Walking with Grampa
Another painting inspired by my recent trip home.
Posts tagged ‘Mayerthorpe’
Feb 17
Dec 2
Silo in Mayerthorpe
I was lucky to catch this amazing sunset while visiting Mayerthorpe last summer. I have a feeling that it might appear in future paintings as well!
Sep 22
Hub Hotel
Here is yet another familiar sight in Mayerthorpe. As I look back, I am surprised at how many paintings I’ve done of my home town – from the outskirts to side streets, and now all the way down Main.
May 24
May 10
Storm Over Mayerthorpe
This is the same storm that I painted in here, just a little further down the road. Is anyone else getting “Stranger Things” vibes from this one?
Apr 1
On the Tracks in Mayerthorpe
It has been a while since I painted anything from Mayerthorpe. Hanging out on the tracks isn’t the safest place to watch a storm, but it gave me a pretty nice view.
Yellow Hills
Yellow Hills 18″ x 24″
I was in Alberta this summer and had some time to appreciate the landscape. From the top of the one of the gentle rolling hills, you can see forever – so different from the view here in Vancouver. In the background you can see the Rochfort Bridge Trestle, one of the longest wooden train trestles in North America.
Green Giant
Green Giant 8″ x 8″
Another trip to Mayerthorpe means another painting of the elevator. From a new angle. With different lighting.
For sale on Etsy.
Lines
Lines 24″ x 18″
The sky of this painting reminds me of a jigsaw puzzle. If I made a cut along each power line, can you guess how many pieces would make up the sky? I counted 74. That’s right – 74! (No wonder this painting took me so long).
Slowing Down
Slowing Down 9″ x 12″
Here is the second yield sign painting. Like the previous one, it is a scene from Mayerthorpe – the Alberta town where I grew up. I always wonder what people think of me photographing their houses and then painting them. I admit that I feel very self-conscious about pointing the camera at private residences, but I do it all the time.
