New Projects as Summer Beckons

Spring Forward!

2026 marks the 40th Anniversary of my first visit to Vancouver - amazing that all these years later I am still finding inspiration in this beautiful City!

Lots going on here at the studio , with new Tea Towel designs and other kitchen textiles in the works. I have a fun new range of stickers in production - having been asked in the past over and over, but clearly not having fully grasped the popularity of stickers ! The new 2027 Calendars are in the planning/painting stages and my Summer Show schedule is now firmed up. I am delighted to be heading back to both Ladner Village Market for the Summer Season and the wonderful Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver over the BC Day Long Weekend. More details to follow!

Dont forget to take a look at my blog post - under "News" which details my recent visit to Countryside Art - the wonderful family-run business who make my Tea towels, Totes and melamine coasters. I was able to spend several hours touring their facility and getting inspired to work on new projects which have been rattling around in my head for a while.

SPRING STUDIO HOURS

Monday - Friday : 10am - 5pm

Saturday and Sunday: 11am - 5pm

A NOTE TO ALL MY LOVELY US CUSTOMERS:

OWING TO THE CURRENT TARIFF UNCERTAINTY AND THE REMOVAL OF THE DE MINIMIS RULE REGARDING SHIPMENTS IT IS HARD TO PREDICT SHIPPING COSTS FOR SENDING GOODS TO THE US. I HAVE BEEN FINDING THAT FRAMED PRINTS/GICLEES DO NOT SEEM TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DUTIES BUT MANY OTHER PRODUCTS DO. I AM HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU ON SHIPPING GOODIES AND SUPPLYING ACCURATE SHIPPING COSTS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, SO PLEASE EMAIL ME DIRECTLY THROUGH THE CONTACTS PAGE AND WE CAN TAKE IT FROM THERE!

About Hilary

Soon after moving from the UK to Vancouver in 1987, Hilary picked up a paintbrush as a way of getting to know her new hometown. She had no idea then that she would be spending the next thirty years recording Vancouver’s ever-changing neighbourhoods and vistas in vibrant watercolour and Indian Ink. Her early paintings, which focused on the city’s historic buildings and local haunts, may have given way to wider panoramas of the city and its environs, but her images remain just as colourful and detailed. The city continues to grow and change, providing her plenty of new images to capture!
Hilary’s original paintings start off as detailed pen-and-ink drawings, after which Gouache (opaque watercolour) is added (sometimes along with watersoluble wax crayon, pencils and pigmented pen). The detail is finally added with India ink in a steel-tipped technical pen.

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