Art & Poetry – William Blake
The Tyger, William Blake (from Songs of Experience), 1794 It has been a rough month for me. I seem to have exhausted myself a little with my busy winter projects and it has left me with poor health and almost no energy for painting. I struggled to keep up unsuccessfully, and then wisdom prevailed and [...]
The End of the Ice
Ice Goes Out, acrylic, 6×8 © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry (available here or at the Small Paintings Blog) The ice for the Winter of 2009 is out. After a stunning day on Friday, where we reached 24 degrees celcius, the last of the ice has melted away. This painting and the photo below are the [...]
Backroads Season Begins….
Abandoned in Muskoka © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry On Sunday, I went for a drive. My sinuses were beginning to clear (finally!!) and the day had been beautiful. I figured it was the last time I would be able to see the old Uffington Church standing, so I visited. I ended up with a great [...]
If You Sit Perfectly Still…
Muskoka Lake Ice on Still Water (photograph)© 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry Have you ever sat perfectly still in a canoe, at dusk in the late Spring? Mosquitos and blackflies will gather around your head, but, as they search for a place to land, a nearly silent hunter will stalk them. If you remain perfectly still…. [...]
Happy Easter & More on the Church
Early Spring Twilight, 5×7 © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry I missed last week’s small painting post due to my trip to Toronto, so I am finally getting back on track…! I have been a little under the weather this week and the spring storm that dropped a foot of snow on our mostly melted lawn [...]
Escape to Urban Culture
Architectural Detail, Union Station, Toronto © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry Most people escape to my neck of the woods for a vacation. This weekend, I escaped to Toronto for a little urban culture after a long winter buried in the snow belt. I managed to get a ticket to see Dr. Wayne Dyer speak at [...]
After the Rain…
Foggy Sunset © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry After a soggy day of rain, the sun peeked out and lit the fog that was rising from the melting snow over the wetland behind our house. It seemed the perfect end to March. Light and Life begins anew…. The sunset was so unexpected, I ran out with [...]
