Shortly it will be 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Canadians will pause to remember all those who have been lost serving their country and send gratitude out to those who continue to serve. Lest We Forget. ♥
Feel free to use these poppy images.
Month: November 2011
The Softness of the Morning
Often, I am required to do some driving in the country, which I love, and although sometimes I forget to bring my camera with me, early this morning it was along for the ride. We are happily experiencing “warmish” weather and gentle mornings for November.
Crawling Around the Studio
Well, thankfully they are not literally crawling around, more like just hanging around not really posing any threat.
Mixed media: oil and Conté on Mylar mounted on board. 6″ x 6 ”
All images © Karen McRae
goodbye
I admit I had some trepidation about posting these photographs. But I think the subject is beautiful, even in death. A family of Robins are still occupying our yard. It seems late to me but it appears that the Robins had a late batch of babies and they are still here preparing for the migration. Except this little guy. I found him yesterday and he had apparently flown into a window. I am a huge lover of birds and they are often a subject of my art (not usually in this way) so I find this little subject sad but compelling. Also, I was driving a couple of weeks ago and a huge bird sideswiped my car and perished. I feel a bit like an unwilling enemy, so this is meant in a loving way. A tribute to nature’s beauty and frailty and to all delicate living creatures. 
All images © Karen McRae
goodbye
Phalaenopsis: a revisit
I thought these moth orchid blossoms deserved one last look. So here you go, I promise to move onto something else…for now. Enjoy!
Previous Phalaenopsis post here.
All images © Karen McRae
Brassia
You may remember a post of spider orchids that I did here. These are photographs of those same orchid blossoms which have obviously been aging awhile. The light was changing and shifting with the clouds as I was photographing these so the colour tones shifted also. They make me think of little dancers or insects. I had a hard time choosing which images to share and also I’ve been “dissecting” the little moth orchids so you may be subjected to another orchid post in the near future. Bear with me…
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All images © Karen McRae
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