Keys...or No Keys

We are currently waiting to pick up our new apartment keys and receive a locker number. Unfortunately we have had the 10 am appointment diverted until 2 pm. Until we have the keys in our hand I'm not holding my breath. As the the delay was because of applicances being delivered and we would really like to have refrigeration and all the applicances completely installed before we move in.

I've spent today thinking about keys......this is all I could think of creating with limited supplies...

Until next time...happy creating

Nadine

Worked All Day

No time to create today, I just got off a really long shift. Hopefully I will create something for Friday!

In the meantime....until the next time, happy creating

Nadine

A Work In Progress

I'm still working on the large piece. Here is a photo of my still incomplete piece. I will live with it for a few weeks, at least until after we settle into our new apartment.

Until next time...happy creating

Nadine

In Transition...continued

I spent the weekend playing around with soft, dreamy and a floral look to this large acrylic piece. I took  a few photos as I went along just to see the transition. I'm going let the next stage come to me in my Dreams!

Stage One

Stage Two

Until next time....happy creating

Nadine

In Transition

Once again, we are on the move. Yup, at the end of August we are moving two blocks; still in James Bay, however we are going into a rental only building, so the chances of us "putting down roots" are much higher. Right now the real estate market in Victoria is hot and people are selling condos and homes at all time high prices and at top speed. Even in the rental market, the cost is a lot higher and keeps going up. It is kind of scary, but we are lucky and have provisions to carry us through. Maybe we should have purchased property when we first came out?

So on that note, I'm not sure how much creative time I will have, between my little part time job, golfing and packing. However, I do have a project in mind and it will take me a few days to complete.

Speaking of "transitions", I'm taking an old painting, one of the first paintings I did out here; and I want to paint over it. Over the course of the next week I plan to work on this piece.

Here is a photo of the existing piece.....48" x 36" acrylic - unsigned.....





Hopefully by next Tuesday, I will have something to share...at least an update...stay tuned!

Until next time....happy creating
Nadine

Blackberry Picking

Instead of creating an art piece I decided to go for a walk. I golf at a public course called Cedar Hill and they have a trail, 3.7 km around the perimeter of the course. In the six years that I have played golf here I have never walked around the trail that is frequented by a lot of individuals rain or sun.

One of the bonuses of walking on the trail is you can pick blackberries. Unfortunately, today they have been severely cut back as they are an invasive species to this area. As a result the pickings were slim and it took around 1.5 hours to fill my two containers.

It was quite an experience to see the "backside" of the golf course. Lots of Garry Oak, large and beautiful rock outcroppings, wildlife, a protected area "Kings Pond" and of course golfers.

Here are some photos:







Until next time....happy creating
Nadine

Out and About

After a morning of practicing at the driving range (golf); I took a little drive looking for a great sketching spot. Unfortunately, I got a little turned around and found myself driving around the perimeter of Mount Douglas and all sorts of walking trails. I thought for a moment that I had entered a different world. A world filled with dappled light, giant cedars, abundant greens and cool temperatures.

I just had to return home and put down this feeling. I'm pretty sure that I "nailed it"!

Until next time....happy creating

Nadine

First Anniversary

I can't believe that a year ago I started to "journal" by way of blogging! Wow, first a pat on the back to me for completing this huge commitment to myself....because if you knew me at all, I would have given up in the first month! I get bored very easily, but I didn't quit even through crazy busy times. I did however learn a whole lot about myself and my "creative journey" during this past year.

The greatest part of keeping this online journal that I learned is that it doesn't require a ton of time, a ton of supplies or even a ton of inspiration to do... you just create with whatever you have at the time within the time that you have at that moment. If "creative" thinking and doing is apart of your life, it happens all the time! All one has to do is "seize the moment"!!!

I found that I gave creativity a place in my everyday life...not just for "special" occasions. As a result I'm more confident in my pieces and look forward to realizing more of my ideas. And believe me, the ideas just keep coming!!!

I plan to continue this wonderful journey...who knows where I will go..

So I celebrated by making French Macarons!! Yum Yum
Here's a yummy photo!!

Until next time...happy creating

Nadine