Nature Photography, Photography

After the Storm

We had a day of much much rain and wind yesterday.  The tail end of Hurricane Patricia was passing through and we may still be having the aftereffects with high winds continuing today. Last night, the clouds were beautifully dramatic over downtown Toronto and Lake Ontario.  I'm in a large city, where I look to the… Continue reading After the Storm

Nature Photography, Photography

Autumn in Toronto

It's fall in Toronto.  Our election is over and we do have a new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, from the Liberal Party. The Blue Jays are in a do or die situation. And the glorious leaves are shining gold.  Here's a photo I took late last week while returning home from a visit with a… Continue reading Autumn in Toronto

Painting

Election Day in Canada

It's federal election day in Canada. In honour of that, and after voting earlier this morning, I'm posting this portrait I painted of our Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, in 2009.  It was autumn then, as now, and I happened to have some ornamental gourds in my apartment.  I placed one of them on his head… Continue reading Election Day in Canada