I have a thing for sinks. I can’t quite explain it. (“Time to Wash Up”, acrylic on canvas, 12×16 ©2012 Michelle Basic Hendry) This is my third sink painting and if I am allowed to have my way, there will be more. Each one is different and I have learned that because we sink lovers […]
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A Year in Review….
Twelve months ago, I sat in my chair looking out over a snow covered Muskoka thinking that I might move house. Perhaps somewhere a few miles down the road with a little more land and a place for a bigger and above ground studio. I didn’t get out much and when I did, I didn’t […]
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Muskoka Summer Memories
(Getting a connection to post this rather late installment took some time, so this was written at the end of last weekend. We should be back on track now!) Sitting beneath some young white pines and watching the sun go down on the last day of my Muskoka residence, I realized that what is to […]
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St. Stephen’s 120th ~ Silent Auction
Historic St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Vankoughnet, Muskoka is celebrating its 120th year in 2011. The 900 square foot, wood frame church has been in continuous operation since 1891 – quite a feat for a rural, relatively remote and tiny church. The celebration of this remarkable milestone begins with the silent auction of the painting […]
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New Painting – St. Stephen’s
After a couple of false starts, I finally have a painting I can be proud to donate for the church. This painting is of one of the stained glass windows in the St. Stephen’s chancel. St. Stephen’s is a tiny 900 square foot, wood frame Anglican church in Vankoughnet, Muskoka celebrating its 120th birthday this […]
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Mother’s Day Reflections
The sun is out and the birds are singing up a storm. It is the most perfect Mother’s Day here in Central Ontario. I have been researching my family history over the last year and it is the most amazing thing to learn about those who came before you. We are much more than a […]
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