A fine day for catching up on laundry chores, And even finer day to be working plein air on my Paleolithic-style rock paintings. Channelling an old photo of Rodin as reference.

Here it is now just past the summer solstice and the project to build me a studio overlooking our beach at home has only progressed as far as clearing the site, bringing up rocks from the beach for pier footings and felling timbers for the bones of the structure.  Such is the reality when just you and your husband are doing the project in between all the other usual seasonal projects that must be completed before winter.  Clearly there will not be a studio building for me to move into before winter comes this year.  But I was determined to have an atelier sooner than later so Kevin and I decided to put up a 4m four season bell tent for me to work from.  Even this took a bit more time than expected because we decided it would be wise to build a platform for the tent and the spring was so wonderfully wet that the wilderness road leading to the build site quickly turned to muck.  Our ATV can access it, as can the tractor - but the utility wagon could not handle the...

I'm making a big change in my life!   Please read the press release for details.   I'm sharing some videos to help document the way the gallery and studio looked before I pack it all up and put it into storage.  I'm also offering up some images of the recent works for visual enjoyment.   I'll be spending the winter logging with my husband and in the spring we will build a private, small log studio where I will be able to focus totally on creating original works without the burden of keeping a gallery business running.    I intend to do a bit of rebranding of this blog in time and give a bit more attention to it once I am in the rhythm of creating art in my new location. You can follow me on Instagram @gerard.lynne for updates as well. The Gore Bay Harbour Centre Another view of the Harbour Centre

Recent sumi-e paintings! Available in the gallery until Christmas Eve or via online, thereafter.  email:  ravenseyriestudio@icloud.com Scroll down for more images and prices.  

I had meant to post this back in April and forgot! I do post daily to Instagram, you can follow me there @gerard.lynne