The White House, Muskoka
Bill Shea and Ken Veitch at the “White House” © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry It was on one of those unusually warm and sunny days this November that I met Ken Veitch and Bill Shea at the “White House”, Ken’s childhood home in Ufford, Muskoka. In the summer, the old double peaked house is barely [...]
Dawna Robertson – Sculptor
Dawna and “Gandalf” I was first introduced to the work of Dawna Robertson in 2007. I was blown away by this incredibly talented and spiritual artist and by her story. Dawna is driven by something deep within her to create works of art in stone, paint and pyrography. Dawna’s focus is wildlife and she has [...]
Giveaway Winner!
Well – all of the names went into a box and I had my husband reach in a draw the winner: Congratulations LANA!! Lana Gramlich is a wonderful photographer, writer and artist. She has been blogging only days longer than Artscapes – her 2nd blogiversary was November 5th – and we have shared much of [...]
Remembrance
In Flanders Fields, John McCrae The photo above was taken last year at the Nipissing Museum in the small town by that name south-west of North Bay, Ontario. It is a photocopy of the original manuscript for John McCrae’s famous, “In Flanders Fields”. The poem is known worldwide as a sign of remembrance. The original, [...]
2nd Anniversary Giveaway!
Giveaway Prize: 5 – 4.5×6″ art cards with envelopes © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry November 9th marks the two year anniversary of the Artscapes Blog! I want to take the opportunity to thank all of you who have hung in there these past two years and send a warm welcome to new readers! This year [...]
