NORA MacPHAIL - ARTIST

CLICK HERE TO BUY (or for ZOOM IN feature) Our life drawing sessions have moved to a wonderful new studio that has great lightin...

SOLD I painted larger than usual, which was a good challenge. And I added a map of Canada! $150 - 11"x14" watercolour pai...

SOLD Today's portrait painting model was the lovely Kate. No matter how much I paint, I find that the challenge doesn't get a...

I was sketching from a cafe, across the street from this overpass, enjoying the light behind the people as they went under. This adorable...

SOLD I don't have a Vespa, but if I did... I'd definitely get the pink one! So cute. $80 - 9"x12" watercolour pain...

CLICK HERE TO BUY (or for ZOOM IN feature) I think winter is officially over. It was a long one and hard to keep motivated through. ...

Just foolin' around in my sketchbook with some studies after Van Gogh. The top two are from the Potato Eaters and the bottom o...

CLICK HERE TO BUY   (or just to ZOOM IN) Well, what can I say? $50 - 5"x7" watercolour with 8"x10" matt.

Both of my entries for the Toronto Watercolour Juried Show were accepted today. Yippee! The show is in May (details to come). I'...

SOLD Another painting of Sunday's beautiful life drawing model.  $50 - 5"x7" watercolour painting includes 8"x1...

SOLD March Break is over so, back to the drawing board. Today's model was the lovely Rochelle.

CLICK HERE TO BUY (or for ZOOM IN feature!) I throughly enjoyed painting this cute little troublemaker! $100 - 8"x10" w...

CLICK HERE TO BUY I spent Sunday at a Life Drawing Session where I drew and painted these 10 minute poses. That's my favou...

CLICK HERE TO ZOOM IN It was a long wait to see the Statue of David in Italy last September, but it was well worth it.  I entered t...

SOLD Relaxing on a midwinter's day. $50 - 5"x7" watercolour painting with 8"x10" matt, ready to frame.

SOLD Another JoJo portrait. I used this same technique at my last portrait drawing class however, the model was a woman and these d...

SOLD The always curious, Snickers. $50 - 5"x7" watercolour painting includes 8"x10" matt

SOLD I'm still exploring this wonderful technique with another painting of JoJo. $90 for set of 3 - 5x7" watercolour pain...

SOLD I love watercolour however, at times I miss oil painting because I really like toning the canvas first, which you don't do w...

SOLD Back to my favourite cafe for another moment in time.  $50 - 5"x7" watercolour painting - includes 8"x1...

The good thing about a snowstorm is that everyone stays inside drinking tea! So, I had time to enjoy drawing. Unfortunately, the man...

SOLD Everybody loves to sit at the booth. $50 - 5"x7" watercolour painting - includes 8"x10" matt. 296 ...

SOLD I've decided that painting flowers is just as difficult, if not more so, than painting the human figure... and horses! Flowe...

I love watercolour because it's about drawing and, as usual, I've left all my pencil marks that show my process. This is another ...

I used a Koi Waterbrush (fill the handle with water) for the first time. It stays wet and I used 1/3 a 'handle full' of wa...

SOLD This morning I went to life drawing for the first time this year. I'm very happy to be back at it!  Today's model was ...

It'S coold out there! So, on my way home, I grabbed some soup and some fresh cut flowers... and stayed inside.

SOLD It snowed again! I love winter so I was out and about first thing this morning, making those footprints. $100 - 6"x6...

SOLD These flowers made lovely friends while enjoying the morning sun on my window sill. $50 - 6"x6" painting

SOLD One of my many New Year's Resolutions is to paint animals. I thought this wonderful Mountain Sheep was the perfect place to ...

Lately I've been doing a lot of "Urban Sketching". Check out this F lickr Page if you're not familiar with...

SOLD Still having fun with my bamboo pen and permanent Calli artist's ink, both of which I bought at the art store. $40 - 6...

I was inspired to paint this striped fabric. I thought pears, with their lovely greens and wonderful shapes, would compliment it nice...

SOLD I'm having a blast drawing with my bamboo stick and artist's ink. And these items all fit together like one big happy fa...

SOLD $50 - 5"x7" painting with 8"x10" matt. A pen ink snowscape to end off a wonderful year!!! (I drew with ...

SOLD I had a wonderful holiday in warm weather and now I'm home enjoying the snow, snow... and more snow! $...