NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST

Back to life drawing. I drew with a 6B pencil and I had a few pools of watercolour at the ready on my palette for these 3 minute gest...

I am the Featured Artist at the Daily Paintworks News Blog  this week! The interview questions really helped me think about my art, whe...

A friend of mine at Trafalgar asked me to sit at their Italy Tour promotional booth and be a  "Venetian painter...

I participated in the Forest Hill Art Show this weekend! There were about 20 artists and we had a steady stream of guests... and I s...

SOLD $80 - 8"x10" painting I had a blast painting this little cutie for this week's Daily Paintworks 'Close Up Anim...

The lovely Fernando sat for us at last night's portrait session. $40  5"x7" painting with 8"x10" matt. CLICK HERE F...

I found some inspiration from my Italy pictures from last September! SOLD  185

This is the 5th painting in my 'Stomping Grounds' series. I think this project will happily last me a long time! $40  5"x7...

Today I decided to take on the challenge of working from a photograph.  My three goals were, to add an interesting light source, give the ...

SOLD $70 - 8x10"painting The bad news is, I was late for life drawing and I had to sit in the back. The good news is, there is...

Today I drew on 8"x10" watercolour paper instead of the usual discreet 5"x7" pad. Everyone was so involved with the...

Happy Long Weekend! CLICK HERE TO BUY  or just to see ZOOM IN feature! 180

My painting series called "Stomping Grounds" continues, as I walk through the wonderful streets of Toronto. SOLD   CLICK H...

I love tulips, the first sign of spring. I painted this lovely little guy from paintanddrawtogether. SOLD 178

Well, the bulb on our model's spotlight is out... but that didn't stop us! 177

SOLD I do like having this new red on my palette! $30 -   5"x7" painting includes 8"x10" matt. 176

I just discovered Winsor Red! What a wonderful colour. It was perfect for the vase with these little guys, which I painted for the chal...

plain as day   4"x6" $35 go figure 5"x10" $50 Today I worked with 6B pencil and watercolour. I almost didn'...

SOLD   5"x7" painting with 8"x10" matt. 173

This is my third 'Cafe Moment' in this style. I've been working on adding pattern and shading to my drawing, without obliterati...

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

Today's Cafe Moment.  $60 CLICK HERE TO BUY or for ZOOM IN feature. 169

The weather outside is still fantastic! SOLD  5"x7" painting includes 8"x10" matt. Ready to frame. 168

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

Using the photo reference from Terry Miura's Challenge , I splashed watercolour onto paper, let it dry, then added the pen contour ...

There is nothin' like watercolour! 4"x6" painting includes 8"x10" matt. 165

Today's cafe moment. I had fun adding a bit more pattern and shading to my usual contour drawing. $60   CLICK HERE TO BUY  or to see ZO...

I kept this looking as much like watercolour as possible. Lots of water! Lots of paint!   For   Paint and Draw Together . SOLD  5...

CLICK HERE TO BUY Looking very Western Canadian with his cowboy hat on! $80 - 6"x9" watercolour painting 162

I added a water-soluble pen to my usual pencil drawing for this tiger painting. It creates a lovely gray, which is a bit unpredictable when...

SOLD I drew this while walking down the street enjoying the wonderfully mild winter we're having. $30 - 4"x6" paintin...

My rose for the Painting Challenge from the blog A Nos Pinceaux. SOLD   5"x7" painting includes 8"x10" matt. Ready to f...

SOLD Drawing is way better than shopping!! $60 -   8x10 drawing

I went out to a Tuesday Portrait Painting Session last night and painted the lovely Louie. $35 5"x7" painting includes 8...

I love polka dots! SOLD  5"x7" painting includes 8"x10" matt. Ready to frame. 156

Snack time. SOLD  5"x7" painting includes 8"x10" matt.   155

SOLD I've been going through the drawing exercises in an amazing book called Drawing Projects: an exploration of the language of d...

Hey, who ate two of those hearts before the painting was done! Happy Valentine's Day. SOLD 153

My set up for life drawing with watercolours. You can see the model's platform in the middle of the room, with a heater to the right. ...

I'm getting lots of questions about life drawing, so next session I'll take some pictures of my set up and the studio!  This painti...