“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 […]
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Georgian Bay Near Honey Harbour © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry I went for a drive this afternoon. It was the first one since the Autumn. This winter has been a harsh one and the window of good weather seemed to be coming to a close, so I figured I had better get out. Driving is […]
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Summer’s Retreat © Michelle Basic Hendry Many times over the years I have looked at the trees dressed in their chromatic finery, lit by an angled sun and enriched by the moody clouds that seem to fill the sky behind them. This contrast is a trademark of the season of Autumn here. I remember the […]
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Wheat Field, acrylic on canvas, 20″x20″ ©Michelle Basic Hendry, 2008 I learned that the field I had to cross to get this painting was freshly planted with wheat. It looked like neatly spaced rows of grass in a green so rich in light and deep in shadow. I selected three images to end up as […]
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Winter’s Return, 24×36, acrylic Winter has returned with a vengeance around here and as I struggle in the studio with new pieces, I tend to look back at some of my favourite paintings. I can get frustrated with what I am doing and ask myself, why do I keep trying? That is usually a good […]
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