r and b

12" x 48"

acrylic on canvas

gifted

Summer day

8" x 16"

oil on canvas

Private collection

Looking for a puddle

10" x 20"

acrylic on canvas

Private collection

Through the beads

6" x 6"

acrylic on canvas

Private collection

Spring breeze

42 " x 42" each

$547.00

acrylic on canvas

SOLD

Crystal in the sky

30 x 30 inches

$199.00

SOLD

Sit

Take a seat!

Acrylic on canvas

6 x 6 inches

$50.00

SOLD

Sprig

Acrylic on gallery depth canvas.

4 x 6 feet

SOLD

Moss

Acrylic on gallery depth canvas.

42 x 42 inches

SOLD

Window

Acrylic on canvas

6 x 6 inches each

$50.00

Scrub and brush

Acrylic on canvas

10 x 12 inches

Professional prints on 100 wt matt stock available for

$15.00 each

bubbles, balloons and sand

Acrylic on canvas.

5 1/4 x 11 inches each

Professional prints on 100 wt matt stock available for

$10.00 each

first kiss

Acrylic on canvas

8 x 8 inches

Professional prints on 100 wt stock available for

$12.00

doggy time

Acrylic on canvas

8 x 8 inches

Professional prints on 100 wt stock for

$12.00

Soccer boy

8 x 8 acrylic on canvas

Professional prints available on 100 wt stock for

$12.00

Dancing dandi

Acrylic on canvas

12 x 14 inches each

$99.00 for the set

Olivia

Custom order.

Acrylic on canvas

16 x 20 inches

SOLD

Black rose

Black on white and can be hung either direction.

Painted black on the sides so no framing is required.

Gallery depth canvas.

12 x 48 inches

Acrylic on canvas

customized and then gifted

golf boy

Leaning on a 3-D club this little dude is enjoying his under par score.

6 x 6 inches

acrylic on canvas

golf girl

Taking a swing with a 3-D club and ball. Her littlr ose also pops out for added whimsy and texture.

6 x 6 inches

acrylic on canvas

mini silver crystal

Acrylic on canvas

6x6 inches

$12.00

SOLD

Wagon

Acrylic on canvas

6 x 6 inches

Bus stop on a windy day

Acrylic paint, sand, texturizing gel and a 3d plastic balloon on canvas.

(click on image to view larger)

16 x 8 inches

$79.00

Balloon

Acrylic on canvas

8 x 16 inches

Pinwheel

Acrylic on canvas.

8 x 16

kite

Acrylic on canvas.

8 x 16 inches

Mini gold chandelier

Acrylic on canvas

8x8 inches

$20.00

SOLD

Boheem transformed

This was also a custom order on a roll of 5 meter by 64 inch canvas.

SOLD

Boheem trio

This order was done on a 5 meter by 64 inch roll of canvas and was to be stretched and framed by the client.

Acrylic on canvas.

Custom order. 

SOLD

Glam Garden

Acrylic on gallery depth canvas.

The gold flowers are almost reflective. A shiny gold.

24 x 48 inches

$229.00

Fresh

36 x 36 inches

$249.00

SOLD

Blue bird

6 x 6 inches

$35.00

Framed

The color in the above photo was a little off so I included the photo below to show the true color.

36 x 36 inches

Acrylic on canvas

$249.00

SOLD

Umberay

36 x 48 inches with the image wrapping around the sides.

Acrylic on canvas

$299.00

Bloir

42 x 42 inches and painted black on the sides.

Acrylic on canvas

$249.00

Puff

36 x 36 inches on gallery depth canvas and painted black on the sides.

Acrylic on canvas

$229.00

SOLD

Dress up

Touch and feel for little fingers. 

6 x 6 inches

Acrylic on canvas

Professional prints on 100 weight matt stock available for $8.00 each

Lil' engineer

The engineer rings his bell as the train rushes along the track. 

Another touch and feel painting for little fingers to explore. 

6 x 6 inches

$40.00 for custom orders.

Or;

Professional prints on 100 weight matt stock available for $8.00 each.

Bus stop

This is a touch and feel painting. There is gravel on the road, a pop out balloon, little noses and a heart, snails, a dog, a duckling and more all to explore with little fingers.

Click on any of the images above to view them larger.

