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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Over 200 year old Jesuit or Joshuah Pear Tree

26 Thursday Apr 2012

Posted by Elizabeth Gaye MacDonald in Art, Landscape, Moleskine, Plein Air, Watercolour

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Iler Farm Jesuit or Joshuah Pear Tree by photographerpainterprintmaker
Iler Farm Jesuit or Joshuah Pear Tree, a photo by photographerpainterprintmaker on Flickr.
Over 200 year old Jesuit or Joshuah Pear Tree by photographerpainterprintmaker
Over 200 year old Jesuit or Joshuah Pear Tree, a photo by photographerpainterprintmaker on Flickr.

There is quite a history behind this very old tree. It has proudly stood on the Iler family farm for over 200 years.

I found a lovely story about these trees, the story also has a link to two Detroit News newspaper articles.

www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Folklore/english/legende…

Red or Purple Trillium

26 Thursday Apr 2012

Posted by Elizabeth Gaye MacDonald in Botony, Gimp, Nikon D90, Photography, ViewNX

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Red or Purple Trillium by photographerpainterprintmaker
Red or Purple Trillium, a photo by photographerpainterprintmaker on Flickr.

Monday, was a blustery day out in Essex county, but in Greg Iler’s woodlot you would hardly know it. All around the lot barren fields lost their precious topsoil to the angry wind. On the woodlot floor the Trillium’s were sheltered from these gale force winds. The tall slender trees creaked around us as they swayed in the wind that forced its way through their canopy. The occasional small branch would fall victim, and come plummeting into a bed of white, purple and blue wild flowers. Not wanting one of these wayward branches to knock us out, we quickly captured these beauties in their brief spring show. Thank you Greg, for showing us this beautiful sight.

35th International Sketch Crawl – Brrrrr!

21 Saturday Apr 2012

Posted by Elizabeth Gaye MacDonald in Art, cityscape, Landscape, Moleskine, Plein Air, Sketch, Watercolour

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35 International Sketch Crawl.  Dieppe Park/Detroit River from the Windsor Side. by photographerpainterprintmaker
35 International Sketch Crawl. Dieppe Park/Detroit River from the Windsor Side., a photo by photographerpainterprintmaker on Flickr.
The view from my toasty warm car. by photographerpainterprintmaker
The view from my toasty warm car., a photo by photographerpainterprintmaker on Flickr.

35th International Sketch Crawl - Brrrrr! by photographerpainterprintmaker
35th International Sketch Crawl – Brrrrr!, a photo by photographerpainterprintmaker on Flickr.

The sketch crawl started out cold, (-1 C or 30 F) cloudy, and breezy (26 km/h or 16m/h out of the north). Brrrr. When I left it was partly cloudy, a balmy 7 C or 44 F with winds at 30 Km/h or 18 Mp/h out of the NE. It’s no wonder everyone left early. I managed to find a cozy spot though… in my car! I actually think I got a lovely sketch out of what would have been a lost day.

YAY!! Post #100!

Paint Plein Air in Chatham – Sold out!

14 Saturday Apr 2012

Posted by Elizabeth Gaye MacDonald in Art, Workshops

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I could not be more excited that this event in Chatham is sold out.  I hope they will enjoy my class, and want me back!  I can’t wait till April 30th!

Totally Random Crap

12 Thursday Apr 2012

Posted by Elizabeth Gaye MacDonald in Art, Jorunal, Musings, Watercolour

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Totally Random Crap by photographerpainterprintmaker
Totally Random Crap, a photo by photographerpainterprintmaker on Flickr.

Yup, I had a shitty day. I was suffering from insomnia, or as I like to call it sleep rebellion. This was a week ago. I threw some watercolour on it tonight. I’m sure everyone has days like this. We can’t all be Pollyanna’s every day.

Battle Scarred Too

09 Monday Apr 2012

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Battle Scarred Too by photographerpainterprintmaker
Battle Scarred Too, a photo by photographerpainterprintmaker on Flickr.

I got my acrylic paints out last Monday, April 9th, and gave this willow another try on canvas.

Battle Scarred

06 Friday Apr 2012

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Battle Scarred by photographerpainterprintmaker
Battle Scarred, a photo by photographerpainterprintmaker on Flickr.

Back to Ojibway Park again. There is so much going on there. This old Willow has been hit by lightning definitely more than once, and maybe its even weathered a tornado or two. Although, it maybe ravaged by storms but it will not give up. There’s still life in the old limbs.

Three Bumps on a Log

02 Monday Apr 2012

Posted by Elizabeth Gaye MacDonald in Art, Landscape, Plein Air, Watercolour

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Three Bumps on a Log by photographerpainterprintmaker
Three Bumps on a Log, a photo by photographerpainterprintmaker on Flickr.

I’ve got to catch up on my posting! So, Ojibway is the place I’ve been hanging out at lately. It was a gorgeous day this Monday. It was great to be painting with the group again. Margaret, Mary and Patrick all made it out. We are hoping for more next week. These three turtles had a lovely day basking in the sun on this log.

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