Which Way Photo Challenge – My Longest Walk This Year

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to San from Alive and Trekking for hosting the Which Way Photo Challenge https://aliveandtrekking.com/2023/04/21/which-way-photo-challenge-april-21/

My daily goal is to walk at least 10 000 but some days I fall a bit short. Last Sunday I managed over 13 000 steps because I headed out to the point over at Col. Sam Smith Park. This was the first time in quite awhile that I walked that far but it felt good. Along the way I took some of the less travelled paths, looking for interesting subjects to photograph.

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What One Does on a Rainy Saturday

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…for us it included painting, walking and cooking

Last Saturday the forecast was very wet for most of the day. In between downpours I did manage to get out for a walk and snap a few photos.

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When I returned from my walk I set up my art table to get ready for some more painting. Only 7 more sleeps before my solo show.

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Kevin on the hand got into complete ‘chef’ mode and made empanadas from scratch.

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Thursday Trios – April 20, 2023

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…Spring blooms and colours

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If you have any trios to share just copy my link and paste it into your post and I will be sure to leave you a comment. Have fun!

Textures on the Beach from a Bug’s Eye View

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…I love textures and playing with different perspectives with my camera

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The Second Large Painting is Finished

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…a very late night and a good chunk of today taken up making this painting

This one gave me a bit of trouble. The background was relatively simple to complete but the foreground just didn’t pop and the lavender didn’t stand out. After a consultation with our daughter, we came up with a couple of solutions to fix the problem. Along the way I made a few other changes as well and I think I can finally call this one finished.

“Lavender Hills in Assisi”

15″ x 30″ on stretched canvas – acrylic paint and mixed media

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Now I just have to sign it, seal it and wire it.

I’m a Fan of…..Seagulls

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…except when they go after my food

Seagulls are typically known as ‘scavengers of the beach’ and can be quite a nuisance at take-out restaurants and food trucks that are close to the water. The seagulls that I love are the ones close to home where there are no lunches to steal. Sometimes people like to feed them and they can create quite a scene as they dive for food.

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Starting a New Piece and……

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….poured too much paint

I hate wasting paint. I remember an artist saying that she never threw left over paint away. Instead she took a fresh canvas and applied all the leftover paint to it and then later created a new painting working intuitively.

I had poured so much blue paint onto my palette that I ended up completely covering three small, 6″x6″ canvases and one 12″x12″ canvas. When they dried I decided to experiment on the larger square canvas and play with painting lavender flowers. Before I did that though I did paint the sky for my second 15″x30″ piece.

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Once I get going I can’t stop so I kept painting till the lavender piece was finished.

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An Update on my Art Progress

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….finally completed my first big piece

I showed you how my tulip painting started and after several revisions I can now say that it is finished and ready to be sealed and wired. This is the biggest piece I’ve done to date. The canvas measures 15″ x 30″.

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As you can see I kept layering and layering paint till I was happy with the results. Here is the finished piece.

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Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Partners

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/04/15/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-partners/

Partners can me a number of things. I immediately thought of my husband and all the married couples that we know but partners can also be things that go well together, like wine and cheese, eggs and bacon, Batman and Robin, fork and knife, socks, twins, etc..

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Which Way Photo Challenge – April 15, 2023

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to San from Alive and Trekking for hosting the Which Way Photo Challenge https://aliveandtrekking.com/2023/04/14/which-way-photo-challenge-april-14/

I love walking through the Colonel Sam Smith Park in South Etobicoke (west end of Toronto) and strolling along the walkways but I also like to take some of the side trails to see where they take me.