…..beaches and sandcastles
For day 94 of my 365 Days of Art challenge I chose to draw a sandcastle. It was a prompt from my 500 Drawing Prompts journal
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Thursday Doors – April 26, 2018
…..despite the tragedy that this city experienced this week my post will remain positive
Toronto is still one of the best cities in the world to live. We were all shocked by Monday’s senseless act where a lone disturbed man ran down innocent pedestrians on the sidewalk with a van.
Toronto the Good is now being replaced with Toronto Strong. Today I walked about my west end neighbourhood and photographed some colourful and interesting doors.
Thanks to Norm for hosting Thursday Doors.
Thursday Doors (April 19, 2018) – MacNab Street North
…..the first really beautiful spring day
Thanks to Norm for hosting Thursday Doors
Today we all went to Hamilton for a family lunch at daughter #2’s house. It was such a glorious spring day that we decided to stretch our legs and walk towards the park down the street. Gaelan and her family live on a street of old Victorian homes and lots of churches. Here are a few of the wonderful doors we encountered on our walk.
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – People or Objects Over 50
…..thanks to Cee for hosting the Black and White Photo Challenge
Thursday Doors – White and Grey
….Thanks to Norm for hosting Thursday Doors
I’ve decided to focus my attention on the colour of the doors in my neighbourhood. This week I’ve chosen white and grey.
Thursday Doors – April 5, 2018
….just before the winds really started to blow yesterday
Thanks to Norm for hosting
Yesterday was an incredibly windy day here in southern Ontario. There was a lot of wind damage across the province. I had a late morning appointment in Mississauga and I decided to venture down to the lake to check out the waves. Incredibly much of the clouds were blown away and the sun and some blue sky managed to peak through the remaining clouds.
One of the unexpected pluses of journeying down to the lake was coming across this beautiful old mansion that has since become a historical site and campus for the Royal Conservatory of Music.
According to Wikipedia:
The land on which the property is built was acquired by Joseph Cawthra in 1809. The farmland, which came to be known as the Grove Farm, was granted to Agar Adamson and Mabel Cawthra as a wedding gift.[2]
Agar Adamson, born on Christmas Day 1865, was the grandson of William Agar Adamson an influential Toronto clergyman. He married into the Cawthra family whose legacy in Peel lives on through the Cawthra Estate located near the intersection of the Cawthra Road and the Queen Elizabeth Way. Their legacy comes from supplying eastern white pine logs for ship masts in the British Royal Navy.[3][4] by Sandra Gwyn. He served under General Arthur Currie. Insights into his time at war may be seen in the CBC series The Great War[2] which features Talbot Papineau, another of the four Canadians featured in the book.
Agar Adamson designed and built the Belgian-style mansion on this land in 1919, after returning from the wartime service in France. In 1943, his son Anthony Adamson added a home for himself on the property.
In 1975 the estate was sold to the Credit Valley Conservation Authority and is now part of a public park on the Waterfront Trail.
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Structure
….thanks Cee for hosting the Black and White Photo Challenge
In life there are two kinds of structures; those that appear naturally in nature and those that are man-made.
Structures in Nature
Man-made Structures
Thursday Doors – January 25, 2018
….thanks to Norm for hosting Thursday Doors
On Wednesday of this week I went on a little road trip with my husband to Collingwood. He had an appointment with a client and he invited me come along to keep him company on the two hour drive there and then home again. It was a beautiful day and the drive was easy.
As we got further north the countryside was almost magical. It looked like they had a dusting of fresh snow that coated all the trees and the snow itself was still pristine white. Luckily the roads had been cleared and driving was pretty uneventful.
Collingwood is very much a tourist town, with cottagers in the summer and skiing in the winter. The population is only about 18 000. The Main Street is where most of the shopping and restaurants are but I’m sure that somewhere in Collingwood there are malls and box stores and fast-food restaurants. I was happy to be dropped off on the Main Street while my husband drove to his appointment.
I spent most of my time browsing through the stores, checking out the art gallery, photographing the store fronts and enjoying a coffee at one of the local coffee shops. The downtown area has been designated provincially as a historic site and many of the storefronts have maintained it’s original architectural features. Two of the older buildings house the municipal offices and federal government offices.
Many of the stores still had some Christmas decorations in the windows and on the sidewalk. I loved the art on the exterior walls and I can imagine that in the summer when the trees are adorned with their leaves that walking along here is very pleasant.
I met my husband in a lovely coffee shop called the Espresso Post. While I waited I enjoyed a flat white and sketched in my drawing book. I loved the feel of the place with it’s heavy sturdy tables and chairs and high ceilings. When my husband arrived he also ordered a flat white and then we walked down the street to a restaurant called Sol Kitchen. It was recommended to me by the ladies who owned the art gallery called Butter Art Gallery. It was a great recommendation. The food was excellent and there was art on all the walls from local painters. My kind of place.
365 Days of Art – Day 24
…..spent most of the day on the road and in Collingwood
My husband had a meeting with clients in Collingwood today so I decided to accompany him on the trip. While he was with his clients I spent time walking up and down the Main Street of Collingwood, taking photographs and checking out some of the stores. After awhile I stepped into a lovely little coffee shop and treated myself to a flat white. I had to ask what it was and it sounded interesting so I ordered it. Delicious!
I brought my sketch book with me and some markers. It was the perfect place to practise my one-liners. Carla Sonheim wanted us to make several one-liners of birds, cats, potted plants or flowers, shoes and houses. For those of you unfamiliar with one-liners, you literally draw an object without taking the pen off the paper until you’ve finished the drawing. It should be loose and free flowing. They’re fun to do but sometimes a bit frustrating. My favourite are the flowers and houses. Here are a few pages that I worked on in the cafe.
WPC – Weathered
…thanks to WordPress for this week’s theme weathered
weath·ered
ˈweT͟Hərd/
adjective
adjective: weathered
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worn by long exposure to the air; weather-beaten.“weathered rock”
weath·er
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verb
past tense: weathered; past participle: weathered
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1.wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.“his skin was weathered almost black by his long outdoor life”
synonyms: weather-beaten, worn; More -
(of rock or other material) be worn away or altered by long exposure to the air.“the ice sheet preserves specimens that would weather away more quickly in other regions”
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FALCONRYallow (a hawk) to spend a period perched on a block in the open air.noun: weathering
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2.come safely through (a storm).
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withstand (a difficulty or danger).“this year has tested industry’s ability to weather recession”
synonyms: survive, come through, ride out, pull through; More -
SAILING(of a ship) get to the windward of (a cape or other obstacle).
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3.make (boards or tiles) overlap downward to keep out rain.
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(in building) slope or bevel (a surface) to throw off rain.
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