Came a yell from a suped-up hatchback. The boys cackled like jackals. And roared towards the horizon. The subject of their abuse skipped on,. Her layers of tattered cardigans armour. She swung her carrier bags by her knees. And swigged from her bottle. I grew nearer and glanced her way. Trying to express that impossible look. And she collapsed into giggles.

A tiny girl escapes the. Falling in love with a prince. Of her own size and liking. The Princess and the Pea. A little grey bird teaches. The Emperor of China the. An ugly duckling finds his place in the world following an amazing transformation. Sign up for The Painted Page. Enter your email address and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Friday, June 19, 2015. Some time ago, maybe seventeen years or so, I took an art class where every week a different model would pose and we furiously painted portraits in oils. I then hid the paintings in the garage and promptly forgot about them. It also made me realize that it is okay to experiment and fail, as long as you get back to it and keep trying.

8230;random thoughts and images overflowing from my brain. Throwback Thursday to a trip to Scotland and England. Scottish independence marker in Coldstream.

Thursday, September 5, 2013. My moment with Henry Winkler. Has been immortalized - as well as my experience at the conference. You will also see my friends and fellow illustrators, Linda Silvestri and Heather Soodak and a few peak scenes from the 2013 summer SCBWI conference.

Inspirations on living a healthy and rich life. Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Thursday, June 28, 2012. There is an Indian proverb or axiom that says that everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emotional, and a spiritual. Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time but, unless we go into every room every day, even if only to keep it aired, we are not a complete person.