Urban sketching

Toronto Botanical Garden

August 19, 2026 I was invited to join the show “Essence of the Garden: Plein Air Art Exhibition and Sale,” and I’m really excited about the opportunity to meet and paint alongside other artists. Each artist is required to create plein air paintings at the garden, which will be interesting because we’ll all be painting the same places in our own styles and interpretations. Our first meeting with all the artists was on a hot, sunny day. We’re required to submit a postcard-sized

National Air Force Museum

Located in Trenton, the National Air Force Museum of Canada has 35 aircraft on display, both inside the museum and in the RCAF Memorial Airpark. Most of these aircraft are the actual ones that were in service during the wars. Standing in front of them, one can imagine how the crews loaded materials and bombs and operated machine guns on the planes. Some of the planes are rescue planes. It has been a while since I have sketched on location, but planes are one of my favorite su

Albion Falls

In Hamilton, there are many falls. Albion Falls is located at the Red Hill Creek. If you click on the Google map in 3D view, you will see the Falls on the map. It is a stepped and cascade waterfall with about 18 m wide and 19 m tall over the Niagara Escarpment. The best time of the day to view the fall is in the early morning because it faces to the east. There are two parking lots. One is very close to the Fall that you can view the Fall from a distance at a viewing platfor