Groves of junipers backlit by afternoon sunlight

Junipers with that small tree was so brightly back lit by afternoon sunlight. Sketched this in oils around 4 in the afternoon.

Looking across the street

Came back from work at 10 and all at once I started to sketch away in watercolor from my driveway. The sun was shining brightly today. What a contrast to the weather from yesterday.

A quiet corner

Cold, rainy and windy when I took my easel to the back alley to do this oil sketch around supper time.

A glimpse from our doorway

It was cold, raining heavily with strong gust of wind when I was sitting at the doorway sketching in watercolor.

Door open to the patio

It was sunshine briefly towards late afternoon. Sitting in our hallway I sketched in oils a glimpse out of the open door.

A glimpse out of our doorway

Woke up to a cloudy and drizzling morning. Sitting at the doorway, and looking towards our driveway, I sketched in watercolor what I saw.

White roses- Morden Blush

A quick sketch in oil of the white roses with pink tint before starting to trim the hedges.

A page from my sketching book

A watercolor sketch of the view from our front yard this morning.

Soaked up in the morning sunlight

Sketched in watercolor almost the same view but from a slightly different angle this morning.

A view over the fence

Sketched in watercolor the view over our fence in the backyard at noon.

In the morning sunlight

Opened the door to a bright sunny morning, and sketched in watercolor our ash tree flanked by two groves of junipers drenched in the morning sunlight.

A window view on a rainy morning

Came home from an overnight shift this morning and tried to get some sleep when it rained heavily outside. Could not get back to seep I got out of my bed , drew across the curtain from the living room , and set up my easel to paint another window view.

Biking instead of drving

With soaring gas price, we tried to bike to work as much as we could now. We bought a bike helmet from Canadian Tire and brought our bike out of years' of neglect and found ourselves enjoying it so much!

A cottage on Clear Lake

After painting at Deep Bay, I drove along Wasagaming Drive and located the cottage its owner wanted me to paint. There were a few couples from Winnipeg staying there for the weekend. I tried to capture the mood of the moment in the afternoon when the cool glimpse of the Clear lake contrasted quite dramatically with the warm view of the trees and the cottage itself.

Deep Bay, Clear Lake

Returned to Clear Lake and painted this view of Deep Bay again. It was very hot but the breeze from the lake was such a relief from the heat.

Our Car a Ford Taurus

Our five year old Ford Taurus sitting quietly on our driveway. With gas price skyrocketing , we try not to drive as much as possible.

Along the path in the morning on Balmoral Bay

Tried to capture the warm tone of the summer morning light along the path on Balmoral Bay.

Another pot of flower hanging over our patio

Sketched in oil the pot of flower on our patio before sunlight faded away in the late afternoon.

Pink rose - Morden Centennial

Try to capture the freshness of the blooming Morden Centennial we planted a few years ago on our Wedding anniversary.

Red Rose- Adelaide Hoodless

How they bloom this year the Adelaide Hoodless planted over 5 years ago! Try to capture the vibrant colors before sunlight fades away in the evening.

Another view of the path from Corneallis Cresent to Balmoral Bay

Before it gets too hot in the morning I came to the spot to paint this view from the opposite direction of the path. Notice how fewer trees there are now as compared to from last year.

Virginia Creeper on our patio

Sketched in oil Virginia Creeper on our patio before supper.

518 15th Street

Drove to a location on 15th Street on Canada Day to paint a view of this house.

Balmoral Bay on a summer morning

Another hot and humid morning! Painted again this view of Balmoral Bay from the path. While I was painting, a teenage boy with a little dog came into my view.

Pots of flowers over our patio

Too hot to venture far and stayed really close to home. Painted this view from our patio early this afternoon.

A path from Balmoral Bay to Cornwallis Cresent

It was really hot and humid this morning when I painted this view of the path.

Blooming iris against dark junipers

Drying our laundry outdoor

It certainly takes less time to paint a picture of the laundry than actually doing it.

Through the window of No.11 Knowlton Drive

Looking out of the window darkness enveloped the evening sky and what remained visible were outline of trees against the dark sky and speckles of light sparkling in the distance.

A house across the bay.

Then, turning my easel around I painted this house across the bay.