Crystal's Room – WIP
I have not been attentive to my blog this last month and nor to my paintings and it is time I talked a little more candidly about why. It has been a challenging winter, far more than I would have expected on many levels – some beyond the art. Sometimes the weight of the world, [...]
Early Paintings ~ Communing with the Forest
“Whispers of Autumn”, 36×48, acrylic © 2005 Michelle Basic Hendry Along with old and abandoned houses, my other passion is the forest. It is a passion I am rediscovering as I wander through the archive of some of my earlier work on this cold and snowy winter afternoon. I live in an area that is [...]
Beyond the Veil
“Inukshuk”, acrylic © 2006 Michelle Basic Hendry The Winter is a time of experimentation for me. I slow down my regular production, pick up different media and unlike most of the warmer season, I use the dark hours to read more. I have read books recently on Vermeer and Hammershøi and most recently I have [...]
Granite at the Shore
“Waubaushene”, 10×8, acrylic on canvas © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry One crisp November day, I went to Waubaushene on Georgian Bay and took a walk down the pier. The rocks sat in the still water in the light of the late Autumn sun. Now, the snow has finally arrived. I realize that I was looking [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
