Moynahan Studio

The following sketch was done in November 2014 based on a photo that my daughter took of me out for a walk with my yellow labrador retriever...

I had planned to spend time outdoors #DrawingAugust but instead I have retreated indoors with my sketchbook. In August, Environment Canada i...

On June 11th, 2021, when I began writing this blog post, Ontario began Step 1 of the Roadmap To Reopen .  Today, July 13, Ontario is current...

In April, 2021 Google announced that the Feedburner service (that has been automatically generating emails about this blog) would be discon...

March 2021, for me, was more about taking art in and incubating ideas rather than creating finshed pieces of art. I participated in an unusu...

Anyone who follows my art knows that I am completely obsessed with farm life (especially in Ireland and the UK) and if,  as Terri Guillemet ...

There's an old Woody Allen quote that goes something like this, 'If you want to make God laugh, tell him you've made plans'...

It has been over two hundred days since my last blog post. Two hundred and six days to be exact. Please pardon the interruption. Spring, sum...

It has been twenty-three days since I returned from New York City with my daughter and entered into a period of self-isolation and physical ...

In this surreal moment of crisis .... andrew simonet ( the founder and Director of The Artists U ) suggests that we ought to declare thes...

In this photo below, its March (2013) in Manhattan and the snow hasn't quite left Washington Square and my daughter and I sat down on a...

My first sketch of 2020 was inspired by a tree that I spotted on my early morning dog walk along Metcalfe St. on January 1st. My first s...

Tomorrow, December 6, is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women here in Canada. It is commemorated on the ann...

It was so great to be back at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair again this year. I attended on Thursday November 7, 2019 and was fortunate...

"Your life is already artful - waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art." Toni Morrison (1931-2019) R.I.P. Toni Morrison...

On July 21, I attended a workshop with Tomas Pajdlhauser (aka Captain Tom) called: “Effective and Expressive Urban Sketching” and this blog ...

Here are a few of my sketches and activities from the dog days of summer so far.  Daily Sketch: My dog Lexie pausing on the cool grass...

I have just returned from three weeks of travel and I have been spending this past week finishing off the participant kits for next week’s ...

April and May have been incredibly busy and there has been little time for posting on my blogs so here is a brief summary using just photos...

I am delighted  to report that the Ottawa Urban Sketchers are featured in the April 2019 issue of “Drawing Attention” Drawing Attenti...

I am in between sketchbooks at present and I have had trouble choosing a new one so instead I have been trying out various "new-to-me...

There was insufficient time to post any news to my art blog in December 2018 for good reason. Let me explain. So happy that my paintin...

I was so excited to be heading to Toronto in the beginning of November to visit and sketch at the Royal Winter Fair , but when I showed up ...

October is a favourite month of mine. The colours of the trees changing, birds migrating, sweaters needed and hats and mittens taken out of ...

The Dumoine River Art For Wilderness (DRAW) art retreat took place on the Dumoine River in Quebec this past August. In October 2018, on...

I previously blogged about the art retreat that I had been selected to attend that was organized by the Canadian Park and Wilderness (Ottawa...

Where did the summer go?

I am feeling so grateful to have spent the last four weeks urban sketching and plein air painting with other local artists.

My quick sketch of "The Turning Point" Block Sketching 1: Ottawa Urban Sketchers

I am delighted to announce that I have been selected to attend the 2nd annual Dumoine River Art For Wilderness Retreat in Quebec this Aug...

In 2015, when I was in New York city with my daughter, I spent the day sketching with the NYC urban sketching group and after I had return...

With the weather in Ottawa finally warming and LOTS of new, exciting, and inspiring art events kicking off (see links below),  I've b...

ArtSpeaks promotional card Last night I attended the very successful "ArtSpeaks 2017" event at the Ottawa City Hall in the Je...

My Daily Sketch: Abiwin Co-Op: 267 Somerset West (Oct. 2017; Watercolour, graphite and ink)

I received an email last week that my watercolour "All Acts of Kindness" was selected for the October 20 exhibit "ArtSpeaks...