Technology has caught up with my wishes! You now have the ability to virtually place a painting from 14 Bells Fine Art Gallery right on your wall.  Many sites show you artwork in a generic room but this new app lets you see it in your own; with your own furniture, your own paint colour, the rest of your art collection. Continue reading

What a pleasure to learn that Lisa Roberts, MLA for Halifax Needham, recognized the gallery and artist Donna L. MacDonald on the floor of the legislature on February 26th.  Watch the video here. Continue reading

 The beauty and unique properties of natural fibers make it possible for me to convey my endless appreciation and joy in observing the nature around us and the nature of fibres. Continue reading

I learned to make this while art directing in Rome in the late 1980’s and years later my cooking wizard son, Connor, began making it, too, on a snowy Valentine’s day.  Continue reading

Recently, one little hashtag on an Instagram post led to a connection and an ongoing conversation with an unabashed fan of Canada from Cleveland, Ohio.   Continue reading

The name “14 Bells” is a nod to the north end of Halifax where the gallery is located and where I am happy to call home.  There is a monument in the neighbourhood, perched up on a hill, called the Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower.  I can hear the bells chiming the hour from my home and walking to work (striking ten if I am running late..) There are fourteen bells in the tower. Continue reading

Did you know that buying Canadian art qualifies as a tax deduction? For most businesses, the fiscal year runs from January 1st through December 31st. Now is the perfect time to invest in beautifying your work space. Continue reading

I am truly humbled. I have shipped 200 of my Butterfly Art Cards to a Nursing Home in Ontario. They are going to give my cards to families who have lost a loved one. Continue reading

Encaustic is a wax-based paint (composed of beeswax, resin and pigment) which is applied to an absorbent surface in a molten state.  Continue reading

The third annual Paint the Hydrostone plein air event was a great community event this year.  28 paintings were sold and $1440 was raised for Brigadoon Village. Continue reading