Nov 26, 20123 minCelebrating: three-quarters of a centuryRainbow over Five Island Lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. A few weeks ago, I had some friends visiting, staying overnight. We...
Nov 16, 20121 minHow to do nothingLast Saturday morning I woke up thinking I wouldn’t paint, or even go into my studio, for at least a week. My arm is sore from the...
Nov 7, 20121 minNews (or not)Rails-to-Trails, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I did such a great job of avoiding thinking about the election yesterday that when I...
Nov 6, 20122 minPassing thoughts from hand to handMy photo shoot went well this morning. I had everything lined up, ready to go, which helped a lot. It helped also that I didn’t have any...
Oct 4, 20121 minIt was a very large dayBayswater Beach, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. The sun was strong, the air pure, a perfect day. I took Lila to Bayswater Beach with...
Oct 3, 20122 minGlorySky over the lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Recently Jian Ghomeshi, on Q, interviewed Simone Kelly, the actress/singer daughter...
Sep 26, 20121 minGoing, going underBecause we are being promised rain tonight, and for the weekend, I went out and bought some rubber boots yesterday. This afternoon, I was...
Sep 23, 20121 minWhat a few days of rain can doP1040159, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. We’ve had so much rain just since Wednesday, my boats are sinking! It’s stopped now but I...
Sep 17, 20122 minI went to the moon and came back with the holy grailRails to trails, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I’ve come down from the moon and I’m cleaning up my studio. I tackled the top of the...
Sep 4, 20122 minI can almost hear the clouds walking across the skyJerry’s part focused, initially, on listening. As we sat quietly in the pavilion, we listened to the music given to us by the natural...
Sep 3, 20122 minBlues in the woodsBy the brook, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. When walking through the woods with Lila yesterday afternoon, I was singing the blues...
Sep 2, 20122 minSo be itIMG_2596, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Alan’s other idea that blossomed at the workshop was also around a bonfire. He instructed us...
Sep 1, 20121 minKilroy was hereAlan Syliboy had a vision about what he wanted us to do at the Direct Perception workshop last week. It was an idea that grew arms and...
Aug 29, 20121 minDirect PerceptionA busy week. I went to Dorje Denma Ling in Tatamagouche, N.S. to teach a workshop titled Direct Perception. It was a four day program....
Jul 13, 20121 minCharmed and charmingMy granddaughter is five and a half months old. When she was four months, she went to Bermuda (with her mom) for five days. Last weekend...
Jul 9, 20121 minThe sky dreamsSky over the lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. It’s partway through July already; summer is speeding by. It’s funny how time moves...
Jun 19, 20121 minLocked out, temporarily!The brook, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. The weather has been unusually supportive lately: sunshine, cool breezes, not too many...
May 22, 20121 minSunny days and cool nightsThe trail, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. The weather was delicious over the Victoria Day weekend. Besides long hours in my studio...
May 18, 20121 minWhat the (fine) print says:Upper left (rolling from the front): You are faithful, logical, and sensible — a traditionalist who takes special joy in keeping his or...
May 12, 20121 minLife and death, againAnother funeral yesterday. It was held in Point Pleasant Park at the Gazebo. The sun was strong, as was the wind. The air cool. The...