Cooper's Shed
Cooper’s Shed, 8×10, acrylic on canvas © Michelle Basic Hendry Cooper’s Shed is the first in a short series of paintings I am doing on the small, nearly ghost town, of Cooper’s Falls. I introduced Cooper’s Falls and the grandson of it’s founder Mr. Frank Cooper to you in August. This is a shed that [...]
Rescued Historic Home
Heal House Bathroom Sink © Michelle Basic Hendry I had the pleasure of touring an old house here in town that has been empty for 18 years. I got the tour from the new owners. This one is going to be sensitively restored by a local couple and lived in once again. The house was [...]
November Sky & The Landing
November Sky, 8×10, acrylic on canvas © Michelle Basic Hendry I tried to do this painting twice. I have driven by this place near Bracebridge, Muskoka, hundreds of times. I stopped to photograph it on a dark, rainy November afternoon – last year. I tried painting it then and it didn’t work. So I left [...]
Silence of Snow & SCA
Late Afternoon Light © Michelle Basic Hendry This past weekend brought more snow and our first power outage of this year’s snow season. Even though it was only out for a short time, the silence inside a modern house is impressive. The fridge, the furnace, all of the background noise that we have become accustomed [...]
Rob Roy
Rob Roy, 8×10, acrylic on canvas © Michelle Basic Hendry On one of my Autumn road trips, I drove past a little hamlet called Rob Roy. I have yet to learn much about its history, unfortunately, as it is quite a drive from my stomping grounds of Muskoka. It was near sunset when I found [...]
First Anniversary & Award
Today marks the one year anniversary of the Artscapes Blog! I struggled over the last few weeks to decide what I wanted to do for the first anniversary of the Blog. I have had a lot of fun participating in their celebrations of others recently. I am working on a project that will not be [...]
