Autumn walks

I continue to explore the solitary figure in space in the series:Apparitions.  In the 36x60 piece, Domani Pioggia,  the characters go about their daily business of walking in the urban environment with some of them looking skyward perhaps in anticipation of a rainfall.  Today is a known quantity-but tomorrow-well, it looks like rain...but that too, is a good thing.
Apparitions is available through Hazelton Galleries in Toronto, Gallery 133 in Toronto, Progressive Fine Art (internationally), Art Gallery of Hamilton.
Autumn in Ontario is a wonderful time of year-uplifting and inspiring!  We drove through Gatineau last week, parked near Lake Meech and walked for hours.  The imagery will resonate in the next body of work!  It's funny how I need to get out to be inspired by nature and while I'm there, I get the urge to run right back to the studio!  I suppose plein air painting satisfies the alla prima urge in some ways, but I prefer the unrestricted creative environment that is the studio.  The images may be great, but there's nothing like the feeling one gets when under a canopy of sun-drenched maple leaves of golden yellow, rust, maroon, crimson and remnants of apple greens.  I prefer to go back and paint the vivid memory of that feeling.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Helen Lucas, my professor and inspiration as she travels to Ottawa to receive Queen's Jubilee honours.  She is today, more than ever, a major reason why I am able to continue to fight the good fight!