A vanishing rainstorm left a brisk, penetrating breeze in its wake. The brick house sat blind with its windows shattered or entirely absent, allowing the wind to wander through its rooms unrestrained. A gust moved a loose door, tapping and knocking on its broken jamb. The walls whispered and wailed as the air pushed through the […]
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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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Settling In…
After over 6 months of domestic upheaval, it would appear that things are finally beginning to settle down. The studio is almost ready and the idea of packing, unpacking and moving from one temporary location to another is receding into the recent past. I recommend selling one’s house before committing to a cross-border move, but […]
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Fraserburg Ruin © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry Today is the 3rd anniversary for the Artscapes Blog. It is hard to believe that I have been doing this under my own motivation for 3 years! I have included this photo of an old ruin from Fraserburg, Ontario, because recently I found out I have deep connections […]
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Needing a little Spring (this week’s Small Painting) 5×7, acrylic © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry This has been a rough week – on many levels… loss, sadness, and small difficulties. To top it off, March is a lot tougher up here than in the City because we are in Winter that extra two weeks. I […]
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Rob Roy, 8×10, acrylic on canvas © Michelle Basic Hendry On one of my Autumn road trips, I drove past a little hamlet called Rob Roy. I have yet to learn much about its history, unfortunately, as it is quite a drive from my stomping grounds of Muskoka. It was near sunset when I found […]
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