With Christmas day over it feels good to hunker down in the studio and paint again. I'm currently working on two water-lily & beaver pond themed paintings...here's what they look like so far, they're still a work in progress. I like how they start as one idea and morph into other ideas as I go. Inspiration for these ones has come from one of my many trips up highway 10 from Kingston to Westport. I stop the car, jump out and creep to the shoreline so I can gaze at the beaver ponds, patterns of the lily pads floating on the surface. At this time I snap a few photos for reference. I think I took the photos in late September. When I'm ready to paint the photos help jog my memory, so I can meditate on these experiences again.
We went to Victoria for a week just before Christmas, enjoying time with family. We did a few kilometers of hiking on the Juan de Fuca trail leading down to Mystic Beach through lush coastal vegetation and and old growth forest. What a special day!
Christmas was quiet and peaceful but delightful...Jane came home to make it special for us. Happy New Year to all! xo
