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Canada Day Muse

July 1, 2015Photo Essay, Uncategorized, Weekly Photo ChallengeCanada, Canada Day, Kitsilano Beach, Photo Essay, photography, postaday, Vancouver, weekly photo challengeAndrew Seal View all 5 comments

Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver has been featured many times on thechangingpalette. It is a definite muse and constant source of photographic inspiration, from the crisp clear days of Winter, to the glorious hot days of Summer…

…with the wonderful colours of Spring and Fall in between

….and breathtaking skies and sunsets all year round.

Today was a spectacular Canada Day to walk along the beach to Granville Island

…and the perfect way to celebrate this special day

…made even more special for this newly doting Grandpa.

Wishing everyone a very Happy Canada Day.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Muse

July 1, 2015Painting, Uncategorized, Weekly Photo ChallengeArt, Art studio, Italy, photography, weekly photo challengeAndrew Seal View all 10 comments

I think it’s fair to say that Italy has been my muse these past few months in the studio, in response to Brie Anne asking us for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge, “So what’s your muse — what subject do you turn to frequently, more inspired each time?” However, I do have a new muse in my life now as you know if you visited Studio 365: Day 178. 🙂

Studio 365: Day 181

June 30, 2015Painting, Studio 365, Uncategorized365, Art, Art studio, photography, postaday, shoes, watercolorAndrew Seal View all 3 comments

A girl can never have enough shoes however old she is.

Studio 365: Day 180

June 29, 2015Studio 365, Uncategorized365, family, Haiku, love, newborn, photography, postadayAndrew Seal View all 5 comments

A small miracle
Bringing so much joy and love;
Holding hand and heart

Studio 365: Day 179

June 28, 2015Studio 365, Uncategorized365, appreciation, childrens' nursery, joy, photography, postadayAndrew Seal View all 2 comments

From Studio to Nursery I

From Studio to Nursery II

All ready and waiting for the most beautiful little girl in the world. A heartfelt Thank You for all your warm good wishes, lovely words of congratulations and all the “likes”. Please know how much they have been appreciated.

Studio 365: Day 178

June 27, 2015photography, Studio 365, Uncategorized365, Art studio, children's books, cross stitch, family, grandparents, new born, nursery, photography, postadayAndrew Seal View all 36 comments

Some days are just the best, and today is one of those days. We became grandparents for the first time when our daughter gave birth to a beautiful little girl at 9:30 this morning.

On Day 144 you will remember I said I would reveal the pieces I was stretching and wiring so earnestly. This wonderful cross-stitch scene my wife made when she was pregnant with our daughter and after she was born it hung over her crib. Happily it will now be hanging in her own daughter’s nursery in pride of place.

These pieces, also for the nursery, are images from favourite books that I used to read to her and her brother for years, which I have scanned, printed onto canvas and then stretched onto the small frames. I’m already looking forward to reading them all over again.

What a great day it has been today. I hope yours has been too.

Studio 365: Day 177

June 26, 2015Painting, Studio 365, Uncategorized365, Art, Art studio, photography, postaday, watercolorAndrew Seal View all 3 comments

Lessons from the Great Masters Day 3 i 26.6.15

Lessons from the Great Masters Day 3 ii 26.6.15

Studio 365: Day 176

June 25, 2015Painting, Studio 365, Uncategorized365, Art, Art studio, photography, postaday, watercolorAndrew Seal Leave a comment

Lessons from the Great Masters Day 2 25.6.15

Studio 365: Day 175

June 24, 2015Painting, Studio 365, Uncategorized365, Art, art lessons, Art studio, photography, postaday, watercolorAndrew Seal View all 9 comments

Lessons from the Great Masters Day 1 24.6.15

A big thank you to Debi Riley, an inspirational artist and teacher in Perth Australia, who introduced us, through her wonderful blog a couple of weeks ago, to one of her treasured art books – Tate Watercolour Manual: Lessons from the Great Masters. I ordered it online and it arrived a day or two ago; what a treasure indeed. Today I started exploring it in the studio and am already excited by what I hope to learn.

Thank you Debi for the introduction but more importantly for the great inspiration you are to all of your students and for sharing with us, through your superb artistic creations your passion and love of art and for teaching. Visit Debi’s blog to learn more about her treasured books and explore her many lessons for aspiring artists.