After the big storm on Wednesday, I spent a good portion of the afternoon clearing snow and moving the shovel and snowblower in and out of the shed. When I went to secure the shed, the lock had frozen and was full of snow so I took it inside the house to let it thaw […]
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Winter Birches, Photograph © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry During the darkest days of Winter, I am generally less productive. The time I take to recharge my physical batteries and take care of my health after a busy season can also be a valuable time to allow transformation – in thought and in creativity. It is […]
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Church Interior, August 2008 © 2008 Michelle Basic Hendry After such an eventful week, I took the day to stretch canvas and clean the house. It was so pleasant outside. I opened the windows and aired out the house. A little more, today, Winter lost his grip. We still have a lot of snow, but […]
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Winter Sunset, 5×7, acrylic © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry I thought I would add this week’s small painting just in case you have not been out to the Small Paintings Blog. All of the small paintings on the blog are available for under $95 US (this one is $50). I was hoping to have a […]
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The last few days have been spent working on the analytical side of being an artist. I have now listed my goals for 2009 (see my last post) and have drawn up a bi-weekly schedule in order to fulfill them. Some will take months – others I expect to complete by the end of February. […]
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Wilson Farmhouse © Michelle Basic Hendry Recently I had the pleasure of visiting with one of my early teachers, Pat Fairhead. We had a lovely conversation over tea; we talked about art and exciting places and watched the ducks which still converge on her cottage for corn until the river freezes over. Pat has a […]
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