36 x 12 inches

This one was claimed quickly by our children and is next to their craft table.

For custom orders please include any critters or ideas you would like incorporated and I will give you a quote.

Based on something similar to this one the price would be around $149.00 

Serenity

37 x 18 inches 

Acrylic on canvas

$129.00

Violet Crystal

Layers of violet make up the rich background to bring out the cream chandelier.

Acrylic on canvas

24 x 24 inches

$189.00

SOLD

Spice

A hint of glam and a punch of orange. Around the center is some red staining to bring out the gold. 

Acrylic on gallery depth canvas

20 x 24 inches

$149.00

SOLD

Summer bubbles

Passing the time in a midsummer breeze.

Custom order for Kaitlyn.

6 x 8 inches each

Acrylic on canvas

Hopping through the seasons

Four 6 x 6 inch childrens paintings done on gallery depth canvas.

Custom order. 

Acrylic on canvas

$100.00

(for 1 inch depth canvas, the price is $80.00)

SOLD

Puppy love

The first photo is better in clarity but is off in color. The second shows the color better but is a poor photo. 

Custom  order. (click image above to view larger)

8 x 10 inches

$250.00

SOLD

Plumb spring

Custom order.

24 x 36 inches each

$299.00

SOLD

Child play

Custom order.

This painting challenged me in a way that I have never been challenged before. I found that getting the expression right on the child's face was something that I worked on and worked on and then reworked again.

The order was for a 10 x 10 inch painting but I was unable to get the size requested and painted it as a 12 x 12 for the same price.

$349.00

SOLD

Sister in-laws window

above is in natural light, blow with flash.

Done as a gift to my sister in-law.

36 x 42 inches

Progress

A link in a chain. A mass of bubbles. It can be whatever you desire.

18 x 18 inches each

Acrylic on canvas

$149.00

1956 Ford

A painting for Ponty. (Click on images to see details larger)

Gift

16 x 20 inches

Acrylic on canvas

Dance

Chrysanthemum's  in the breeze.

12 x 16 inches

Acrylic on canvas

$119.00

SOLD

Blue crystal chandelier

This chandelier was a custom order. Glitzy aged gold in the background and a blue gem twinkles in the eye. 

The painting was supposed to be done on a smaller canvas and it wasn't until I was layers into the texturizing and aging that I realized I had started it on a 30 x 30. Much larger.

The client was so kind and was fine with my size mix up.

Since I had quoted the price on the smaller canvas that is what we stuck with.

Acrylic on canvas

$199.00

SOLD

Glub, glub...

Under the sea, glub, a few little fish, glub, are swimming in search of a tasty little snack.

Each painting is 8 x 16 inches.

Acrylic on canvas

Old world chandelier

This chandelier painting is done with multiple layers and washes and finished with a varnish to give it an old worn textured look.

 Acrylic on canvas

8" x 10"

$80.00

SOLD

calm edge

A little modern contrast yet with soothing color.

Add a twist with a calming swirl to take away the sharpness of the lines.

These were a custom order. Gallery depth.

24" x 36" each

Acrylic on canvas

$299.00

SOLD

Hoo are you, hoo, hoo......

A few owl friends out having a hoot of a time on their own little branches.

Three 6 x 6 square paintings.

hoo, hoo......hoo, hoo.

Professional prints available on 100 wt matt stock for $8 each or $20 for the set of three.

Weathered ''tchaker"

Another scrap from the junk pile. This piece of wood was so weathered and was just begging for a country scene.

Boy inspired, Ethan inspired and for him.

Not for sale

Ethan claimed it, hugged it, put it on the floor and stomped on it declaring, "tchaker, tchaker!" with glee.

It now sits in the play room as well.

Village row

This little village scene was painted on a chunk of wood from the scrap pile. 

With the kids on my lap choosing the colors and helping do the brush strokes it ended up having no straight lines but being rather kid like.

Not for sale

Suck out at the cottage in the kids play room.

owls garden

A little time permitted a little painting. 

After the last painting I was rather exhausted and wanted to do something simple.

Kaitlyn claimed it immediately and marched off to her room with it.

6 x 6 inches

Acrylic on canvas

Bill's view

This was a custom order of a view out a window in St. Albert, AB.

3 x 4 feet

$600.00

Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

Bluem two

Fresh and fun

These were a custom order.

