Afternoon Light at Lavender
“Afternoon Light at Lavender, 18×24, acrylic © Michelle Basic Hendry The changes in the weather and the season play havoc with my sinuses. It has been a tough week of migraines and other discomforts which slowed the painting process significantly – but – it is done! Lavender is a little hamlet of mostly farms just [...]
The 'White House' & a WIP
“The White House”, Ufford © Michelle Basic Hendry Earlier this week I visited with one of Bracebridge’s most noted historians, Mr. Ken Veitch. Mr. Veitch’s family along with the Shea’s has been in Muskoka for over a century and was one of the founding families of the town of Ufford just north of Bracebridge. The [...]
Latest Painting
Mrs. Fleger’s Bedroom Door, 8×10 acrylic © Michelle Basic Hendry This is a new painting I finished this week. It is a small piece of the painted wooden door to Mrs. Fleger’s Room on the second floor of the abandoned “Twilight” House in Uffington, Muskoka. See the story here. On September 9th, I had a [...]
Afternoon in Vankoughnet
Chancel at St. Stephen’s, Vankoughnet, Muskoka © Michelle Basic Hendry Taking a break from the studio after finishing another new painting (you’ll get to see it later!), I had the pleasure of visiting the tiny St. Stephen’s Chapel this weekend in Vankoughnet. Vankoughnet was originally a significant logging town and depot and is now a [...]
