Crystal’s Room, acrylic, 16×24 © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry The front room from the interior of the house in Uffington featured in June’s “On the Move” post is finally complete. This room was the favourite of Mrs. Fleger’s granddaughter, Crystal. Apparently she took the bed from this room to college. I named the painting in […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingCommanda and the Old Nipissing Trail
The Old Nipissing Colonization Road was one of the routes opened up by the province under pressure from the logging companies to encourage settlement for the purposes of providing labour for the industry. The soil was thin and rocky and most farmers abandoned when the lumber mills closed. For this reason, the road is now […]
Continue ReadingSideroads and Favourite Art
Innisfil, Photograph, ©Michelle Basic Hendry, 2008 I have not been so excited to get out of the house in ages…. The weather yesterday was exceptional and I had the opportunity to combine and art supply and RV pick up with a good tour of the countryside for reference photos. Flu free and having my voice […]
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