Reflections from the Dark Season
Unique Gravestone in Bracebridge, Muskoka © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry Today marks the beginning of the dark season. The veil between life and death is at its thinnest. Everything seems to be moving into that period of stasis, growing season is over, the harvest is in and life appears to recede into the darkness and [...]
Aftermath
“April Storm”, 24×30, acrylic © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry The smell of rain hangs in the air in the minutes before the storm. There is an electricity, a buzz in the atmosphere and the landscape sits in silent anticipation. The wind reverses and then the rain begins to fall. The clouds pass quickly overhead. The [...]
Window Seat & McMichael Opening
“Window Seat”, 14×18, acrylic © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry Featured at the McMichael Autumn Art Sale, October 23-25, 2009 The McMichael Show opens at the end of this week. I will be at the Gallery from 6 -10 pm on Friday, October 23rd. I hope to see many of you there! The will be free [...]
Southwood Saved & WIP
WORK IN PROGRESS – Window Seat © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry With only days remaining until the paintings go down to McMichael, I contemplate whether or not I will be consumed by the dust bunnies growing and wildly reproducing on my laminate floor before ever getting out of the building. I have let the house [...]
Chance Meeting & Article
Old Door at Auburn, acrylic, 8×10 © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry I delayed this post for a couple of reasons. I wanted to wait for a particular event and I needed some more time to finish a painting! The reason the painting was not done was because I decided to abandon the studio in favour [...]
