Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Feb 7, 2012, 7:30 am
Dust Storm, Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge © 2012 Michelle Basic Hendry I have had a busy few weeks with visits to the historic town of Guthrie, music and art events at the City Center and the windy trip to Mount Scott and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. My husband and I are doing day tri...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Feb 2, 2012, 4:45 pm
An artistic rendering of the Solstice triple spirals at Newgrange, Ireland © 2007 Michelle Basic Hendry I spent the afternoon on Monday doing some updates to the website, getting it ready for the changes to come; a new bio and a little portfolio reorganization to open the way for new work. I am st...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Jan 21, 2012, 4:22 pm
I was lying in bed the other night and a narrative popped into my head. I have learned that when the words start to link in my mind or images start to appear not to wait until morning. I got out of bed, grabbed my laptop and started writing. It was 1 AM. Notebook/Sketchbook Pouches - Beaded Celtic ...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Oct 13, 2011, 2:03 pm
... discovery and can trap us in restrictive labels and ‘shoulds’ never allowing us to really experience ourselves. With so much still to do, I want to share a couple of things that really got me thinking about ... what you need to do. She wrote it in response to reading Seth Godin‘s “We a...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Sep 8, 2011, 4:17 pm
Twilight at Craigleith © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry I sat in front of this beautiful shoreline for three days. It’s not like I ever take something so amazing for granted, but this might be the last time I visit for quite a while. This is twilight at Craigleith Provincial Park on Georgian Bay. F...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Aug 13, 2011, 4:05 pm
Room with a View, acrylic, 24x36" © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry The painting “Room with a View” was awarded the People’s Choice Award for the 2011 exhibition “Time Frame” at the Alton Mill Gallery. The letter was waiting for me when I returned from Haliburton. Thanks to everyone who came ...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Aug 2, 2011, 11:05 am
Elva Stephens Bowes (circa 1940's) The world is a little less interesting this week… Last weekend, Elva (Stephens) Bowes passed away at the age of 91. I had the privilege of meeting her in late 2009 and we spent the afternoon talking about the old Livingstone/Stephens farm. She welcomed me into ...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Jul 19, 2011, 7:06 pm
Small Muskoka Lake (photo © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry) (Getting a connection to post this rather late installment took some time, so this was written at the end of last weekend. We should be back on track now!) Sitting beneath some young white pines and watching the sun go down on the last day o...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Jul 4, 2011, 8:00 am
Being auctioned between July 4-16. Stained Glass in the Chancel Of St. Stephen's Church, Muskoka, 12x16© 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry Historic St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Vankoughnet, Muskoka is celebrating its 120th year in 2011. The 900 square foot, wood frame church has been in continuous ...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Jun 20, 2011, 1:31 am
Winding Stream (photo) © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry Things have gotten very busy with the upcoming move and I will be taking a short hiatus from the blog. I am not sure exactly when things will be settled, so it could be a few weeks. With the first day of summer just hours away, I thought I would...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Jun 9, 2011, 9:00 pm
St. James Chancel, Penetanguishene, ON © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry Since beginning the research on my family history, I have discovered that both my maternal and paternal sides have deep roots in Huronia. Last weekend was ‘Doors Open’ in the region and I was able to visit some wonderful locat...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Jun 3, 2011, 12:18 pm
Everything But the Bathroom Sink ©2009 Michelle Basic Hendry Michelle has a few paintings including the award winning “Everything but the Bathroom Sink” available at the old Post Office in Kleinburg (most recently the Jeremy Jeweler’s). Michelle and 4 other artists have artwork on displ...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - May 31, 2011, 7:30 am
Time Frame (click image for larger view) Thursday, June 2nd at 6 pm marks the opening reception for the juried show “Time Frame” at the Alton Mill Gallery in Caledon, ON. The exhibition celebrates Ontario heritage, both natural and cultural. There will be over 90 works of art by 50 artists. Th...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - May 25, 2011, 8:00 am
Stained Glass Window from the Chancel of St. Stephen's Church in Muskoka, 12x16, acrylic © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry After a couple of false starts, I finally have a painting I can be proud to donate for the church. This painting is of one of the stained glass windows in the St. Stephen’s chan...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - May 17, 2011, 8:30 am
Frogs by the stream © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry In 10 years I have not seen frogs in the stream next to our house. This spring, we have three… (One hopped away as I was taking the photo) Perhaps this is a good omen? Amphibians have been on the decline in Ontario and to have the Spring Peepers c...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - May 8, 2011, 1:07 pm
My Mother and her Mother circa late 1960's The sun is out and the birds are singing up a storm. It is the most perfect Mother’s Day here in Central Ontario. I have been researching my family history over the last year and it is the most amazing thing to learn about those who came before you. We ...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - May 5, 2011, 4:18 am
