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.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Anything Large

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Cee for hosting CFFC https://ceenphotography.com/2023/04/18/cffc-anything-large/

C82-A6939-AFB6-4-A9-F-B1-AF-19-D954751048 — *Cruise ship outside of Venice*

25992-E93-9-A1-B-43-D1-B6-A0-EBB6-A3-A4-A790-1-201-a — *David looking over Florence, Italy*

54-D977-CB-11-C0-4636-A24-B-6-F8-EAB142122 — *Part of the Colosseum in Rome*

57-F7-A49-D-B405-409-B-A8-DC-BD1-BC0727785 — *Giraffe at the Toronto Zoo*

D9-B9-D973-208-F-4-CC4-AE09-EF8-E40-C9154-B — *Cathedral in Tours, France*

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F7277-D7-D-C5-A1-4274-8111-4-DF9265-BD57-D — *Giant pumpkin*

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RDP Friday – Wonderment

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to the Ragtag community for hosting RDPhttps://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2023/03/31/friday-wonderment/

“The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.”
― Albert Einstein

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

As I take my daily walks with my camera in hand, I’m alway in the state of wonderment with the beauty that surrounds me every day. I’m saddened by the fact that so many people never see what is right in front of their eyes. Many evenings I have run out of the house with my camera in hand to catch a beautiful sunset or quietly stood by my back door to catch the birds and squirrels come to the feeder.

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Ragtag Daily Prompt – Column

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Bushboy for hosting RDP https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/07/28/ragtag-daily-prompt-thursday-column/

I had to go into the archives for these photos.

04-A6-D526-E58-F-4-A4-F-A1-B3-8352-E4773-A04 — *Bologna, Italy*

948-F8947-94-DD-48-F0-9-E6-B-D62-BFA45-F5-E9 — *Rome, Italy*

6-B594-E25-003-D-434-B-A3-E5-85-BBA22-E5064 — *Rome, Italy*

8-DF11-FA6-920-B-447-A-9351-EDE34-DE07-F58 — *Trafalgar Square, London, England*

C0-E30-AE8-B5-EB-48-D0-A507-A99-C75-E3-CEDE — *Toronto Power Generating Station, Niagara Falls, ON*

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2-D1-E6323-6665-497-C-8-D4-F-C32640934010 — *Brock Monument, Niagara Falls,ON*

B205252-E-2-FF5-463-B-8-F36-537-E57999296 — *University of Guelph, ON*

AD946835-8-B22-40-F0-9875-02927129-ECB9 — *Paris, France*

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2891-CFA4-23-FD-4-F88-B7-F5-9-D1-A260879-C0 — *Door in Islington/Highbury, London*

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Waterscapes or Landscapes

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks Cee for hosting CFFC https://ceenphotography.com/2022/06/21/cffc-landscapes-or-waterscapes/

52374-FE6-78-EB-4079-B9-FE-3-EFB726654-B4 — *Hills around Florence, Italy*

86-C05738-9-D3-B-4-DD1-80-D1-4-B406978256-A — *Florence, Italy*

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314-D53-FB-0849-407-E-BD97-93877422252-B-1-201-a — *Sunrise over Lake Ontario and Toronto*

C41-B108-F-3-EBD-4-B8-A-85-A1-49-BE247880-CA — *Farm country, ON*

3-F511-AF9-A3-AA-4650-B499-6-B7-CA887-EDF0 — *Niagara Falls, Horseshoe* *Falls. ON*

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F0-CE357-F-C025-454-E-B4-F4-60-B2-ECE33-D57 — *Sun Over Lake Ontario from Prince of Wales Park*

C53-A5-CC2-A795-4-D25-89-C7-556-F41-EBE64-E — *Lake Simcoe, ON*

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6-D1-F5-BCB-0-FFE-4872-9-E93-DCAB36-FE6221 — *Autumn at Trent University*

58-F6-C6-CD-6813-4847-90-B0-8-DA9011-ECCFA — *Loire River, Amboise, France*

0-E99-E634-6925-4-AF9-A5-CD-0-C2-FF5335792 — *Loire Valley, France*

A Photo a Week – Gateways From the Past in Venice and Rome

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Nancy Merrill for hosting A Photo A Week https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2021/11/09/a-photo-a-week-gateways/

I had a great time going through all my old photos from our visit to Italy in 2016.

Thursday Trios – April 22, 2021- #16

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Mama Cormier

…I really should post these the night before

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If you’d like to participate in Thursday Trios just copy the link and post it into your blog. I will get your ping backs and will reply ASAP.

Cee’s Black and White Challenge – Fountains and Sprinklers

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Mama Cormier

….from London to Florence and Rome

Friendly Friday – Nostalgia

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Amanda for hosting this week’s Friendly Friday

Everyone once in awhile Facebook or my Photo Stream appear on my phone and remind me of events that took place in the past. It seems that I have done a most of my travelling in July which isn’t really unusual because the summer was the only time I could get away as a teacher.

Here are a few of my favourite moments from the past.

My husband when I first met him in 1972.

Our daughter’s wedding day, 9/10/11

Hiking up the cliff side in Houth, Ireland 2011

Can you believe this is the same guy but 30 years younger?

My Dad meeting his first great grandchild, Winnie.

At Andrea’s and Josie’s wedding

Travelling with our daughter and granddaughter in Italy, July 2016

The family at Azadeh’s and Brendan’s wedding in Assisi, July 2016

Venice with my husband in July 2020

Gaelan, Winnie and me in Florence in July 2020

Visiting Brendan and Azadeh in London with the girls, 2018

Touring the neighbourhoods of London with Andrea and Josie, 2018

Lens Artists Photo Challenge – Going Back

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to John Steiner for hosting this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge

I think we all appreciate photo challenges that don’t require going outside of our homes during this pandemic. We certainly aren’t travelling to exotic places but we can look back on trips we took in the past. Here are a few of my favourite trips over the last few years.

Venice, Italy