Angels and the Aurora

I have a little video I put together as a gift for your Christmas enjoyment. As I was rewatching the little video clips on the aurora I shared in November, and the pulsing of the colors, I saw the pulsing falling into a rhythm like the repeating voices in the Halleluiah chorus. I put together a…

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Northern Lights in Watercolor Workshop

Northern Lights in Watercolor  Workshop  Register at Paintspot.ca Nov 1310 am – 4 pm. $80 Capture the beauty and movement of the Northern Lights using watercolor in this step-by-step workshop. These simple landscapes can be done by beginner to advanced students. Learn to: work with pouring and wet into wet to create movement in a…

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Virtual Art Show: Northern Lights

On Friday, June 4th at 6:00 pm MST, I will be hosting a live show on my youtube channel to debut my new series on the Northern Lights. The Dancing Lights depicted within my paintings are based on the Aurora Borealis my daughter and I saw this past winter. To capture the essence of our experience that cold…

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Aurora Borealis

“Mom! Mom! Wake up! You said you would go with me. I got an Aurora red alert. You said to wake you up!” Reena whispered as she shook me awake. I dragged myself out of bed, threw on more layers and drove out with Reena east of Edmonton into the frigid -28C to see what…

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And the Angels Sang

Artist: Julie Drew

In some of my classes this year, we explored the painting of the northern lights. I have only seen them a couple of times myself, but I know of others who have seen amazing ones. This fall we could see a faint wave of green in the sky in the field by our house. The…

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