People’s Choice Award
The painting “Room with a View” was awarded the People’s Choice Award for the 2011 exhibition “Time Frame” at the Alton Mill Gallery. The letter was waiting for me when I returned from Haliburton. Thanks to everyone who came to see the exhibition! Click here to see the article in the Caledon Citizen. (Scroll down [...]
Sad News
The world is a little less interesting this week… Last weekend, Elva (Stephens) Bowes passed away at the age of 91. I had the privilege of meeting her in late 2009 and we spent the afternoon talking about the old Livingstone/Stephens farm. She welcomed me into her home that sat on the very edge of [...]
Muskoka Summer Memories
(Getting a connection to post this rather late installment took some time, so this was written at the end of last weekend. We should be back on track now!) Sitting beneath some young white pines and watching the sun go down on the last day of my Muskoka residence, I realized that what is to [...]
St. Stephen’s 120th ~ Silent Auction
Historic St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Vankoughnet, Muskoka is celebrating its 120th year in 2011. The 900 square foot, wood frame church has been in continuous operation since 1891 – quite a feat for a rural, relatively remote and tiny church. The celebration of this remarkable milestone begins with the silent auction of the painting [...]
A Short Hiatus
Things have gotten very busy with the upcoming move and I will be taking a short hiatus from the blog. I am not sure exactly when things will be settled, so it could be a few weeks. With the first day of summer just hours away, I thought I would share a photo of the [...]
Doing ‘Doors Open’ Huronia and the Family Connection
Since beginning the research on my family history, I have discovered that both my maternal and paternal sides have deep roots in Huronia. Last weekend was ‘Doors Open’ in the region and I was able to visit some wonderful locations with a family connection. In Penetanguishene on the shores of Georgian Bay, the English set [...]
June 4-5 at the Old Kleinburg Post Office
Michelle has a few paintings including the award winning “Everything but the Bathroom Sink” available at the old Post Office in Kleinburg (most recently the Jeremy Jeweler’s). Michelle and 4 other artists have artwork on display and for sale in the building that was once the subject of an A.J. Casson painting. The building is [...]
“Time Frame” Opening June 2
Thursday, June 2nd at 6 pm marks the opening reception for the juried show “Time Frame” at the Alton Mill Gallery in Caledon, ON. The exhibition celebrates Ontario heritage, both natural and cultural. There will be over 90 works of art by 50 artists. The Alton Mill Gallery itself is a wonderful example of heritage [...]
New Painting – St. Stephen’s
After a couple of false starts, I finally have a painting I can be proud to donate for the church. This painting is of one of the stained glass windows in the St. Stephen’s chancel. St. Stephen’s is a tiny 900 square foot, wood frame Anglican church in Vankoughnet, Muskoka celebrating its 120th birthday this [...]
The Frogs are Back & the Mega-Quarry
In 10 years I have not seen frogs in the stream next to our house. This spring, we have three… (One hopped away as I was taking the photo) Perhaps this is a good omen? Amphibians have been on the decline in Ontario and to have the Spring Peepers chirping off in the marsh and [...]
