Beet Stripes is a painting of one of yesterday's famous beets! (Now cooked up in a pot of Borscht). After washing the beet and placing it on a tea towel, I grabbed my camera and snapped a few shots. The folds of the stripped towel along the placement of the earthy beet inspired me. Simple pleasures...
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9x12 oil on canvas (needs some drying time)
Plated Beets, by Canadian Artist Kim Blair
These 'Plated Beets' were a gift from a neighbour down our back alley. She wanted to show me how huge her root vegetables grew after I mentioned to her (this past last spring) which days and times were best to plant them according to the Biodynamic Gardening calendar. If you remember from my April 13, 2009 posting, called 'Roots', I wrote about the theory of planting by the phases of the moon....
These two beets are sitting on a large dinner plate... The bag also contained one potato about ten inches long with approximately a ten inch circumference. She informed me that her root vegetables have never grown to that size (she has been gardening for years). Her whole family was amazed at the yield from her small garden plot. She planted her root vegetables according to the dates I gave her for root veggies from the calendar. If you decide to utilize this Biodynamic gardening calendar make sure you make time adjustments for the time zone you live in compared to the zone the calendar was written for.
Now is the time to order your calendar for next year.
I made Borscht with these two beets... they were delicious.
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9x12 oil on canvas
These two beets are sitting on a large dinner plate... The bag also contained one potato about ten inches long with approximately a ten inch circumference. She informed me that her root vegetables have never grown to that size (she has been gardening for years). Her whole family was amazed at the yield from her small garden plot. She planted her root vegetables according to the dates I gave her for root veggies from the calendar. If you decide to utilize this Biodynamic gardening calendar make sure you make time adjustments for the time zone you live in compared to the zone the calendar was written for.
Now is the time to order your calendar for next year.
I made Borscht with these two beets... they were delicious.
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9x12 oil on canvas
Distant Moon, by Canadian Artist Kim Blair
Distant Moon is one of those evenings where the moon is full but a bit hazy, casting an unusual glow on the prairie landscape. Just you and the open road... going on for miles.
(This piece has a textured underpainting which creates unique mark making within the painting.)
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14x18 inches on 2 inch deep gallery profile canvas.
(This piece has a textured underpainting which creates unique mark making within the painting.)
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14x18 inches on 2 inch deep gallery profile canvas.
Mountain Pines, by Canadian Artist Kim Blair
As I was painting Mountain Pines I could almost smell the pine resin mixed with the warm earthy scent of moss and crushed pine needles baking in the sun. Bits of grey paint were transformed into a rocky slope... showing off the long afternoon shadows.
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12x16 inches on 2 inch thick gallery profile canvas (needs some drying time)
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12x16 inches on 2 inch thick gallery profile canvas (needs some drying time)
Windy Shores
Walking along a shore when the wind is blowing and the white caps are rolling in really makes me feel alive! Maybe it is the negative ions in the spray that create a pleasant invigorated mood... I think it is a combination of that and the gorgeous view.
It's raining today here in Edmonton... enjoy soaking up all those good negative ions.
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12x9, oil on canvas (needs some drying time)
It's raining today here in Edmonton... enjoy soaking up all those good negative ions.
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12x9, oil on canvas (needs some drying time)
Hollyhock IV
It really is fun doing a series. My hollyhock series was inspired by three collectors who emailed to tell me how much they enjoyed the first few hollyhock paintings (that sold asap) and asked if I planned on painting more... It is always a pleasure hearing from subscribers about which pieces or subject matter they enjoy seeing, and when the suggestion works with my inspiration then that is the day(s) I will work on the chosen subject.
So, please email me and let me know if there is something you would like me to paint and I will add it to my inspiration list...
*(for those subscribers who has already done so please note that I have not forgotten your requests...)
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10x8 oil on canvas
So, please email me and let me know if there is something you would like me to paint and I will add it to my inspiration list...
*(for those subscribers who has already done so please note that I have not forgotten your requests...)
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10x8 oil on canvas
Top View

Happy Autumn.
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10x8, oil on canvas (needs some drying time)
Bistro Red

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12x9, oil on canvas
Parisian Yellow

These sunflowers were starting to drop some of their petals, which made them look all the more appealing to paint. The rich, reddish hue of the backdrop creates the ambience of an old-world Parisian bistro, where you would see flower filled vases on the entrance table, bar and individual tables. The French really know how to create atmosphere!
Here is a painting to add a touch of European warmth and charm to your home...
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9x12, oil on canvas
Ruckle Woods

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10x8 oil on canvas (needs a bit more drying time)
Purple Magic

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8x10 oil on canvas
Holly Red

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10x8 oil on canvas
Lavender Fields

All the more reason to post another landscape of the lavender fields we visited on Salt Spring Island. The sun was warming up this hill side of undulating lavender plants. The chubby mounds still had a dusting of purple flowers, creating an enchanting rolling rhythm of purple notes interspersed with green spaces... visual music. Some sequences of colour appeared to suggest an adagio and some an allegro. (Imagination helps...)
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8x10 oil on canvas (needs some drying time)
Casa Blancas, by Canadian Artist Kim Blair

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22x28 inches on gallery profile canvas
Arbutus Ridge

The dark outer bark of the Arbutus tree naturally peels away to reveal a papery inner layer of rusty red, which in turn also eventually peels here and there revealing a mossy lime green layer... interesting trees with extremely hard dense wood. A vibrant element amongst the tones of green and grey, the arbutus naturally becomes the center of attention...
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10x8 oil on canvas (needs some drying time)
Tide's Out

Lots of seaweed showed up on the rocks when the tide was out... fascinating to look at and feel!
I can still smell the salty ocean breeze and hear our foot steps crunching the stones and bits of shells as we meandered along... beach combing for treasures.
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9x12 oil on canvas (needs some drying time)
Rolling Lavender

When we were in France (as I mentioned in yesterday's posting) we visited the Grasse region in Southern France, an area well known as the heart of the perfume industry. Luckily (?) my husband had a cold at the time and could not smell a thing (he dislikes strong fragrances), so we were able to visit the Fragonard Perfumerie and take the tour, plus visit the gift shop after the tour to purchase some products. It was a powerful experience for my nose. Actually 'The Nose' is what they call the person who sniffs all the scents in order to create the perfumes. This is a very important position in the perfume industry... one must be able to detect hundreds of unique scents in order to create numerous aromatic combinations that will appeal to the consumer.
That potential job was not listed on the 'career choice list' I looked at in high school...
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8x10 oil on canvas * yesterday's posting and today's posting would make a lovely set.
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