Full moon rising at 7 p.m.

Morning walk with her dog

Morning sunshine

Dauphin Railway Station early in the morning

Another raining night

Walking home in the receding afternoon sunlight

Night when it was raining --- a glimpse out of my bedroom window at 10 p.m.

On a cloudy and rainy afternoon from out backyard

Walking home after school on a rainy afternoon

Rainy morning with leaves falling

Raining heavily outside at 8:30

A glimpse of 7th Street and Rosser Avenue of Brandon from the painting studio window of the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba

The sun is rising again at 7:30 today -- a very quick oil sketch looking out of my window early in the morning

A fleeting sunset moment today at 7:30

Moment after sunset when the street light was on

Looking across the street at 4 p.m

In the last light of the day

In the morning light

Stepping into early morning sunshine at 8 a.m on the first day of autumn

Two for today

 In the glare of the sun at 4 p.m from our backyard

Two linden trees in the receding sun at 7 p.m across the street on Balmoral Bay

From early in the morning to late in the evening ----- 10 plein air paintings for today

From Sunrise to sunset ------------ 8 plein air paintings for today

Sun coming out briefly after a moment of drizzle in the afternoon

Turning of the color --- Virginia creeper starting to turn red in the sun

In the path of the last light of the day

Brandon Forman Honda

Raining at 8 p.m when street light was on

The light from the street and shimmering reflected light on its surface suddenly transfigure a dreary night view into something charming at 8 p.m.  

Bronze statue of the Airman from the newly installed and unveiled RCAF WWII BCATP Memorial in Brandon

" They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them."
I drove over to the new memorial site to pay my tribute to the memory of those brave men and women who sacrificed their own lives so that freedom and peace would prevail. As I stood below the tall bronze statue silhouetting against the sky where the sun start to break out of the clouds and yellow moth plane was soaring into the air, somehow the movie for the Moment came to my mind, which was screened in the old theater in Downtown Brandon in early 90s , which in itself brought back so much memory of my early years in Brandon. I set up my easel on the spot and spent two hours painting and reminiscing about the distant past.

Midnight Moon in the sky

I stayed very late trying to capture a glimpse of the expected  Northern lights. However instead, I saw the moon emerging from behind the clouds at around 11:30 p.m. With the chill crispy air rushing against my face ,  with the crystal disc of the moon hanging up in the midnight sky, and with absolute silence enveloping everything in sight, I felt no sleepiness but  a rush of energy when I stood at the door painting this quick oil sketch before I was ready for this quiet and silent night.

the last roses of the summer?

Roses are still blooming in our backyard and hope summer will stay. A quick oil sketch done  in the warm late afternoon sunlight. The song  the last Rose of the Summer came to mind now .