Sexy fish and chips, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. After coming home from my interlude on the North Shore, I went to a birthday...

Lila and I spent a few days on the North Shore of Nova Scotia, in beautiful Brule. There were two other Portuguese Water Dogs there and...

This morning, frustrated as I couldn’t get into my studio because the electrician was here to fix my outdoor lights which haven’t worked...

When I was painting yesterday morning, I heard a replay, on CBC, of a documentary about older people playing in an orchestra. I’d heard...

Sailing on the Arm, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Of course it has been cold and rainy since we went sailing Monday. But it did give...

Sailing on the Arm, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. The week with Tamar and Damian here has come and gone so quickly, just a blink in...

Aarlborg, DK airport, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Tamar and Damian came in yesterday afternoon. I went to the airport to pick up...

I told myself last week I was going to take a couple of weeks off from painting. I had been going at it with few breaks for several...

“Immaculate Fact, no.3″; 46″ x 46”, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Just a different way of looking at the same elements. I struggled...

Indigo1-46×46, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I don’t know how this painting happened, I didn’t plan it, it just made itself, so to...

As I was driving into Halifax this morning (to turn in my contract and other school business: yes, I will be teaching a figure drawing...

This morning I cleaned up (some) of my studio. It was getting to the point where I couldn’t walk from the door into the room without...

Ever since my exhibit in Memphis last March, my paintings have been changing and evolving.  Often I found myself saying I don’t know what...

I finally found my camera and cell phone chargers.  It is such a relief.  I had changed suitcases at the last minute and left them in the...

One of the highlights of my visit to Amsterdam was climbing on the jungle gym in the park. It was an elaborate wooden structure with a...

My three days in Amsterdam went by very quickly. The first day was spent in museums. The second day I played in Vondonpark with my...

Oslo, Norway, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.

Oslo, Norway, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. It was impossible to leave Oslo without stopping at the Munch Museum. An interesting...

Oslo, Norway, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.

Oslo, Norway, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. The Norsk Folkemuseum is an outdoor museum with a church from 1200 and 155 other houses...