My paintings are rooted in this place where the forest changes by the foot, from field to pines to rocky outcrops to unending stands of sugar maple, birch, poplar...making Fall an absolute cacophony of colour. Which is why I paint the Winter - calm and contemplative, beautiful and serene and strong.

For lovers of baseball...I wanted to paint in the hits, the dirt, the faded stitching...the model for this painting, a classic baseball, the leather pocked and pitted. Baseball, acrylic & oil on board, 9.25 x 10.25 inches. Available at clarkgallery.com.

I held onto these little shoes for some years before deciding how I wanted to paint them...I love how this painting came together...it says everything about who I was so long ago - who we all were oh so long ago. Mary Janes, acrylic & oil on board, 9 x 10 inches. 🔴 #vintage #maryjanes #stilllife

This painting of vintage Dinky Toys is available @ clarkgallery.com - acrylic & oil on board, 16 x 20 inches - layers of paint and glaze, the detail…a long time in the painting. #dinkytoys
#selftaught #stilllife #painting #stories #nostalgia #design

My painting of self help books, How To Talk Well, acrylic & oil on board, 18 x 24 inches. I'm pretty sure I would be labelled a disaster by anyone who has mastered the contents within these tomes. No public speaking for me! Available at clarkgallery.com hollyfarrell.com for more information.

This painting, acrylic & oil on board, Baseball, is on its way to Art Miami! An homage to baseball, how this and many others just like it have created so much joy for so many. 9.25 x 10.25 inches. hollyfarrell.com #baseball #canadianpainting #canadianart #vintagedesign #stilllife #stilllifepainting

My painting of Children's Books is available through clarkgallery.com - acrylic & oil on board, 16" x 20" in - classic stories that honours reading. Tactile, the soft scrape of turning a page, you and your child will slip into an adventure, one that you trod in your own young years. hollyfarrell.com

My painting of a roll of Toilet Paper 😏 Iconic, in a quiet way. Acrylic & oil on board, 14x12 inches. Let me hollyfarrell.com
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This painting of The Shining...an homage to an author who was responsible for a nightlight all of my teen years, and then some. Acrylic & oil, 18 x 14 inches. Reading is the only way to put yourself into the story. #stephenking #theshining #canadianpainter #stilllife #canadianartist

From my series, 'The Album Project' - paintings of classic records, vintage, well worn, well loved. See my website for more...www.hollyfarrell.com - #eagles #Dylan #pinkfloyd #davidbowie #thewho #springsteen #theband #neilyoung #elvis #eltonjohn #steelydan #beegees #paulmccartney #mottthehoople

This painting an ode to hockey, ode to skating days - a kind of ode…I’m not much of a poet, so I paint it. When rinks were mostly outdoors, when skating was what kept one warm. #canadianpainter #torontoartist #hockey #skating #skates #hollyfarrell #design #vintage #stilllife #stilllifepainting

It’s all about the process! This painting of a Dinky Toys traffic jam when the oil was dry enough to varnish, then to finish glaze, and final detail work, and more varnish. I listen to some shronky Mingus to add a bit of atmosphere - he’s my (traffic) jam guy. hollyfarrell.com

A quiet painting of a linen towel. Acrylic & oil on board, 20 x 14 inches. The model is worn, frayed, a bit stained from baking I think. Still, a lovely reminder of the simple things that accompany us through our daily lives...the iconic (in my book) Tea Towel. #stilllife #canadianpainter #vintage

This painting of books was a commission. The husband wanted the titles to reflect a lifetime of loving books - for his wife's birthday. I was glad to have had most of the books she loved in my ever growing library (thousands!). Books, acrylic & oil on board, 22 x 30 in. #canadianpainting #art

A fairly recent series, paintings of folded towels - small piles of freshly drier-fluffed terrycloth. Acrylic & oil on board, 15 x 16 inches. #vintagehome #canadianpainter #stilllifepainting #stilllife #canadianart #canadianhome #design #vintagedesign #painting #canadianpainting #canadianartist

I rarely paint landscapes, but this was, I believe, my first. Acrylic & oil on board, 12 x 24 inches...I love tree lines. As a child I loved to run from the fields on into the stillness of the woods. #canadianlandscape #canadianpainter #canadianart #torontopainter #intothewoods

My first post...my painting of vintage books - 'Popular Classics'...acrylic & oil on board, 22 x 28 inches - my 2D library of favourite titles. I look at them and connect with the stories, when I read each, how they enriched my life. #steinbeck #lee #hemingway #Heller #painting #design #nabakov