A couple of bigger works underway.
The one in the front is the path to the beach at Huntington Beach, one of our favourite vacay spots, and the larger one is just up the road from where I live here in Elgin County SW Ontario. I'll tell their stories in my next post, when they're done.
 Corn As High As An Elephant's Eye, finished this month is 12x16. You can usually tell what month I painted something in by the subject and colours used, and this is obviously September, The tree's were just beginning to colour up, the corn was mature, and as always I found the abstract patterns in the land irresistible. The same is true of Hamilton Rd Pump-house, also 12x16.
 I fear for the future of this wonderful rolling land. Subdivisions are springing up all around it. The displaced deer and wild turkey have moved in but the' for sale' sign is up, it's only a matter of time before this refuge is gone under the leveling bulldozers too. Finally finished is Chester's Lament 24x24. It's been Almost There, for several weeks, the last tweaking has at last satisfied my inner critic...she can be quite demanding!
 I apologize for the glare on the pic, it looked good in my phone, argh! Chester was my mentor, I wrote a post about him here, He passed earlier this year, a loss I feel. After the visitation I did a few plein aire pastels in our favourite spots, and this painting of an intermittent stream bed is the end result. I called it a lament for a couple of reasons, the obvious one being the when, but the less obvious is the subject matter. The now invisible stream bed is choked with Phragmites, beautiful to look at but definitely an environmental lament. The Culture Days opening at The St Thomas Elgin Public Art Center for In View Of The Artist was amazing, they always put on a great show. Here's moi with Along Carriage Road.
 And here's the invite for the St Thomas Art Guild show and sale, which is fast approaching.
 You'll be happy to know that Eye of The Iris has found a new home, Thank you Art Emporium, and Flight Path will be up for auction at the STEPAC annual fund raiser.
Now For The Count Down
Weeks to solo show: 24, weeks to self imposed deadline:11, works completed: 15 of 15 to 20. Yippee!!
It's not time to snooze though, I'd like the security of having 20, so I can pick and choose, and I have to make sure I keep replacing work that sells. Also I've applied to a few other places for shows that would run after my Solo is done in June. I've developed a really good rhythm and I don't want to lose it. So....off to work!
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