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Sun, Salt and Slow Time
As we walked down the ramp to exit the plane, I turned to look at my husband and said “please remind me not to complain about the heat for at least three minutes”. We laughed. We arrived both sun starved and aching for warm (hot) weather. We were certainly not disappointed. Have you ever gotten a headache because the sun was too bright? Especially when the sun was reflecting on big, bright and beautiful fluffy clouds… and your sunnies almost didn’t help block the glare. Well I sure did, and almost daily. Coming in from spring in New Brunswick where the sky is dark and mostly cloudy and often raining…
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Home Away From Home
Travelling with paint adds another dimension as well – weight – so you have to be really discriminating as to what you pack. The other challenge is this is the shoulder season with spring creeping in on winter so you need clothes and footwear to bridge both seasons. More weight. I had to be really selective with my art supplies. I packed up my art supplies so I’d be able to “studio” paint while visiting my daughter and her family on the West Coast. My home away from home whenever the opportunity arises. Since this is still the rainy season in Vancouver, water mixable oils and Plein Air painting are…
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And that went fast
And that went fast – Summer. What the heck happened? How is it possible you are leaving us so soon? It seem like you were only a blur this year. Anyone else feel this way? Oh, I know we can all be too busy – but this time of year I stop to smell the roses. Literally! I always say that is the sun is out…I’m out. Only this year the sun was elusive, the weather was wet, often smokey and incredible humid! And a lot of the blooms literally rotted on the bush. Yes, I know you know but I feel obligated to complain a bit more and remind…
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Artwork, My Painting Process, My Plein Air Adventures, Scapes - Coastal and Land, Travelling Colours
May you live in interesting times…
My father had a quote that he used to like to say quite often and it really was both a blessing and a curse. May you live in interesting times Well, 2020 proved to be a clear reflection of the meaning of that expression. So much to be grateful for and yet so much uncertainty. 2020 clearly a year of many changes Personally I made a number of changes in my world. I made the decision to leave my day job so I could dedicate more time to painting. This was truly one of the best decisions ever. Ironically though, with this decision, came the reality of isolating away in…
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Vigilance – oil painting of an osprey
This elegant osprey had me spellbound as we watched it fly from it’s nest, around the bay and back. Over and over. I could not get over how majestic it was sitting high in its nest, being totally observant and on guard. Vigilance! So, I had to paint it! Summer sky This was a warm summers day with not a cloud in the sky. Warm breezes blowing. We were sitting outside at a restaurant by the edge of a little bay on Prince Edward Island just savouring the day. There was a nesting platform very close to where we were sitting. I spent most of the time on my feet…
