Paint My World

Monday, July 7, 2014

The Screeching In

Wendy and Richard's backyard.

And the deck that Richard built.

A pitcher of Sabgria well shared and then it was off to dinner.

Jack at supper, indulging in fresh oysters! I had the lobster...delightful!

And then.......

Are you a Newfoundlander?

Indeed I is?

A toast after the downing of the Screech and the kissing of the Puffin. Sandy and me with our host Richard.

Newfoundland...first day on 'The Rock'

Arrived just fine in the late afternoon yesterday, got all settled in and went out for a great seafood supper - even tried my first Cod Tongue - the smaller crispy ones are quite yummy.

My first sight-seeing day dawned bright and blue...and I'm glad I have this day to zip around and gawk as Hurricane Aurthor is brewing in the south and will be hitting the Canadian border later in the day. The big storm is expected to rook by a fair distance from here...but the fringe weather may make tomorrow less blue!

The typical 'salt box' house that can be seen everywhere in the older neighbourhoods. If you build new in some of the historical areas, you have to conform to style to preserve the neighbourhood feel.

Quidi Vidi - one of the little coves where in times past, small communities tucked in. In times past, the fishermen weren't allowed to live on the island, they were supposed to fish and go back to the mainland. British gunboats would score the coastline looking for lawbreaking settlers, so many of the families built their homes tucked into coves like this. The gunboats couldn't see them from the mouth of the cove, and were too big to make it through the narrow, shallow inlet.

A few icebergs still floating through. This on is miles out, so it is quite a big one. Notice that in the space of about 20 minutes, the clouds rolled over. A bit of a fog bank out there.

By the time I walked up Signal Hill, well the speedy clouds have rolled on a bit.

This is where Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless signal on December 12, 1901. Marking a new era in world communications!

Walked to the other side of the hill and noticed another iceberg way out there. You can see it just over the small hillock. The clouds have scurried along and it's blue and warm again.

One of the four Peter Pan statues in the world. This one resides in Bowring Park and is an absolute jewel in a magnificent setting!

Some of the detail around the sculpture.

Off to the other side and a quick picture of Bell Island that used to be the site of a huge coal mining endeavour. The tunnels go out under the sea for miles. No longer in operation, they do still give guided tours down into the tunnels.

Middle Cove - part of the beautiful rugged shoreline.

Friday, June 27, 2014

Golf day 2 - Two Eagles

Well, it was overcast and a bit drizzly as we ate breakfast, but seemed to be clearing by the time we headed to the course...this one in Westbank. And it seemed the rain had petered out, until we got to the first tee, when just because it could, it started to drizzle a bit. However, the jackets didn't stay on long and by the third hole, the drips had stopped and the day just got better and warmer and better as we progressed down the fairways.

One of the front 9 - taken because you can see Mission Hill on the far ridge. The clouds were still a bit menacing, but they were all bark...no bite!

One of the par 3 holes...pretty scenery and a fair amount of water.

We think this is how the course got it's name...those two eagles had been screaming and flying about since we rounded the corner...they settled in to enjoy whatever feast they were having and ignored us!

My best drive of the day... Hole 13 - 229 yds, and I'm less than 20 to the green...very happy with that shot!

The view looking back on the 18th from our patio table where we enjoyed a delightful lunch!

The doors to the Clubhouse.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Supper at Mission Hill

After such a great day we ended it with a wonderful meal and some Mission Hill Estate Wine.

The view was grand, overlooking part of the vineyard and the lake.

Some of the many roses lining the walkway

The family crest.

First golf day...

A gorgeous day to golf this beautiful course...Black Mountain!

Beautiful weather and fabulously kept fairways and greens

The course's signature hole...the island green on 5!

The view leaving a successfully played hole...wink!

Even when you land just off the fairway...it's pretty!

The 19th!

Tomorrow...Two Eagles!

Golf in Kelowna

After we got out of the rain, the drive thru the mountains was great!

Lots of snow still to melt!

Monica and one of the rose bushes we walked past on our way to supper on the waterfront!

The view from our table...delightful and delish...

Friday, May 23, 2014

A few of the pieces from my portfolio review

For my portfolio review, I included a few sketch books, some feature studies in watercolour, several portrait and figure pieces, landscapes, still life pieces, and a few abstracts for good measure. Most of the works are oil on canvas, but there are a couple of acrylic on canvas pieces, too.

I will start with the portrait and figure pieces...

After J.L.David - 'Patroclus' - oil on canvas - one of my favourite paintings and the one I chose when we were tasked to recreate a masterpiece.

Dreadlocks and a Green Pashmina - acrylic on canvas...impressionist style, live model.

Marilyn Meets Bosch - acrylic on canvas - a juxtaposition the legs of the sexiest woman to grace the silver screen meets an image from the mind of a most judgemental painter.