S M A S H L E Y a r t

Illo Friday ::: Round

2011-11-25T12:28:00.000-08:00

Illo Friday ::: Silent

2011-11-11T20:41:00.000-08:00

View of Keats Island from my old home in Gibsons Landing. Twas a cold rainy West Coast kinda day....

Illo Friday ::: Scary

2011-10-28T16:10:00.000-07:00

Illo Friday ::: Fuel

2011-10-21T13:32:00.000-07:00

Cozy Coziness!

2011-10-20T19:30:00.002-07:00

Cozy Coziness! by ashleydoyle

Illo Friday ::: Scattered

2011-10-14T17:15:00.000-07:00

Girly

2011-09-29T20:35:00.005-07:00

Girly by ashleydoyle

Goodbye Summer

2011-09-16T14:50:00.002-07:00

Attending A Summery September Wedding

2011-09-07T20:11:00.002-07:00

Attending A Summery September Wedding by ashleydoyle

Last Days of Summer

2011-09-01T13:23:00.002-07:00

Last Days of Summer by ashleydoyle

Campfire Attire

2011-08-28T19:12:00.003-07:00

Campfire Attire by ashleydoyle

Off We Go!

2011-08-18T17:07:00.003-07:00

Off We Go! by ashleydoyle

Best Swimming Spot on the Sunshine Coast

2011-08-01T19:08:00.001-07:00

It is rare on the Coast that you are able to find a beach where there isn't seaweed and barnicles covering rocks (making it often difficult to even reach the water). A few pebble beaches we frequent are great but nothing compares to pure sand.

There is an amazing sandy beach near our house that we discoverd this weekend. It is now officially my favourite place to go swimming on the Coast... a lovely reminder of just how lucky we really are to live where we do. When the tide is out, there is not one spot in the water (that we found) where you encounter a rock while wading out to the deeper waters. The sandbars reminded me of days when I was a kid growing up in the tide-pools and sands of White Rock Beach.

Being a water-sign, I am always happiest on a beach, in the ocean and soaking up the sunshine. It is places like this that make me feel as if we've been on vacation all weekend... even in our own backyard.

Summertime and the livin's easy

2011-07-31T17:49:00.004-07:00

So finally Summer (my favourite season) is here! (At least I think it is)

It has been a cool June and July so far... but with August just around the corner and some warmer sunny days on the horizon, Im feelin pretty confident that hotter days are soon to come.

Lately my favourite things this Summer have been:

• Swimming in the ocean

• Veggie skewers & homemade pizza on the BBQ

• Lounging on the grass

• Beach fire dinners

• Raspberry Ale

• Riding my cruiser bike

• And evenings that feel like they last for forever

Illo Friday ::: Cultivate

2011-03-18T12:20:00.002-07:00

Is it vacation time yet?

2011-03-15T20:59:00.004-07:00

Winter is rough this year... long, rainy, cold, dark and depressing... I am longing for beaches, mai tais, flip-flops, skirts, suntans and long warm nights that feel like they last forever. Luckily my sunny tropical getaway is not too far on the horizon...

I'll always take a week of a beach like this over a cold Winter in a heartbeat! But that pretty much sums up how a lot of people probably feel I'm sure.

Ahhh... to be in a lush warm exotic climate...

Soon, soon! :)

Illo Friday ::: Stir

2011-03-13T14:26:00.002-07:00

Illo Friday ::: warning

2011-03-06T16:49:00.001-08:00

The clouds roll in without warning

Illo Friday ::: Expired

2010-03-19T13:35:00.002-07:00

Illo Friday ::: Clumsy

2010-01-24T00:54:00.004-08:00

Someone lost their top!

JANUARY 2010

2010-01-02T13:20:00.004-08:00

My macstars horoscope for the month... what a way to start the year!

January to June is your prep time as you gear up, man up and make ready for a cornucopia of challenges and changes of the most dramatic kind. You may get a whiff of what is in the wind in the guise of potential new job offers that may be tantalizingly desirable but dangerous, life altering and no doubt, exciting. A deep and profound relationship may alter your course and you may discover that you are in the midst of an important redirection, orientation and rebirthing on many levels. You are a dynamic cardinal water sign indicating great passion and energy in all that you do, tenacious no doubt, and more than capable when the mood strikes you right. Home, family and education feature prominently now. Get a move on.

Halloween Self-Portrait

2009-10-30T22:47:00.004-07:00

Illo Friday ::: Skinny

2009-10-30T21:43:00.003-07:00

the game

2009-10-22T14:27:00.003-07:00

You Make Me...

2009-03-12T16:05:00.002-07:00

La da dee da

2009-02-26T21:40:00.005-08:00

Illo Friday ::: Pale

2009-01-18T20:01:00.005-08:00

Illo Friday ::: Contained

2009-01-09T21:19:00.005-08:00

Illo Friday ::: Pretend

2008-11-15T12:57:00.003-08:00

Pretend You're sleeping...

Illo Friday ::: Wide

2008-05-16T12:30:00.003-07:00

The WIDE Pacific Ocean...

Mother's Day

2008-05-11T13:39:00.008-07:00

Some things about my mum & why she rocks:

1. She knows how to be fun and be a kid at heart

2. She has lived in Ontario since Sept '07

3. She has a funny sense of humour

4. She rock climbs and does yoga

5. She is a really good friend

6. She knows how to have a good time

7. She loves animals, especially bears8. She has good taste in music

9. She is nuturing

10. She is on an adventure

11. She is flexible

12. She's not a complainer

13. She is calming

14. She would probably be a bird if she could

15. She is free-spirited

16. She is entertaining after a glass or two of wine

17. She has a soft relaxing voice

18. She is giving

19. She appreciates nature

20. She knows how much I miss her

Illo Friday ::: Suit

2007-06-12T22:01:00.001-07:00

Illo Friday ::: Your Paradise (Thank Goodness for Long Weekends)

2007-05-21T14:42:00.002-07:00

the set { Long Beach }

Solitude

2007-05-20T20:24:00.001-07:00

top: the sea / bottom: the edge

Illo Friday ::: Signs

2007-05-19T18:13:00.001-07:00

Illo Friday ::: Polar

2007-04-22T18:18:00.001-07:00

Illo Friday ::: SNAP!

2007-04-04T11:32:00.001-07:00

Currently in love w/ this in-season vegetable.

Illo Friday ::: I Spy

2007-03-27T16:06:00.001-07:00

Ok...it's been awhile since I've done an IF. And I was even lazy w/ this and just used trace...but had to use the image cause it fit nicely for this week's topic.

I spy with my little eye something that is...my cat Abber in a jacket.

This = Happiness

2007-03-26T13:44:00.001-07:00

Baby Bear : acrylic on canvas

2007-03-24T19:44:00.001-07:00

Auctioning off to raise funds for the Squamish Bear Network.

Illustration Friday ::: Farm

2006-09-14T20:20:00.001-07:00

Illustration Friday ::: Safe

2006-09-03T17:01:00.002-07:00

Illustration Friday ::: Sticky

2006-07-03T19:33:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday ::: Dance

2006-06-18T17:27:00.001-07:00

Illustration Friday ::: Jungle

2006-06-15T12:50:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday ::: Portrait

2006-06-05T17:03:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday ::: Cake

2006-05-28T22:58:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday ::: Sorry

2006-05-20T20:36:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday ::: Angels & Devils

2006-05-15T19:21:00.001-07:00

home made ear art

2006-05-14T19:57:00.002-07:00

my art for mother's day weekend...