Beautiful Victoria

I spent nearly a week in beautiful Victoria, BC. Always loved the legislative buildings lit up at night.


I was able to spend lots of time with my daughters. Here they are at the sundial by the breakwater.

My older daughter was caretaking a lovely home that overlooked the Gorge waterway. I spent a lot of time on this fabulous deck.

Close call: I was walking the dogs last night and heard a strange popping sound, rather like a drunk whacking a tree with a hatchet. I am suspecting it may have been a bear popping it's jaws to warn off Fiona (who returned to me with an apple in her mouth). We are darned lucky the beast didn't follow her. You can believe that I will be making a racket when I am out walking (and packing bear spray).

Back to work

Reverie SOLD

I just go back from a terrific visit with the daughters in beautiful Victoria. It was hot and sunny every day, unheard of for there. It clouded over and became cool the morning I flew out, much more the Victoria I lived in!

Twins

SOLD

As usual, the photo doesn't quite do justice to the richness of the background. This was a 24x24 painting. It was based on a photo of the twins who visited our pond. I was happy with its boldness and texture. And I am happy to say, it is sold.

Live and Die like this

I want to become an artist like Margaret Olley (I have about 30 years to work at it). You can read about her here:

http://bytesdaily.blogspot.com/2011/07/margaret-olley.html

I like her self portraits better than the portraits painted of her!

something to look forward to

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I am looking forward to this movie!

100 years of fashion

This is an interesting link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7JxfgId3XTs

Channeling Dr. Hook

My sister-in -law tried on my tophat. I thought she looked so cool, I had to take a photo. With a little photoshop zazzing (tha's the technical term) I think she looks terrific.