Sculpture Garden at the Huff Winery

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Marsha for hosting the Photographing Public Art Challenge https://alwayswrite.blog/2022/06/10/ppac-50-public-art-in-kauai/

Yesterday, my husband and I spent the day in Prince Edward County and one the places we went to was Oeno Gallery at the Huff Estate Winery and Inn. We thoroughly enjoyed looking at all the lovely art inside the gallery and we noticed that a few more sculptures had been added to the garden outside. After speaking to one of the curators of the gallery we found out that the sculpture garden had grown immensely since our last visit. He was very proud to tell us that they now have over 100 sculptures in the garden.

When we went back outside we walked around to the back of the gallery and sure enough there were sculptures far and wide in the massive gardens that surround the estate. I would have liked to have taken photos of all of them but I decided that I would take more photos on our next visit. I have enough photos for the next three or four weeks so I’ve decided to spread them out.

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Photographing Public Art Challenge and Monday Murals – June 6, 2022

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Marsha for hosting PPAC https://mamacormier.com/2022/06/06/new-flower-june-6-2022-pale-pink-columbine-from-the-back/ and Sami at a Colourful World for hosting Monday Murals https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/

4-CA76620-257-C-4-E0-B-B96-E-8-FE74-B962-D95-1-201-a — *On the wall at 10th St. and Lake Shore Blvd.*

3-C61-C5-DF-B3-E2-414-B-ACC0-60-C432-DFC8-FE — *On a garden shed at the Small Arms Inspection Building at Lakeshore Road East and Dixie*

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18077-F78-D2-B4-4604-A80-C-FA0-DD88564-EF — *More murals on utility boxes in the neighbourhood*

Weekly Prompt Colour Challenge – Nautical Blue

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue from Weekly Prompts for hosting this week’s colour challenge https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/06/04/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-nautical-blue/

What is nautical blue? According to some sites on the internet it is the following:

There are a surprising number of colours that can be considered nautical. Some of the most popular include deep blue, navy, red, black, white, turquoise, sand or khaki, brick, cream, sea green, sky blue, yellow, shades of gray, and more.

Sue is allowing us to interpret the colour nautical blue as we please. Here is my interpretation of nautical blue.

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Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Two of Anything

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks Cee for hosting CBWC https://ceenphotography.com/2022/05/26/cbwc-two-of-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-321218

379-B7-B2-A-43-C0-45-B2-805-E-DAFC70-E6574-E-1-201-a — *Two medieval homes in Tours, France*

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0260-AC57-F08-D-4-B5-D-9234-49-B80-EB148-BF-1-201-a — *Father daughter duo* *at the Chateau Royal in Amboise*

AB7-DD041-34-B9-4-F03-9825-CD2138073206-1-201-a — *Two sculpted figures in the gardens at Chateau Royal in Bois*

513-E720-F-C945-415-E-AFF7-72-C26-DFECDBF-1-201-a — *Poppies*

A52-CC39-C-6252-4777-AE27-AFCC7-B4-B662-D-1-201-a — *White tulips from the Curve Garden in London*

66-DB1-D5-E-5899-4-D63-9-BCA-973784-BB8651-1-201-a — *Two gulls*

5-C8797-BA-65-E5-4655-BDD8-A36956211042-1-201-a — Two gulls and two ducks

Thursday Trios – May 26, 2022

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….trios can be found anywhere

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23177-DD4-B64-A-456-A-AF70-9-D3-E84210-CED — *in department stores*

AABD9-D3-C-3-DA5-4-DB5-B232-CB194407-EBCE — *On walls – trio of Stik characters*

7-E269144-B28-E-4-D63-8-DF8-7-DC90-DFE392-D — *In the park*

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If you have some trios you’d like to share, just copy my link and paste it into your blog. I’ll get a ping back and will be sure to leave a comment. Have fun!

Monday Murals – New Murals in the Alleyways Up the Street

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Sami at A Colourful World for hosting Monday Murals https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Squares and/or Triangles

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks Cee for hosting CFFC

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Textures at the Barbican

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….a wonderful area of London with a fantastic art gallery

Not only do sculptures have interesting textures but at the show that we attended at the Barbican there were many paintings that also oozed textures on top of the canvas.

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Escaping With Paint

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….after producing art pieces for my solo show at the end of June it was nice to just paint for fun

I’m currently taking a free course with Louise Fletcher called Find Your Joy. For the first assignment we had to tape off a large sheet of watercolour paper and choose three colours of paint plus black and white. I divided the paper into nine rectangles and then randomly started to add colour to the paper making sure to ignore the tape and go over it as if it were part of the painting.

The process is very intuitive, which suits me to a tee. After 30 minutes of mixing my colours and randomly laying down the paint and some black ink I stopped and carefully removed the tape. I was very happy with the results. Some of these pieces may end up in my show or not but the point was to have fun and escape from the realities of everyday life.

Thanks to Weekly Prompts for hosting this challenge: https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/05/21/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-escape/