“River Guardian”, Stained Glass © 2003 Michelle Basic Hendry While still working full-time as a graphic designer early in the last decade, I took some classes in stained glass, copper foil method. Being a designer, I was quick to start creating my own patterns. Within a couple of years I was asked to participate in […]
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Cooper’s Shed, 8×10, acrylic on canvas © Michelle Basic Hendry Cooper’s Shed is the first in a short series of paintings I am doing on the small, nearly ghost town, of Cooper’s Falls. I introduced Cooper’s Falls and the grandson of it’s founder Mr. Frank Cooper to you in August. This is a shed that […]
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November Sky, 8×10, acrylic on canvas © Michelle Basic Hendry I tried to do this painting twice. I have driven by this place near Bracebridge, Muskoka, hundreds of times. I stopped to photograph it on a dark, rainy November afternoon – last year. I tried painting it then and it didn’t work. So I left […]
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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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