Looking over the Clear Lake from the back of the Bicknell's cottage

Fall coming to Clear Lake

From the front of Bicknell's Cottage on Clear Lake early in the morning

Looking across the street on Balmoral Bay

A glimpse of a house on Victoria Avenue East

Brandon Water Tower and East End Community Centre in the morning

Window view early in the morning after an overnight shower

Hyde Park West from Onanole Manitoba

In the receding sunlight --- a window view

Looking through the trees across the street in morning sunshine on Balmoral Bay

Last day of my summer holidays before going back to school working again ! There is already feel of fall in the crispy air this morning! The end of summer season is near.

In the path of morning sunshine

Looking out of the window early in the morning,  I did this quick oil sketch of our flowerbed in the backyard steeped  in the early morning sunshine.

Through the door to our patio in the late afternoon sunshine

A corner of our patio in the late afternoon sunlight

After an overnight shower of rain on Balmoral Bay

Wishing Well on Clear Lake of Riding Mountain National Park

Clear Lake !

Deep Bay in the morning

Lake Katherine in Riding Mountain National Park in the late afternoon sunshine

Aspen Wood on Lake Katherine

Aspen Wood on Lake Katherine

From the 17th hole of Clear lake Golf Course in Riding Mountain National Park

A glimpse of Clear Lake over the 9th hole of Clear Lake Golf Course early in the morning

A corner of our house on Balmoral Bay in the early morning sunlight

Edward --- a British lab

A 5 minute oil sketch of Edward , a lovely British black lab. He would position himself right away in the kitchen area as soon as he came over for a visit lifting up his head with that yearning look in his eyes without a blink until whoever happens to be in the kitchen and in charge of the business of cooking become guilty stricken and would accidentally and conveniently drop a piece of food which always seems to find its way into his big mouth just in a nick of time.

From my first Cruise trip on board Holland America Line Volendam Ship from August 5 to August 12

My first ever cruise trip to Alaska is more than an eye opening experience for me. On board Volendem of Holland America Line, I was able to paint en plein air 26 paintings during our 7 day trip. Quite a few of the collection of the paintings are painted on a moving ship which adds more to the challenge as the view I am tried to capture is not stationary and was out of my visual field in a just matter of few minutes. Here is the paintings from our trip this week.