Lifering at Muskoka Wharf © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry Moving is considered one of the top 5 most stressful events in one’s life. I know I put myself here. I dove into the water and I have gotten over the initial shock of cold and yet I am still in the descent, not yet at the nadir of the arc...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Apr 28, 2011, 8:30 am
It is not uncommon to experience both success and disaster inside a week… The Success “Room with a View” was accepted in to the juried exhibition “Time Frame” at the Alton Mill Gallery in Caledon, ON. (Details below) Heritage, both natural and architectural, is the focus of this exh...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Apr 18, 2011, 5:40 pm
Spring Ice on Lake Muskoka The full view of the ice I was going to post the WIP of the St. Stephen’s painting, but, the ugly stage on such a detailed piece is, well, too ugly. So I went into the archives for this week’s post image! This is another of my favourite Spring photographs. It is a se...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Apr 2, 2011, 2:44 pm
Room with a View, acrylic, 24x36" © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry Well, I squeaked in on the deadline… You can see a larger version here. This house has become a powerful muse. This place has an aura that I can barely explain. Over the last 18 months, as I uncovered the story behind this abandoned...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Mar 25, 2011, 8:30 pm
March Sunset © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry I thought I would share one of my favourite late March images. I shot this on a warm evening almost exactly two years ago. The snow evaporated before my eyes in the sunlight. This year it is too cold for a fog like this one, in spite of the beautiful sunse...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Mar 17, 2011, 2:47 pm
Work in Progress - The View - 24x36 © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry This is the latest work in progress. It is a big one and it took some planning. Small things become glaring at 24
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Mar 9, 2011, 4:31 pm
Michelle Basic Hendry in the studio © 2009 Kelly Holinshead With the recent changes in my website, I figured I should write a post to make sure I am still catching all my subscribers. If you subscribe to Artscapes – I would be thrilled if you would leave me a comment or e-mail me to let me know ...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Feb 26, 2011, 5:00 am
Han Island, watercolour, 22x30 © 2008 Pat Fairhead I had the pleasure of spending a lovely evening with a group of artists at the home of artist Pat Fairhead (one of her paintings is above). Pat is one of my earliest mentors in art. I took classes with her and she fueled my love for painting. So...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Feb 19, 2011, 4:00 am
Arthur Lismer, Sombre Isle of Pic, Lake Superior, 1927; Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery What is Art? The topic of Seth Godin‘s last blog post and his definition of ‘art’ and ‘artist’ in his recent book “Linchpin” has proven touchy in the fine art community. It’s not th...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Feb 13, 2011, 9:00 am
Muskoka Pines (photo) © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry The New Website Draft So other than enjoying the winter weather, doing drawings and taking lots of photographs for my reference archive, I feel its time to share what I have been up to that has me working nights and cooking my brain… I am in the ...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Feb 13, 2011, 2:56 am
Muskoka Pines (photo) © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry While I was working away, winter finally made it to Muskoka. I have removed nearly as much snow in the last week or so as I have all winter – and more is expected. I love the snow. The more the better. The snowmobiles are out in force and t...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Feb 6, 2011, 2:12 am
Scott Building – originally a part of the Gravenhurst Sanitorium Complex, now a part of the Ontario Fire College (photo) © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry After the big storm on Wednesday, I spent a good portion of the afternoon clearing snow and moving the shovel and snowblower in and out of the she...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Feb 4, 2011, 5:12 pm
Scott Building – originally a part of the Gravenhurst Sanitorium Complex, now a part of the Ontario Fire College (photo) © 2011 Michelle Basic Hendry After the big storm on Wednesday, I spent a good portion of the afternoon clearing snow and moving the shovel and snowblower in and out of the shed...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Jan 24, 2011, 7:00 am
Lodge Door, 8
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Jan 16, 2011, 4:42 pm
It is a gorgeous, but, very cold and sunny winter day out there. It is perfect for a walk and then to curl up by the fire with a book. There are lots of books out there that are great for educating artists, but what about the pleasure of a good story? I enjoy stories that are told with a work of art...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Jan 8, 2011, 12:30 pm
My new year rang in with an award from the Making A Mark Blog. Most artists are familiar with the U.K. artist and blogger Katherine Tyrell’s resource rich blog, so you can imagine it was quite an honour to have my painting “Waiting” voted by her readers to tie as “2010 – Best Picture of th...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Jan 1, 2011, 6:00 am
Late Afternoon Light © Michelle Basic Hendry My very first post that had me set goals instead of resolutions was published on January 1st, 2008. I said some things in that post that I think may have gotten lost along the way. So instead of a boring list of my personal goals – which many of you w...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Dec 23, 2010, 6:00 am
Snowy Drive © Michelle Basic Hendry Wishing everyone the warmest, happiest of holidays. See you in the New Year!
