Passing…
In spite of a fight worthy of the greatest warrior, my grandfather passed away very early this morning…. At a loss for my own words, the poem “Nature” by Longfellow speaks of the quiet departure to rest that I wished for him. NATURE As a fond mother, when the day is o’er, Leads by the [...]
Rapids to Reflection
Behind the Light, acrylic, 12×18″ © Michelle Basic Hendry These last few weeks it has been incredibly high paced. The day trips for material, the time in the studio being pretty much 7 days a week and all hours, the show itself and, finally, getting back into society after spending the last couple of months [...]
Windermere Farm and an Adventure
Windermere Farm, acrylic, 30×36″ © Michelle Basic Hendry This is a large painting of the Veitch farm on Windermere Road. Interestingly enough, across town on the same day as my opening, was the opening for Sara Jane Doberstein and Annie Veitch at the Gateway Gallery owned by Anita Stephenson. I managed to get to the [...]
Big Sky Farm – Painting
Big Sky Farm, acrylic, 40×30″ © Michelle Basic Hendry I have been a little remiss in catching up this week. There is so much news, I am going to have to spread it across a few posts. I had the opportunity to spend some time with the photographer Bev McMullen last week and there are [...]
Swords General Store – A Painting
Old General Store – Swords, acrylic, 30×24″ © Michelle Basic Hendry (larger version available on my home page) So after telling the story of the ghost town of Swords, Ontario last week, I thought I should show this painting first. As I had mentioned in that post, I fell in love with this elegant old [...]
Opening Day
Despite the pouring rain, the opening was full of guests. Terry, owner of the Auburn Gallery did a wonderful job of hanging the show and the gallery looked spectacular. I was so pleased to see so many of my friends and family come out, the support was overwhelming. Some had to come quite a long [...]
A Ghost Town & An Exhibition
Places have personality and one of the exciting things about visiting ghost towns and abandoned rural sites is that, in the quiet, one can get a sense of them. Although NOT abandoned, the old general store is one that has a warm feeling, with its history not too far behind – and like the old [...]
