weeks Daily Pain... nora macphail artist side street https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2013/01/strike-pose.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: strike a pose SOLD This morning I went to life drawing for the first time this year. I'm very happy to be back at it! Today's model was the love... nora macphail artist strike pose https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2022/06/contour-characters.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Contour Characters SOLD I really focused on the model/fellow artist, and not on my paper, for these contour characters drawn during our Zoom Portrait Session... nora macphail artist contour characters https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2011/10/waltzing-carnations.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: waltzing carnations This lovely bunch of flowers were carried home in the cold and rain, but they stayed cheerful! SOLD 87 nora macphail artist carnations https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2017/04/older-and-wiser.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: older and wiser The title of this painting doesn't just refer to the model... it refers to me as an artist too. ; ) 8x10"watercolour painting. nora macphail artist older wiser https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2013/03/todays-model-rochelle_17.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: today's model Rochelle SOLD March Break is over so, back to the drawing board. Today's model was the lovely Rochelle. nora macphail s model artist today rochelle https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2013/11/braided.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: braided $60 - 5x7" painting with 8x10" mat. I love painting hair in watercolour, so I was quite happy when Lisa showed up for portrait drawin... nora macphail artist braided https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2015/02/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: February 2015 nora macphail artist february https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2014/07/eveything.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: eveything SOLD I put these delicate bunch of pink flowers into a red vase, because I love pink and red together, then had fun splashing Holbe... nora macphail artist https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2013/05/let-gardens-begin.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: let the gardens begin SOLD One of my favourite flowers, the graceful elegant crocus. $50 - original 5"x7" watercolour painting with 8"x10" matt. nora macphail the gardens artist let begin https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2019/06/bushy-brows.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: bushy brows 12x6" original oil painting Here's my paintbox with lots of white oil paint on my grey painter's palette pad. B locking in with yel... nora macphail artist bushy brows https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2015/03/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: March 2015 nora macphail artist march https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2022/02/ NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: February 2022 nora macphail artist february https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2017/09/to-make-short-story-longer.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: to make a short story longer $60 - 5x7"original watercolour with 8x10"mat About 20 fellow Urban Sketchers and I went to a downtown park, with an outdoor cafe, f... a short story nora macphail artist make longer https://noramacphail.blogspot.com/2013/03/toronto-watercolour-society.html NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST: Toronto Watercolour Society Both of my entries for the Toronto Watercolour Juried Show were accepted today. Yippee! The show is in May (details to come). I'm al... nora macphail artist toronto watercolour society