16 x 16 inches each on gallery depth canvas

$189.00

SOLD

Crystal

A hint of whimsy and a bit of bling.

The little bird has a crystal twinkle in its eye.

A small gem glistens when the light hits it and gives this painting a little element of surprise.

This is actually one of the largest paintings I have done in a while and measures 36 x 48 inches.

 On display at Salon Snax

Acrylic on canvas

$400.00

SOLD

Ocean twigs

You could hang them this way or that way.

or any other way for that matter.

Fun little paintings.

6 x 6 inches each on gallery depth canvases.

Acrylic on canvas

$50.00 for the pair

SOLD

Double dandy

A fresh and vibrant twist on the dandelion before it blows away.

This painting is 24 x 48 inches and on a gallery depth canvas.

Acrylic on canvas

$249.00

SOLD

Another that got lost in the files

This painting was done as a gift for my father in law.

His truck. (with and without the flash)

In memory

This is an old one I just came across in my files and realized it is one of many that have never made it to my blog.

This was done for a friend of my husbands in the layout they had requested back in 2005.

Playful seasons

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

This set of paintings consists of four 6 x 6 inch canvases.

Acrylic on canvas

Professional prints available for $25 a set.

Boheen

Bold and yet fun.

This is a 36 x 42 inch painting

Acrylic on canvas

$249.00

SOLD

Bluesom

I will have to get a better photo of this one. It appears somewhat transparent here due to all the light behind it. The colors are actually really solid when you view on the wall.

36 x 42 inches

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban 1

$289.00

SOLD

Brist-twist

Bright and playful. This painting is all about bright and bold color.

30 x 40 inches

Acrylic on canvas

$199.00

SOLD

Spring shadows

A few layers of fresh spring buds.

A modern twist on  a few twigs of pussy willows.

Fresh and fun, full of life!

30 x 36 inches

Acrylic on canvas

$289.00

SOLD

Purple whim

A bright sprig full of blooms. Fresh and fun with splashes of color peeking through.

Acrylic on canvas

16 x 20 inches

$129.00

SOLD

Bamboo

A little splash of color. A twig of bamboo.

5 x 5 inches

Acrylic on canvas

$24.00

SOLD

Orange crush

Got a crush?

Want a crush?

An orange crush?

5 x 5 inches

acrylic on canvas

$24.00

Spring bud

This is a 5 x 5 inch painting.  A little hint of spring, I love the clean and fresh feeling of white and blue.

Acrylic on canvas

$24.00

SOLD

Baby bug

This is a painting  of a good friends daughter. It had been a few years since I did a portrait and I really enjoyed the challenge.

8x8 inches

gift

Acrylic on canvas

$250.00

 for custom portrait orders (price does vary with size)

Heli

Inspired by a pattern on a plate.

I love spring colors and despite only being a shadow these flowers make me feel so alive.

12x30 inches

Acrylic on canvas

on display at Urban-1

$75.00

SOLD

Burst too

This painting done on a deep gallery canvas. Measuring 3 inches deep on the sides.

Inspired by a painting I did last year. (scroll way down to find it....it is a brown canvas with a few bursts on it)

Acrylic on canvas

25x25 inches 

on display at Urban-1

$129.00

Muskovit

These were inspired by colors I saw on a few blown glass vases. It reminded me of a river and gave me this idea.

 Each painting is 12x14 inches. (I think, I forgot to measure)

Acrylic on canvas

on display at Urban-1

$75.00 for the pair

Wren

This is littly piece of love.

Inspired by a friends decor in her home.

Acrylic on canvas

5"x7"

gift

Tikki

Another inspired my something in the store.

On display at Urban-1

Acrylic on canvas

16"x16"

$89.00

Snow

In the spirit of winter and simplicity a few flakes.

8x8 canvases and two inches thick.

Acrylic on canvas

2007

On display at Urban-1

$39.00 each

SOLD

Manna

Named by my brother Phil. Theses three paintings were inspired from a pattern in a rug. I had a request from the store for more black and white paintings, it seems to be a trend this season.

Each painting is 18x24 inches. 

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

$199.00 for the set

SOLD

Ruby Bloom

Seasonally inspired...the colour that is. I love working with two tones, however this painting had so much fine detail it was nearly the end of me! It is 24x24 inches. And on a gallery canvas.

