A diary of paintings from photos. This was from my first lesson, a copy of Monet's La Pie (The Magpie). Chui's corrections fixed this up big time. I was paralysed in front of the canvas with the book with the photo propped up next to me, and Chui would come by, tell me to mix the cobalt blue with white for the snow shadows, and I would tentatively dab at the canvas. He would then emphatically say "pas peur!" take the brush from me, and paint it down. "Comme ca!" I had some fun painting the sun coming in through the fence, and that eggshell sky. I saw Monet's original masterpiece at the Musee D'Orsay; and stared for a long time- it's truly beautiful.
Our field with horses in the fall. The one lying down didn't make it into the painting, as he looked sort of dead. Though that's Jake, he was just napping.
Our neighbor's farm
At Montebello:
A hideous attempt at the St. John's harbour with the icebreaker the Louis St. Laurent
And our neighbour's house
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