“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 outside Creemore, Ontario. I met artist Peter Adams last year and he helped me find this little derelict house. It was late in the afternoon – around 5:30 pm – and I had been shooting for half an hour. I was walking back to the car and turned around to stunning light coming from behind the house. When I looked at my reference photographs later, only the one I used for this painting made the cut. I have asked around to see if anyone knows about its history, but so far, nothing yet…
Next week, the Livingstone house – history and a window seat…
Kinsey Barnard
/ September 27, 2009Lovely!
I am about to disappear into Yellowstone this morning.
Linda Blondheim
/ September 27, 2009Beautiful Michelle.
Love,
Linda
kaslkaos
/ September 27, 2009Another painting! Yeah! The back-light is brilliant, sets the mood, the soft colours are harmonious and so perfectly match the town name.
Jennifer Rose
/ September 27, 2009the lighting here is so affective. really makes the house stand out
Lana
/ September 27, 2009You’re so great at capturing light! Hope you’re feeling better.
Martin Green
/ September 28, 2009Your use of light reminds me of your days when stained glass was your passion.
Hope you are feeling better.
laketrees
/ September 29, 2009a beautiful painting Michelle..
I love how you have captured the sunlight…. in fact I really thought this was a photograph!!!
what a divine name for a town …
I think I could quite easily move there
hope you are feeling better… it’s awful when you are sick and trying to paint
laketrees
/ September 29, 2009oops I don’t know what happened..but I typed in the wrong website address :0
Lee Madgwick
/ September 29, 2009I love the use of light in this piece! Very atmospheric.
Heather
/ October 23, 2009This is a wonderful piece…
I can almost feel the gentle breeze move the tall grasses…
Cheers