Stormy Skies, acrylic painting, 8×8, © Michelle Basic Hendry With all of the talk on the Orphan Works Bill in the U.S. it is good to know that there are some ways to put your copyright and contact information right into the image – without having to use a watermark that may make the image […]
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Cooper’s Shed, 8×10, acrylic on canvas © Michelle Basic Hendry Cooper’s Shed is the first in a short series of paintings I am doing on the small, nearly ghost town, of Cooper’s Falls. I introduced Cooper’s Falls and the grandson of it’s founder Mr. Frank Cooper to you in August. This is a shed that […]
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Woodpeckers on the Willow © Michelle Basic Hendry My neighbour alerted me to a couple of guests in my backyard last week. A storm had taken down yet another branch from our willow tree – and this tree has been struggling for a while. Needless to say, the break exposed a buffet for these two […]
Continue ReadingBig Sky Farm – Painting
Big Sky Farm, acrylic, 40×30″ © Michelle Basic Hendry I have been a little remiss in catching up this week. There is so much news, I am going to have to spread it across a few posts. I had the opportunity to spend some time with the photographer Bev McMullen last week and there are […]
Continue ReadingPost Card/Invitation – "Echoes"
Post Card/Invitation to “Echoes” Back side© Michelle Basic Hendry The post card is ready! I have never had so much trouble with printing and shipping in my life. It was Murphy’s law from the get-go. First the files were not run when they were supposed to be and then ran on the day they were […]
Continue ReadingSunsets, Barns and Skies
Sunset over a marsh in Windermere ©Michelle Basic Hendry, 2008 I am excited about my newfound ability to drive distances. It has been a wonderful boost to my art. The only problem is that I can’t seem to stay out of the Jeep and off the backroads! The original impetus was seeking real estate, but […]
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