Category Archives: travel

Rocks & Trees

Today’s offering might be on the verge of abstract.   Often when on the phone or in a meeting,  I doodle fir trees and rocks.  My parents, while raising us on the prairie, made a concerted effort to get us to the mountains every summer.As Canadians I think that rocks and trees are part of our national psyche; after all, they constitute the landscape of probably 3/4 of this beautiful country. 

10 X 14″ on 200 lb paper

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I Like Trains

I love that Fred Eaglesmith song, and I listened to it this morning to pluck up the nerve to draw this darn train.  You KNOW how much I can’t draw trains! This painting is in honour of my friend John Farnsworth because he’s such a fantastic train-painter himself. 

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L’Hotel

 OK, lets have a break from birds in winter and fly to France in May instead. Remember Monpazier from a week ago…the ancient castle-town?  This exquisite old, old hotel was found just off the central square, and the modern touches of  umbrellas and sign-boards did nothing to detract from the elegance, craftsmanship and symmetry of  the place. Who designed a built these places and where are they today? To me this proves that functionality can last for centuries, and beauty does not have to be sacrificed for that.  

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Grace

How can you tell I was re-living my trip to France?  This painting is also from the visit to Monpazier (see yesterday’s entry). It was May and the roses were blooming everywhere.  They seemed to thrive between cracks in the limestone; they climbed trellises, cascaded off of balconies and sprawled across ancient tile roofs. From white to deepest red and every shade in between, they brought their Grace.

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Doorway; Monpazier

Monpazier is “one of the most beautiful villages in France”, and today’s painting only gives a glimpse. One of the most intact Bastide towns, it was established in 1284 by King Edward I of England, and I don’t think they’ve rearranged a stone since. The beautiful sandstone buildings surround a central square, and the medieval village is in turn surrounded by castle-like fortifications, all of which look out over stunning wooded valleys. The day we visited they had their flower market in the square. It was almost too much for the senses; that much beauty in one place at one time!

If you’d like to own this original watercolour, email Gena with your bid today! gena03@telusplanet.net Minimum bid $100 (plus gst and shipping). First bid, or highest bid wins the painting.