NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST

Well. This piece changed a million times as I painted it. What a battle! But, I like it. $70  8"x10" watercolour painting - Z...

SOLD Today's outdoor cafe moment. I sat at a patio table and worked a little bigger than usual. Had a blast! Happy Sunday Ske...

The spontaneity of life drawing is so wondrous. W hen you only have 20 minutes to finish a painting it turns out completely differen...

email me for purchase This is the same model from Tuesday night's life drawing session. Now you can actually see what she looks l...

Last night's life drawing class. I worked with a 6B pencil and then added cadmium red and mineral purple to these 5 minute...

email me for purchase More motorcycles! I was very drawn to (no pun intended) the shadows the wheels made. $50  5x7" watercolour...

Our group art show went great today! There are about 20 artists in the show and we had a nice constant stream of visitors. The venue...

email for purchase I drew this while walking down the street (looking for more motorcycles to draw actually!) and when this little ...

My Blog is 1 year old today! Yippee!  I thought it fitting that I give my blog a makeover as I forge ahead into the second year!! 206

$50 -   5x7" painting with 8x10" mat. I painted these motorcycles on site with my paint box on my lap. They caught my at...

SOLD   I love painting cherries! This one is for the Daily Paintworks Polka Dot Challenge. $40  6"x6" watercolour pain...

SOLD I'm stating the obvious here but flowers are such incredible things!   8"x10" watercolour painting 203 Thank...

When I get home from a life drawing session there is always a question of whether or not I should touch up my paintings. But I always dec...

SOLD Raccoons are so friggin' bold! 5"x7" watercolour painting with 8"x10" matt. 201

Painting this was such a battle! The Queen Victoria statue here in Toronto is actually black. The plan was to make her look like a stat...

SOLD Another cafe moment.  $50 -  5"x7"watercolour painting with 8"x10"matt

SOLD I drew this at a cafe and then painted it once I got home. Since people move so quickly, I draw them one at a time. I finish dra...

Plein-air painting is a blast!! It's so challenging.  I did a few paintings today with my new little box on my lap. It stays pr...

Today's Sunday life drawing portrait. 196

good morning good afternoon good evening SET OF 3 CARDS AND ENVELOPES I'm in a group art show next month and we sell...

The awesome life model Amanda. SOLD 194

The ride home. $70   9x12 CLICK HERE TO BUY and for ZOOM IN feature. 193

A contour line drawing done on the Toronto subway. $70   9"x12" CLICK HERE TO BUY or for ZOOM IN feature. 192

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