Cooper House Bathroom Sink, 10×8, acrylic © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry Saturday, October 9th 2010 marks the opening of “Legacy” at the Auburn Gallery of Fine Art in Gravenhurst. It is an exhibition of portraits, paintings and photographs depicting the people and places of 19th and 20th century south Muskoka and some of their stories. […]
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Craigleith (photograph) © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry “Red Chair” is so close to completion, but, it seems every time I think I finished a section and rotate onto another, it reveals new places needing work. It has taken considerably longer than I predicted and I am certainly stretching myself with this one! Knowing where to […]
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Old Truck, Germania © 2008 Michelle Basic Hendry Other than the fact that my head is so stuffed that my keyboard peckings reverberate in my skull, all is moving towards recovery from a terrible late summer cold. After losing a week to it, I can finally sit up long enough to start thinking about the […]
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Swords Schoolhouse © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry With rain in the forecast for the next 4 days, I decided to abandon the studio for a drive out to a couple of my favourite locations in north and west Muskoka. On the way, I picked my Mom up to show her the place that inspired last […]
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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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Late Afternoon Light © Michelle Basic Hendry This past weekend brought more snow and our first power outage of this year’s snow season. Even though it was only out for a short time, the silence inside a modern house is impressive. The fridge, the furnace, all of the background noise that we have become accustomed […]
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