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

2007

$139.00

Donated to a silent auction for a fundraising charity

Bluem

These canvases are 3 inches thick, and are 10x12 inches...I think, they might be a bit bigger, I forgot to measure before taking them down to the store.

Acrylic on canvas

2007

On display at Urban-1

$129.00 for the pair

SOLD

Apple delight

The top pic has the changes done in it. All Idid was rework the light glare. Below is before pics, taken in better lighting.

The second in my fruit series. Also on 8x8 canvas. I have always wanted to paint an apple and well, now I don't know if I care to ever again. This was so time consuming, way more detail than I ever gave an apple credit for. I still have a few finishing touches to do, but here they are!

Acrylic on canvas

2007

$75.00

Gifted to my mom-by demand for her birthday---she marched me down to the store the minute I told her I had taken it down there.

Lemon zest

I had a tough time trying to get the lighting right for these photos, so I took two to give a better idea of the painting. This is the first in what will be a series of four fruit paintings. 8x8

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

$75.00

Peace

Back into the swing of things finally. I started this painting a few months ago and haven't painted anything serious since. So it is now finished and I am happy. It actually brings some peace to be back at the 'isle' with a brush.

Acrylic on canvas

24x12 inches

On display at Urban-1

$159.00

SOLD

Ruby red

Not much to say, just wanted to paint something red. And this is what came out of it. They are small ones, about 10x12 inches each.

Acrylic on canvas
On display at Urban-1

$75.00
SOLD

Daisy

This was one that perplexed me a little . I had painted a different painting under it and it was not what I had envisioned at all so this is what took it's place. It was painted to go with a particular furniture setting, you would have to see it all together to get the whole picture. 2x3 ft.

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

$149.00

SOLD

Summer breeze

Click to view larger image. It was too wide to take a close up. This one was inspired by the one I painted for Katie. The canvas had been kicking around for a few months and I couldn't decide what to paint on it, so many ideas, but nothing that I was dying to paint. But the dandelion was so fun I just had to do it again. 1x4 ft.

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

$139.00

SOLD

tropical duo

My photography is a little off but....theses are a pair to be sold together. Done in the wee hours of the morning while the kiddo were sleeping. A lot of fun to paint and I love the contrast of the back and white. Something I will experiment with a lot more! 16"x 20" each.

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

$149.00

SOLD

Blowing lion

This painting was so fun to paint and it turned out exactly how I wanted it to, which is usually a battle! I have missed painting over the last month and it feels sooooo good to be back at it! 12"x24".

Acrylic on canvas

2007

gifted to Katie

Lady in waiting

I just found this one in the basement, it is an older one and something that I just came up with out of my head. I never finished it so it is what it is. If you zoom in on it you will notice that her face and the background are not complete. I actually like it black though, the contrast works.

Acrylic on fabric

2000

Setting sun flower

Inspired by a photo of a flower. I loved the colors and boldness of it as well as the challenge it presented. It was labour intensive but a lot of fun, I felt like I almost developed a relationship with it, even fighting it with blending the paints together. In the end I fell that we ended it on a good note, both happy and exhausted. 

3x4 ft.

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

$349.00

Hubis

My interpretation on the hubis design I saw on a plate. I loved the element of simplicity and clean crisp white on green. 2x3 ft.

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

$149.00

SOLD

Poppies

Poppies in the breeze. A simple splash of color inspired by nothing in particular, just a fleeting idea that made it out. 16"x20".

Acrylic on canvas

2005

$49.00

Sunset shadows

An orange sunset on the lake. I love to try different styles of painting and different blends of colors. This one was done on special request for Dave's office.

Acrylic on canvas

2005

gifted to Dave

Dream

This painting was inspired by a thumbnail photo in a magazine. I took the basic idea and let it go. 14"x20", I think.

Acrylic on canvas

2003

gift

Honeycomb

I like the mirror quality of this painting. It is also for the Urban-1 collection.(link on rt side bar) I am really having fun with tone on tone painting. This one was also inspired by a fabric swatch. 16"x20".

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

$99.00 SOLD

Dot, twig, dot.

