I was going to post the WIP of the St. Stephen’s painting, but, the ugly stage on such a detailed piece is, well, too ugly. So I went into the archives for this week’s post image! This is another of my favourite Spring photographs. It is a semi-abstract shot of the ice going out. I […]
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Winter Light & Wandering
After the big storm on Wednesday, I spent a good portion of the afternoon clearing snow and moving the shovel and snowblower in and out of the shed. When I went to secure the shed, the lock had frozen and was full of snow so I took it inside the house to let it thaw […]
Continue ReadingMerry Christmas & Muskoka Wharf
Muskoka Wharf © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry With all the snow that has fallen here, I could not help but share an image of Winter in Muskoka. Wishing everyone a peaceful holiday season. See you in January! (P.S. – a little news – Michelle’s “Yellow Door” was selected in the top 15% category in the […]
Continue ReadingThe End of the Ice
Ice Goes Out, acrylic, 6×8 © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry (available here or at the Small Paintings Blog) The ice for the Winter of 2009 is out. After a stunning day on Friday, where we reached 24 degrees celcius, the last of the ice has melted away. This painting and the photo below are the […]
Continue ReadingOn the Ice & My Post Card
Pressure Crack on Lake Muskoka © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry Sometimes life gets too fast and too crowded in the studio, especially in the winter. That is when it is a relief to go outside and slow to the pace of the landscape. Landscape for me is like meditation. If you have ever spent some […]
Continue ReadingPainting from Photographs – III
Here is the final painting from the photograph I have been working with: Winter at Muskoka Beach, 16×20 Colour is always an issue when painting from photographs. With this one, the challenges were in how to decide how much I should saturate the colours that were not in the blue field. I didn’t want the […]
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