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| 0624 "April Melt" 16 x 20 inches Started Friday, April 11th, 2003, Collection of a Toronto patron |
The family pets and I headed out again to paint. We didn't go very far. The Maine Coon cat was less adventurous than her friend, the Chesapeake.
I liked the colours in the last of the melting snow and ice pellets. Shafts of light poked through the tangle of branches in the forest, laying down an interesting interplay between the shadows and the light snaking across the tumbled snow surface.
The honey bees were flying once again with the temperatures peaking around 15 degrees Celsius. The temperature was the reason for the strong and dramatic melt as well as the title.
Jo, the cat, hung out around the easel while Jazz the Chesapeake chased mice and squirrels in the forest. Chauncy the horse and her companions just nosed around in the mix of straw, hay and manure behind the barn.
Sometimes, plein air painting can be a family affair accompanied by a large cast of characters. The story completes the brushwork and vice versa. I loved these creatures, although in truth, I was never overly fond of the horses. They were entitled with sweet grain and very hard on the fencing.
Wonderful memories of the family at Watershed Farm.
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Warmest regards, and keep your paddle in the water,
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