Spring The Moose Calf

I adore moose calves, and my favorite are the newborns, still red in color, who turn to look at you curiously- as if you are the first human they’ve ever seen. So I painted her that way. Her name is Spring because moose are usually born in May.

Sidney The Koala

Bob The Puffin

as I painted him, I was thinking about his name. I started thinking about what puffins do and their daily life, and I pictured them bobbing in the waves. So that was Bob!

Scallywag The Baby Beluga

I’ve always loved belugas, and the children’s song “Baby Beluga”. He has a mischievous look on his face so he had his name quite quickly.

Salsa The Rooster

Sheldon The Sea Otter

Sheldon got his name because he had a shell and ate it so it was done. Shell-done. I absolutely love sea otters, and I love their curious but somewhat disapproving little faces when they see your boat going by them.

Sticky The Snowman

Puffin The Cat

I bought my special little kitten but he was too young to come home yet. I’d chosen his name, Puffin. I was so impatient to bring him home, the waiting was four weeks too long! To distract myself, I painted him and made him into a sticker. So he’s a cat and his name is Puffin. I also have a Puffin and his name is Bob… confused yet?

Mossy The Caribou

I once saw a pair of bull caribou fighting one another. They were so close to my car I could hear their antlers crash together and I could hear their hooves stomping in the wet moss.

Sky The Seagull

I am most definitely a coastal girl, I love everything about it, including the salty air, the sound of the waves, and the song of the seagulls. I grew up on a fishing boat in the inlet and the sound of seagulls is so familiar and comforting to me. I love seeing them in the sky, and I know I’m near the sea I hold so dear.

Carwash The Octopus

I used to take my children to the car wash when they were little, and they squealed and laughed and watched the rainbow soap drip down the windows and the machines clean the car. But one day their father told them that there was an octopus that lived in the car wash, and it was trying to get in the car and get them! So from that day forward, the kids would never go back into the car wash with me. They’d scream if we got close! It’s funny to me now but not so much then. I wanted to paint an octopus and I immediately thought of that memory, so I made him holding items in each tentacle that could be used to help wash the car, and I made him the color of the rainbow soap, and I named him Carwash. Can you guess the holiday date of his sticker release? That’s right! Father’s Day. Carwash is a nod to dingbat dads we all love anyway.

Breeze The Red Fox

her nose is out, she’s sniffing the breeze and she’s also smelling the wildflowers.