I Don’t Want Pretty (or Nice)

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I want good, new, modern

I know it is an odd title but that is what I thought while painting and redoing this work. My idea was to bring the awakening of spring into this work, as in: the surrounding is beautiful red wet earth and the day light brightness opening up our . . . → Read More: I Don’t Want Pretty (or Nice)

Gerald’s Garden

Gerold's Garden, Aug. 2006 027 (2)

Dreaming of summer and the colors to come.

January is a good time to dream of a flower garden. Catalogues galore flying through the front door into my house, so to speak.

When we still lived in the Kootenays at the North end of the Lake,  not the best region for flower gardens . . . → Read More: Gerald’s Garden

It is a small world

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I am still working on my canvasses, stretching and putting the gesso on, sanding – 4 times – quite a few more to do, on my large table is no room for anything else, but I sneak in some small paintings, just so I keep the paintbrushes in use (my excuse), feels kind . . . → Read More: It is a small world

A Do Your Own — Spring

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So, I really had it – cold – wet – at least 5 – FIVE  – little flowering shrubs did give up living because of wet feet

S0 —-  now I made my own picture garden,  first I painted – then I photographed…

and then I did blog – and then -

well—back . . . → Read More: A Do Your Own — Spring

COLOR MIX

color mix

 

Color mix

Spring is late this year again.

Only the most daring flowers playing peek a boo – the rain will ruin the magnolia blossoms – the potato probably will rot in the ground and the spinach is hardly visible –

So I went out there with a jam jar and collected . . . → Read More: COLOR MIX