Oslo, Norway, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. The weather on my trip was somewhat like it had been here before I left, but not as bad....

Oslo, Norway, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. From Denmark, I took an overnight ferry to Oslo. I spent three days there, then took...

Oslo, Norway, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.

Saeby, DK, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.

Saeby, DK, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. On a cloudy day like today, I keep remembering the beach in Saeby, Denmark. It was a short...

Somehow the trip home seemed longer than the one over even though it was one plane less.  Probably because I’m not as tired now as I was...

The trip back from Oslo to Denmark was not so nice. The sea was churning and I felt I had to hold onto the bed or I would fall off. I’m...

I met some interesting people on the walking tour. From all over. From Australia, San Francisco, even a New Yorker living on Oslo for...

The sun was bright almost all day so my boat trip around Oslo-fjord was exceptionally lovely. I went to the Viking Museum, the Norsk...

The ferry ride over from Denmark was overnight. I was lucky with a single bed in a room meant for four. The gentle motion of the boat...

It was a long trip involving three planes, one overnight, but all is well and I am happy to be here in the high and warm sunshine. The...

Where have I been, what have I been doing, where am I going: first, the opening reception at the Secord Gallery Friday night was great....

I just got a note from Elizabeth Oschenfeld. The exhibit she organized in Romania, MNEMOSYNING, is traveling to Budapest for an autumn...

So it’s official now; no backing out! I’m looking forward to exhibiting with Aaron and Brad.  I’ve always admired their work.  Even if...

I was listening to Q on CBC radio with Jian Ghomeshi yesterday morning while I was working in my studio, feeling anxious and uncertain...

DSC_6431_1, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.

It’s been a busy time:  working on new paintings.  My whole way of working has changed in the past few months and, although it is...

IMG_0787, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Today Lila and I went to beautiful McCoo’s Island with Gwen and Kiku. You can walk to the...

Fishing season is on. Cars are parked on the road by my driveway and I come across men casting lines into the brook. Ellen, Lila and I...

I was recently interviewed by Nancy Williams for her blog about adult piano students. Although I don’t think of myself as taking lessons...