Dave named these ones and his description says it all. The one thing is that I wish is that I hadn't applied the glaze finish till after photographing them, the flash was really bright. These are at Urban-1 as well. 8"x10" each.

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

$28.00

SOLD

Blossom

A simple flower.

I am loving doing this type of art, it works with my schedule. I can walk away when a babe needs me and come back and pick up where I left off....and know where I left off. When the paintings are more detailed it is a lot harder to leave and return. 10"x12".

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

$28.00

White bloom

I haven't yet decided if this painting is finished. I don't know if I want to put a stem on it or a vase or just leave it. I like the simplicity of it the way it is. The flower and leaves are done in oil and give a certain vibrancy that I just cannot seem to get out of acrylic paints. 16"x20".

Acrylic and oil on canvas

2007

$59.00

Spa

OK I know the name doesn't make any sense, but use your imagination an little and read into it as you like.
This painting was inspired from a fabric swatch....I love fabric swatches! 20"x16".

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

$75.00

SOLD

Burst

This painting idea was taken from a fabric swatch. I really liked the pattern and love how it came out on canvas. 2x3 ft.

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

$149.00

SOLD

purple rock n' roll

I really wasn't sure about this one, the purple, the black...not like anything I've ever done before. However once in Urban-1 and placed in a purple and black room setting, it looks great. I should do a post on that, the whole complimentary thing between the art and furniture really works. 16"x20".

Acrylic on canvas

On display at Urban-1

$99.00

SOLD

Swirl

These are the first two paintings in my new collection designed for urban-1 furniture + decor. The store is filled with contemporary European inspired, clean lined furniture. It is very fresh and modern! I am now working on a line of paintings that will have that same simple feel and the goal is to have the furniture and art work together in a complimentary way. As the paintings come together I will post them. 10"x12" each.

'Swirl'

Acrylic on canvas

2007

$40.00

SOLD

Fall blooms

This painting was just twigs for the longest time, then one day I decided to add leaves and flowers, I think I actually liked the twigs better by themselves but the added colour spiced it up. It is also three feet by four feet and Dave said it seemed unfinished so now that there are leaves and flowers he doesn't bring it up anymore. (Though I know he still doesn't like it much) 3x4 ft.

Acrylic and oil on canvas

2006

White Rose

This was my first attempt at painting a flower up close, tone on tone. It was surprising how many colours I actually ended up using. This is one of my favourites, I think because I find it relaxing and romantic. 16"x20".

Acrylic on canvas

2004

Water Pitchers

I got the inspiration for these from the Bible verse about the potter and the clay.They were labour intensive with getting the texture right.

16"x20" each.

Acrylic on canvas

2002

Salvaged art

This painting was done on a selvaged canvas. I found it in the stairwell of our old apartment building downtown Edmonton, and it had a horrible print of a pyramid and an eye ball on it. I simply primed and painted over it with an idea I has swirling around in my mind.

Acrylic on canvas

2002

 framed-brushed silver frame.

Daves C-liner

Dave loves paintings of trains.

So for his birthday in 2003 I painted this 4056 C-liner for him.

It is from a photograph on a post card taken in 1968 at Thrums, B.C. Canada.

Acrylic on canvas
2003

gifted to Dave

Inspiration

The peppers above my stove.

I love peppers, and the colors in that they turn as they ripen. I painted these a few years ago to add a touch of color to my kitchen. I got tired of looking at the blank wall and these inspire me while I cook.

acrylic on canvas

2004

And so I begin...

And so I begin the story of my art.

This will at best be random since I don't get much of a chance to paint anymore.

I love to paint, I find it incredibly relaxing, an escape, a release...

It's like I get all this creativity bottled up and ideas swirl nonstop in my mind, once it's out and splashed on a canvas I feel free and relaxed.

Lately I have only managed a bunch of scrawls on scraps of paper, but it is something...I can let that idea go until I get the chance to dip a brush.

So as they come I will share them....enjoy!

oil on canvas

2005

16"x20"

Anna McLean

I am an artist.

If you click through the links above they are sorted into galleries.

I do not tie myself to any group or style.

I believe that art is an expression and should be let live freely.

Whatever comes to mind or whatever I feel I paint. Some paintings are personal and will never make it here but those that I share are what make it out.

To the left you will see archives. As I create pieces I post them here in running order. However in the galleries above they are sorted by style.