Sunny but cold --- a window view at 11 a.m this morning

In late afternoon winter light -- a glimpse into the backyard

The moment when the street light was on

Brandon 12th Street Studio/Gallery /B&B

A delightful experience of painting on site on Saturday afternoon in front of this beautiful home where my art works are being displayed to greet people who came to see my works inside the house  and watch me painting  outside it.

A pot of mini rose from our friend for Chinese New Year

A beautiful home on 13th Street steeped in winter morning sunshine

Driving down 13th Street this morning around 10:30 and caught sight of this house on 13th Street between Louise Avenue and Lorne Ave of Brandon , I pulled up my car, set up my easel and painted this house which I remember so impressed me in my early years living in Brandon in the early 90s. Whose house was this ? I always wondered whenever I passed by.

Brandon Rideau Park at 2 p.m

Started this painting when it was rather cloudy , however, towards the end, the sun came out of the clouds changing everything in sight. I adjusted the colour therefore to it against what I normally would do.

Snowy outside

A look across the street, on a warm winter afternoon

Cloudy and Snowy a glimpse into backyard

A beautiful home on Percy Street Brandon

Drove out to the east end of Brandon to paint on Percy Street Darlene Paquette's beautiful home! It was sunny and warm when I started around 10:20 this morning, however, it turned cloudy with drizzle of rain less than two hours later. I am so glad that I was able to capture the sunny moment before it rained when the rain drop started to accumulate on my palette ! Never had I painted in rain in Manitoba winter yet!

Before sunset -- a look out of the window into our backyard

The wife making Dim-sum food for supper

A quick oil sketch of Fengping making dim-sum for supper today

Over her cup of tea

A stroll in winter sunshine

In the evening light

A glimpse out of living room window in the afternoon 9"x12" oil on cavas

Always intrigued by the beautiful hues of winter snow in the sunlight as well as in the shadow.

Standing in the receding sunlight a glimpse out of our bedroom window

A sunny morning on New Years Day

Our backyard in the intense morning sunlight is the subject of my first plein air painting of the new year.

Preparing dinner for New Year's Eve

A quick oil sketch of Fengping cooking with Sarah observing attentively.

In the late afternoon sunlight backyard with hedges and flowerbed

Quiet Street of Balmoral Bay early in the morning before the street light goes out.

Standing in the last light of the day behind the snow covered hedges

Upon opening the front door in late afternoon sunshine

A glimpse of our snow covered patio with juniper in the backdrop

Upon opening the front door this morning

Hedges with snow from our backyard in early afternoon sunshine

A Glimps of our backyard

Moon remaining in the morning sky

Aloft in the morning sky