Michelle (Basic) Hendry - Fine Artist & Author

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Twilight, 36″x24″, acrylic

Well – it was close – a long night and an intense day – but it is finished. It was a wonderful learning experience and it will be fun to see it after having not been able to look at it for a couple of days. Photographs are never the same… and this one is not so good as I didn’t have time to tweak the colour with the painting in front of me. I will likely replace this photo with a better one on Monday. I find perspective can either help you to like something more or, occasionally, to revisit the question – “What was I thinking?!?”.

My friends Scott and Bonnie were setting up the show, which opens Friday night, so I was able to sneak a look at the art that had already arrived. Every year the caliber of art keeps getting higher. Muskoka has a high proportion of its population involved in the arts and it is certainly evident. I may have to make a point of getting to see the show after all. One of the little pieces I got to see belonged to Scott and Bonnie’s daughter, Jodie. She did a gorgeous little bird house. The artistic genes of the parents have certainly been passed on….

I think I will take a couple of days off and consider taking on the big 30″x40″ canvas next week. I am feeling like it is time to get back into the bush….. Still lots of snow there!

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  1. Lovely work Michelle; so true to life. We are losing our snow fast but still the odd chunk in the bush. After this week we should see buds open. It’s getting very warm in the days: lots of flies in the bush already. LOL

    Later,
    Wayne

  4. I’ve been peaking at your blog for awhile. Your art is too amazing to comment on; I was simply awestruck.
    I am so grateful you spoke about your fear and published your work in progress. To see it from start to finish, and know that even you are fearful will help me master my own fears (or so I hope).
    Thank you.

  5. Thanks. Kastlkaos!
    Having visited your blog, I don’t see fear, you are bold and creative. I am glad my experiences have offered something to you of value!

  6. Very nice! BTW, is this on masonite? I’ve never airbrushed on anything even remotely canvas-like, figuring that I’m going to get uneven paint distribution due to the texture of the canvas…

  7. Actually – it is on canvas – and the results were quite nice. I wouldn’t recommend masonite anymore (see Robert Genn’s Painter’s Keys last week) – a better choice would be a birch panel if you want things super smooth. Because my painting style is not photo-realistic, I don’t worry about it, but rather welcome the canvas texture.

  8. Great artwork,
    Muskoka must be a beautiful country…and this scene is very serene and mysterious.
    Well done!!
    by the its always great to read your comments on my Blog..thanx
    keep in touch

  10. I love how you have shared the progression with us on this piece.

    The sunset is striking, the light, wonderful. Well done.

    Diana

  11. Wonderful!
    I saw your post on Wet Canvas.
    There is a nice farmhouse on the North Moon River road near Bala.
    It is presently unoccupied. You will see it on the left just after the beach on Gaunt’s Bay.
    The barn is on the other side of the road.
    For many years the Wilsons operated a produce garden where we used o get all our fresh veggies when we were at the cottage.

    Brian

  12. Thanks, Diana! 🙂

    Brian – That is a fantastic tip. I will try to get out there this week – Bala is very close by. This particular house (in the painting) is in Uffington – 20 minutes east of Bracebridge. It looks unoccupied, but I am not sure… Thank you!! 🙂

  13. absolutely wonderful Michelle..
    I love the effect that you have achieved with the light…a beautiful backdrop…for that exquisite house and carpet of snow 🙂

  15. visiting from laketrees blog

    your work is quite lovely. I too share a love for perspective rendering, though it has been awhile since I have rendered a home. Yours are very well done; it is not an easy feat to create a perfect perspective without a chart and your skill shows

    ascenderrisesabove.com/wordpress

  16. Thanks, ARA! 🙂
    I am a builders daughter. I found perspective drawing was the easiest of all my art courses – it suited my brain! I can ‘feel’ it when it’s off….

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