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Dec 13, 2010, 11:52 pm
Snowy © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry I woke up this morning in a foul mood. Everything irritated me. It was that kind of feeling that had way too much destructive energy behind it. OK. (Close your eyes gentlemen) It was PMS. I struggled through my day wondering how I and every other human being on th...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Dec 2, 2010, 6:30 am
Sparrow Beach Lodge © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry Every so often, I have the privilege of visiting a place that seems frozen in time, where the voices of guests still echo through the halls and the warmth of summer memories never seem to fade. Sparrow Beach Lodge © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry Origi...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Nov 20, 2010, 11:00 am
Red Chair, 8
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Nov 15, 2010, 6:00 am
Donna on the porch at Swords © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry There is a place just north of Rosseau that has a remarkable history. Built originally by lumber interests in the 1890’s, lived in and run by a family that gave the village its name and then, for the last 80 years, it has been the
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Nov 9, 2010, 5:30 am
Fraserburg Ruin © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry Today is the 3rd anniversary for the Artscapes Blog. It is hard to believe that I have been doing this under my own motivation for 3 years! I have included this photo of an old ruin from Fraserburg, Ontario, because recently I found out I have deep conne...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Nov 1, 2010, 6:00 am
Blue Jay on the Railing © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry As we begin to think about the Christmas shopping season, the creatures in the back yard are finishing their Autumn errands. I thought I might share some images I caught after leaving some peanuts on the railing. Squirrel on the Railing © 2010 ...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Oct 25, 2010, 3:32 pm
Bruce Johnson (left), Judy Veitch (right) © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry I finally had the pleasure of meeting Pete Marchildon and Judy Veitch, the new owners of the Fleger House last weekend. It is so exciting to see one of the few examples of turn of the century (20th) buildings being preserved. Ju...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Oct 20, 2010, 12:47 am
Across the Hall, 12
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Oct 4, 2010, 4:35 pm
Cooper House Bathroom Sink, 10
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Sep 24, 2010, 6:45 am
Waiting – Red Chair, 16
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Sep 20, 2010, 3:03 pm
Craigleith (photograph) © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry “Red Chair” is so close to completion, but, it seems every time I think I finished a section and rotate onto another, it reveals new places needing work. It has taken considerably longer than I predicted and I am certainly stretching myself w...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Sep 12, 2010, 1:17 am
Old Truck, Germania © 2008 Michelle Basic Hendry Other than the fact that my head is so stuffed that my keyboard peckings reverberate in my skull, all is moving towards recovery from a terrible late summer cold. After losing a week to it, I can finally sit up long enough to start thinking about th...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Aug 26, 2010, 4:13 pm
Work In Progress – Red Chair © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry So I decided the chair needed to be red…. This is the most raw form of the painting after the line drawing, which took twice as long as I expected! The perspective had to be...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Aug 19, 2010, 7:00 am
“Kleinburg”, A.J. Casson I spent a part of my childhood in Kleinburg, attending a school adjacent to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. I’ll never forget the strange pictures full of colour and wavy forms on the walls of that...
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Aug 11, 2010, 4:45 pm
Crystal’s Room, acrylic, 16
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Michelle H. posted an article on Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life - Jul 30, 2010, 4:05 pm
Photograph of Bay Window at Livingstone/Stephens House © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry The insistent River of Time flows downstream and eventually its contents disperse in the Sea of the Universe. My husband lost his beloved Grandmother yesterday. The...
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