nature and art go hand in hand

hello people!

Brace yourselves.

This could be long. 

Or at least have lots of pics. :)

The hippie van drawing was done

with coloured pencils & markers.

As much as i love the lazy days of summer,
I'll be happy to get into a more normal routine
come the fall.
Summer just makes me lazy...
The less I do, the less I wanna do.

Took this pic while walking in trails

not too far from here.

Car plates as wallpaper for the shed.

Hey, whatever turns him on, right?

This beauty shark head can be found at

Pointe du Chene wharf

not too far from here.

I sometimes go there for coffee in the mornings.

It's kind of a summer hangout.

Some little kid actually stuck his head in the shark mouth

a few summers ago

and they had to call the rescue team

to get him out.

They actually had to cut off a few of the shark teeth

to get the little boys' head out. 

Poor kid...

Attacked by a fake shark head. ;)

I didn't think i'd get this shot

just as the sailboat passed the sun,

but i guess i did.

I amaze myself sometimes. :)

Another boat with the sun setting...

This is one of my favorites...
the reflection of a rope in the water.

I was feeling out of sorts the other night,

so decided to just go to my blue room

and make art.

I didn't feel like painting anything in particular

so I just grabbed a few colours

and started playing.

Within a short while (like 15 or 20 minutes)

I was feeling better.

I heard someone say the other day (on TV)

that doodling or adult colouring

could not be considered art therapy,

and I wanted to tell them to fuck off.

I totally disagree.

I swear there are morons out there

who are afraid that people may become too happy.

Who cares whether it's "officially" art therapy?

It's meditative

and it has huge benefits.

Like lowering blood pressure,

and heart rate

and slowing down the brain

and the breathing

and becoming aware of the NOW

and maybe even in the process,

painting something great!

So yeah, keep doodling

and making art.

It's good for you.

I took this pic in the daytime...
what a difference in color.
This is the actual color (as opposed to the yellowy ones above).
Not bad for a night that started out as just "blah".

A few pics of an impending storm

a few weeks ago...

Do you see that line in the sky?

It was pretty awesome to see.

We ended up getting very little of anything,

but some people nearby got heavy thunder & hail.

I just thought the skies were so beautiful...

A little frightening, but beautiful.

Yes,  you can be both. :)

Another quick little sketch in my book.

We went for a few hikes in Fundy Park last weekend.

It's a National Park about 2 hours from here.

Love it there.
One of my favorite parks.
Nature at its best.
(see the people at the bottom of the waterfall?)

 Yes, the water is this clear...

A girl in the distance enjoying her lunch...

and these beautiful vines...

they seem to go on forever.

My son (in the blue shirt)
amidst the green beauty. 
Well, I just realized it's almost 11:30 am here,
and I am picking up my dad to run errands in a few,
so I must cut it short.
Well, short for me. :)
Happy Wednesday everyone!
Thanks for hanging out here.
xx