Sharing a video of some of the ink portraits I’ve done over the course of the winter.  Once we lose the snow and the temperature rises, I’ll be back in my outdoor studio, painting rocks.  Until then, I will continue to work with sumi and walnut inks on washi paper inside Le Tente with the wee wood stove keeping me warm. Later this spring the Amish carpenters are slated to build the permanent studio - and while I’ve managed all winter long in the creative womb of my 4-season bell tent, I sure am looking forward to a sturdier structure that is insulated!

What a lovely winter!  I’m having a fantastic time creating art in my very austere canvas cocoon.  I am looking forward to the spring when Amish carpenters will build me a permanent structure, but am thrilled that thanks to the design of this tent and the fabulous wee wood stove I can continue paint and write (and drink tea) at the beautiful Atelier Ravenseyrie on the North Channel.  I feel so deeply immersed in the elements that my works are taking on essences of those sensations and I’m grateful to be able to experience this part of our property through the many moods of winter.  What will I do with all these new works I’m creating?  I’ve got plans…stay tuned!  For those of you who are not on Instagram and cannot check in with my daily posts there, I’ve put together a selection of images and videos that appear in some of the posts I’ve made.  Hope you enjoy them! Instagram:  @gerard.lynne Email:  ravenseyriestudio@icloud.com  

And so it happens that my new studio was not able to be built this year as I had hoped. Thankfully, after realizing we cannot do everything ourselves, we have local Amish carpenters lined up to build the permanent structure in the coming Spring. In the meantime I am attempting to make use of my temporary 4-season bell tent through the winter. We purchased this tent from Vevor  https://www.vevor.ca/yurt-tent-c_10246/4-season-5-8-people-large-waterproof-cotton-canvas-bell-tent-with-stove-p_010311775375    and put it up on a platform in the first week of June. We had already purchased a cast iron wood burning stove  https://smallwoodstoves.com/ca/mini-wood-stove/peanut-tiny-stove.html  for the yet-to-be-built permanent studio, which we installed into the tent in September.  Once the permanent studio is built, everything I’ve outfitted the tent with will be moved into the new building.   I call this temporary studio, Le Tente, and have been amazed at just ...

  Had a very productive summer!  I absolutely love this new phase of my career - working in complete solitude, most days outside - every day inspired by the North Channel in front of me and the forested bluff behind. I’ve created rock paintings for 20 years, using a Paleolithic-style technique and this year I’ve been teaching myself how to also etch and chisel images into the wonderful stone plaquettes I select from the beach. On rainy days, I worked inside Le Tente, painting and writing. And everyday there was tea, of course! My goal is to set up an online shop over the winter and there one will be able to purchase my original works, so stay tuned!

  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.