New Works Up

New work from Lake Louise is up at allaprima.ca.

Now playing on my iTunes as I type: Devo "Snowball", segueing into Tegan & Sara "City Girl"

In my glass: Carmen 2002 Reserve (Chilean Cab)

Blue Canadian Rockieees

Snowshoeing on my mind. Wistful song in my head is Wilf Carter's Blue Canadian Rockies. Busy documenting the works I completed at Lake Louise, they'll be online soon. Wishing I had picked up the arc'teryx softshell at Monod's. Rats! Like someone else I know, ;-) I do worship at the shrine of arc'teryx. It is timeless and lasts forever. Made in Canada. And paint splotches look good on it.

Live at Lake Louise!

Just returned from a trip to Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada to snowshoe and paint en plein air winterscapes for a week.

Dear to my heart, Lake Louise is where I had my epiphany to become a full time painter. After having ecstatically snowshoed my way to 7000 feet to reach the Lady Agnes MacDonald Tea House, (which was closed for the winter,) and its exquisite moraine lake, I have been back to my beloved, magical mountains every January for the past three years. Encouraged safely onward by our trusted guides, naturalist Bruce Bembridge and author Wendy Bush, my companion Paula and I, sometimes gasping from hypoxia! have seen, felt, tasted, smelled and listened to much of what the area has to offer. Some of the activities we enjoyed were organized by the fabulous Charlene Prickett, who along with the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, offers a Winter High Adventure package that is awesome. Charlene maintains an online Gallery where my photographic work from past adventures can be seen.