Monthly Archives: May 2010

The beach

Posted on May 30, 2010 by leyaevelyn

Cleveland Point Beach, May 2010, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.

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Cleveland Point Beach in May

Posted on May 30, 2010 by leyaevelyn

Cleveland Point Beach May, 2010, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Those days are over. We did have some lovely times at the Beach. I’d throw small stones in the water and Lila would try to retrieve them. Often losing the stone … Continue reading →

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Till death do us part

Posted on May 29, 2010 by leyaevelyn

Now that the subject of my painting investigation has actually died, my relationship to the photographs of him that I have put into my paintings feels substantially different. The focus is not completely on him, but when I look at … Continue reading →

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Pretty

Posted on May 27, 2010 by leyaevelyn

May 20, 2010, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. My garden is looking good this year. Probably because it hasn’t rained too much like it did last year. And it’s been warmer than usual as well. Soon my dock is going in … Continue reading →

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Unseen & Always

Posted on May 21, 2010 by leyaevelyn

Unseen & Always, no.1; 60″ x 72″, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Last Thursday I sent three paintings to San Francisco. By Friday they were in Toledo, Ohio. By Wednesday they were in Booth 30 for the Linda Fairchild Contemporary Art … Continue reading →

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And then there was

Posted on May 20, 2010 by leyaevelyn

About six months ago, I began a series of paintings with the underlying thought that my ex-husband was near death. I wanted to work intimately with that idea. See what would happen.  So I took some photos of him as … Continue reading →

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An uncertain death

Posted on May 17, 2010 by leyaevelyn

After a certain (but not specific) age, we all seem to know that death is a fact of life. Yet when it comes to someone we know, it is often unsettling. Both my children called today to tell me my … Continue reading →

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Bears and bunnies

Posted on May 14, 2010 by leyaevelyn

This photo was in my inbox this morning:  confirmation of a black bear siting at the end of my road yesterday evening.  When I first moved here, the wildlife consisted mainly of bunnies and deer. Very sweet but annoying. The … Continue reading →

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It’s about time

Posted on May 10, 2010 by leyaevelyn

The best part of taking a long drive in Nova Scotia is not only the scenery but also the time it gives to listen to the radio, CBC of course.  As I was driving to Lunenburg this afternoon, I heard … Continue reading →

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Size does matter

Posted on May 8, 2010 by leyaevelyn

As much as I would like to be equally excited to work with small and large canvases, it seems my preference for extra-large paintings these days is making it almost impossible for me to feel comfortable with small pieces. I … Continue reading →

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