I did this quick impression in my sketch book, and it is my offering for today.
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More vertical landscape from my trip to the mountains…this wall of towering rock is just west of the Canmore townsite. When you’re born and raised in a horizontal landscape, as I have been, this sight is awe inspiring!
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On my recent road trip to the mountains, I stopped in at Cochrane for a bit. This formerly sleepy little cowtown tucked into the foothills of the Rockies, is now a happening place as Calgary creeps (and leaps!) ever closer.
I was glad to see that this red barn, like an old friend, is still part of the landscape.
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This little painting is from a photo I took yesterday, once the sun had returned on the wings of Chinook winds…you can see the edge of the Chinook arch in the upper right hand corner, and the temperature soared to +3! This peak is beside the one from yesterday’s painting and forms part of the steep craggy ramparts that embraces the town of Canmore on the west.
Such a spectacular landscape. I’m promising myself that I will go there more often.
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Well, I’m back to the flat lands and back to my Wifi connection after an absolutely lovely w/e in the mountains. I was pretty busy fooling around, but I did get a couple of small Pleine Aires done.
Saturday was socked in and grey, with a Chinook moving in, thankfully warming things up. I found an open meadow part way up the Spray Lakes road, and sat in my car to do this little piece (it was still -20!) The sun came out today though, and I’ll undoubtedly try and do this same mountain lit up with sunshine.
SOLD
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That lazy old sun is finally hauling his butt up over the edge of the earth at about 8:30 in the morning. I was on my way to Calgary last week and saw these cows silhouetted against the dawn. One benefit to winter is that I don’t have to get up at 4 a.m. in order to see the sun come up!
As I write this, it’s barely the dawn of a new year. 2012. Wow. I’ve been doing this blog for 365 days, and have painted 347 little paintings for it in that time. I posted a few photographs, and I admittedly missed a the odd day. It has been an incredible experience, showing me that anything is paintable, and to get over myself and get on with it! Your participation has been incredibly beneficial, and I thank all of you who are following, who have commented and who have bought little paintings. That has made it such an interactive and joyous experiment.
Don’t go away though. I’m going to continue to blog, and will try to do so almost daily. I think I’ll get back to doing my bigger pieces, and maybe let you in on my progress with them and a bit about my process. Look for the little ones too, but not every single day.
Finally, Happy New Year to everyone every where. My wish is that we can collectively turn the bus around and start heading in the direction of Love and away from the direction of Fear. Our planet and everything on it is counting on us.
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So I blogged about my sister Kath and her talent with children’s toys and literature. Well I have 2 talented sisters. Laur showed up yesterday with this fabulous pottery snowman/candle holder she made. As a relative newbie in the pottery arts, I think she’s really got somethin’ going here! Her hand built tiles and sculptures…this one for example, are so quirky and fun. I know that this item here is the latest in my collection of artsy treasures. Oh and the apple pies she brought were pretty darn awesome as well.
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Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
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These little guys have been prolific this past 2 or 3 weeks at my feeder. I’ve seen them in the Cypress Hills in summer, but evidently they’re most typically seen here only in winter. A member of the finch family, they’re extremely winter resistant; there are even several arctic sub-species. Anyway, it looks like they all got the memo about wearing a red toque. Maybe that’s the secret to winter resistance! I too need a red toque. Santa!!
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Occasionally, when we get deep snow here, the Sharp Tail come into my yard to feed on the Russian Olives. They perch way out on flimsy-looking limbs, and with their feathers all fluffed up for warmth, they look ridiculously unsafe there. Such beautiful birds, they’re only one of several species of upland birds we’re privileged to have here. This one is actually a guest at my cousin’s ranch, down on the Montana border, where the beautiful and increasingly rare Sage Grouse also shares territory.
-from a photo by Kerrie Kusler
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