Pat Da Silva 💙 🇨🇦
@patriciaharcourt.bsky.social
Toronto born artist who paints mainly with acrylics, also dabbles in oils and watercolours. Retired from a career in publishing & media. Proud Mom of a lovely adult daughter and calico rescue cat Hallie.
Day 19, #artadventcalendar This is Gladiolus 2, based on flowers from my own garden when I lived in Pickering ON.
December 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Day 19, #artadventcalendar This is Gladiolus 2, based on flowers from my own garden when I lived in Pickering ON.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Day 18, #artadventcalendar This is Puffinkiss, done during the pandemic and sold last month at the Ajax art show and sale.
December 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Day 18, #artadventcalendar This is Puffinkiss, done during the pandemic and sold last month at the Ajax art show and sale.
Day 17, #artadventcalendar This is Charlie, my painting of my sister’s Ragdoll cat. Acrylic on a large canvas.
December 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Day 17, #artadventcalendar This is Charlie, my painting of my sister’s Ragdoll cat. Acrylic on a large canvas.
Day 16, #artadventcalendar This is The Covid Special from 2020. I originally planned to add a cardinal to make it more Christmas-y. But Christmas 2020 was like no other with the pandemic taking over. The hawk represented having to be watchful of the danger everywhere before the vaccines came out.
December 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Day 16, #artadventcalendar This is The Covid Special from 2020. I originally planned to add a cardinal to make it more Christmas-y. But Christmas 2020 was like no other with the pandemic taking over. The hawk represented having to be watchful of the danger everywhere before the vaccines came out.
Day 15, #artadventcalendar This is For the Birds, based on the many bird houses on my late mom’s property in Scarborough.
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Day 15, #artadventcalendar This is For the Birds, based on the many bird houses on my late mom’s property in Scarborough.
Day 14, #artadventcalendar This is Last of the Summer Blooms from 2019. Based on a photo I took at Rosetta McClain park in Toronto on Labour Day.
December 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Day 14, #artadventcalendar This is Last of the Summer Blooms from 2019. Based on a photo I took at Rosetta McClain park in Toronto on Labour Day.
My last post was supposed to read Day 13, not 12. And no, I haven’t been into the eggnog yet! 😜
December 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My last post was supposed to read Day 13, not 12. And no, I haven’t been into the eggnog yet! 😜
Day 12, #artadventcalendar This is Behind the Big Blue House, Barbados. My mother in law visited there and asked me to paint this one from her photo as reference.
December 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Day 12, #artadventcalendar This is Behind the Big Blue House, Barbados. My mother in law visited there and asked me to paint this one from her photo as reference.
Day 12, #artadventcalendar This is Florida Sunset from 2019. Based on a picture of Ft. Lauderdale a high school friend let me use. Acrylic on canvas.
December 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Day 12, #artadventcalendar This is Florida Sunset from 2019. Based on a picture of Ft. Lauderdale a high school friend let me use. Acrylic on canvas.
Day 11, #artadventcalendar This is Yellowknife from a few years back. The lady in the picture is my sister. My largest painting to date.
December 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Day 11, #artadventcalendar This is Yellowknife from a few years back. The lady in the picture is my sister. My largest painting to date.
Day 10, #artadventcalendar This is Shadow and the Shepherdess from 2023. A favourite that sold last month at my art club’s art show and sale.
December 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Day 10, #artadventcalendar This is Shadow and the Shepherdess from 2023. A favourite that sold last month at my art club’s art show and sale.
Day 9, #artadventcalendar This is Gladiolus 1, done about 10 years ago and based on flowers from my garden in Pickering. Acrylic on canvas.
December 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Day 9, #artadventcalendar This is Gladiolus 1, done about 10 years ago and based on flowers from my garden in Pickering. Acrylic on canvas.
Day 8, #artadventcalendar This is Pickering 1992, from a photo I took following a massive blizzard in December 1992. Sadly this view no longer exists due to everything being developed with subdivisions.
December 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Day 8, #artadventcalendar This is Pickering 1992, from a photo I took following a massive blizzard in December 1992. Sadly this view no longer exists due to everything being developed with subdivisions.
Day 7, #artadventcalendar This is Wilma and Amanda, based on a photo I took in Norway when I was 15. Acrylic on canvas, painted in 2013.
December 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Day 7, #artadventcalendar This is Wilma and Amanda, based on a photo I took in Norway when I was 15. Acrylic on canvas, painted in 2013.
Day 6, #artadventcalendar This is Eduardo from 2024. My daughter suggested the name and the rooster is based on a life sized metal ornament that I brought home after mom passed.
December 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Day 6, #artadventcalendar This is Eduardo from 2024. My daughter suggested the name and the rooster is based on a life sized metal ornament that I brought home after mom passed.
Day 5, #artadventcalendar This is Prairie Storm from 2025. Can you see the cat in the cloud? It was a happy accident in this small (12” x 12”) acrylic painting.
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Day 5, #artadventcalendar This is Prairie Storm from 2025. Can you see the cat in the cloud? It was a happy accident in this small (12” x 12”) acrylic painting.
Day 4, #artadventcalendar Spring Poppies, an oldie but goodie and my best selling art card. My late mother’s garden was a source of inspiration and this painting reminds me of her. She passed in 2023.
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Day 4, #artadventcalendar Spring Poppies, an oldie but goodie and my best selling art card. My late mother’s garden was a source of inspiration and this painting reminds me of her. She passed in 2023.
Day 3, #artadventcalendar This is Incoming! Mark Gray is a music teacher in Bonavista Newfoundland who let me use his photo of a puffin with a beak full of fish. I love puffins and their comical antics and wanted to convey that in my painting. Acrylic on canvas in 2025.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Day 3, #artadventcalendar This is Incoming! Mark Gray is a music teacher in Bonavista Newfoundland who let me use his photo of a puffin with a beak full of fish. I love puffins and their comical antics and wanted to convey that in my painting. Acrylic on canvas in 2025.
Day 2, #artadventcalendar This is The Happy Pineapple, one of the 5 paintings I did during the pandemic lockdowns. So far 3 of the paintings have sold. #art
December 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Day 2, #artadventcalendar This is The Happy Pineapple, one of the 5 paintings I did during the pandemic lockdowns. So far 3 of the paintings have sold. #art
It’s December and time to post in the #artadventcalendar once again. To start off this years’ calendar I’m posting new art created in 2025. This is Linda’s Lillies, my first foray into watercolour. Thanks to @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca for organizing the calendar!
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It’s December and time to post in the #artadventcalendar once again. To start off this years’ calendar I’m posting new art created in 2025. This is Linda’s Lillies, my first foray into watercolour. Thanks to @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca for organizing the calendar!
Reposted by Pat Da Silva 💙 🇨🇦
Reposted by Pat Da Silva 💙 🇨🇦
The Monster Dahlia is now 4 feet tall and going for a second blooming with 8 buds in various stages. Got my money’s worth with bulbs at Sobeys this year!#september
September 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The Monster Dahlia is now 4 feet tall and going for a second blooming with 8 buds in various stages. Got my money’s worth with bulbs at Sobeys this year!#september