Cypress Alley, Reschio, Umbria 4.2.16
Palette 4.2.16
Umbrian reverie
landscape painting
Tuscan reverie
A hillside in Tuscany remembered…31.1.16
good to be back
canyon comeback
Bryce Canyon revisited 11.1.16
Studio 365: Day 361
August and September: Lots of great memories from the warm, long days of summer and time to put into practice my Lessons from the Great Masters. One particular sunny weekend we had a blissful early morning walk along Spanish banks and through the shaded Admiralty Trail in the Pacific Spirit Regional Park. Back in the studio I tried to re-capture English Bay with the Vancouver skyline, and the shimmering canopy of trees and leaves along the trail, in both watercolour and pen and ink.
At the end of August a visit to see our granddaughter included a glorious day at the beautiful Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island.
The beginning of September then saw us in the magnificent wine country of the Okanagan…
…followed by a drive to Whistler on Day 250 with spectacular views you may remember of the Fraser River and Coast Mountains between Lytton and Lillouet.
Throughout the two months I painted most days and surprised myself at continuing to meet my goal from New Year’s Day.
One final painting to join the favourites, this one of the wedding bouquet carried by our daughter a year ago which I painted for her first wedding anniversary on August 24th.
Studio 365: Day 359
Palette Day 129 – May9th
May: After our amazing travels in April, studio time in May was all about expressing on canvas and paper the memories that were still fresh in my mind. My post on Day 135 brought them all together on the studio wall where they stayed for a day or two.
The evolution of the paintings of Bryce and Antelope Canyons at the centre of the wall can be seen on Day 129 and Day 133…
…and my treasured feather was featured on Day 126 when I wrote that I felt it had “magical properties”
For the rest of May it was all about Bella Italia as I re-visited my journal from 1999-2000 and left the canyons of Arizona and Utah for the beauty of our favourite country, Italy.
Finally, perhaps my favourite image from the month posted on May 15 in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Enveloped, the treasured letters from my father to my mother a few weeks before their marriage in 1936, which I titled for obvious reasons my dearest sweetheart.
A special image full of love with which to wish you and your loved ones a very happy Xmas Day.
Studio 365: Day 353
With Day 365 less than two weeks away and with all of the holiday season activities to enjoy with family and friends, for these final few days of the year I thought I would share some older pieces from the studio as well as look back at some of the highlights of the year since Day 1.
Landscape of the imagination 1991
My resolution for 2015 on that first day was to spend more time painting, with a goal of posting a photo from the studio each day throughout the year. During the times we were away I declared my camera and laptop my “mobile studio” so that I could continue to blog each day. I’m happy to say that with twelve days to go my goal and the finish line are almost in sight.
Studio 365: Day 343
Landscape of the imagination 9.12.15
Studio 365: Day 306
Trémolat Study VI 2.11.15
thechangingpalette 