The Mirada Fuerte by Lynne Gerard Original Paleolithic-style Rock Painting Small sedimentary dolostone with imbedded fossils North Channel, Lake Huron, Manitoulin Island I forage our shoreline at the Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve for a variety of unique, sensual rock "canvases" that I gather and bring to my art studio for future paintings. I have been painting on these rocks since moving to Manitoulin Island in 2005 and have been well trained by them to "listen" to what they have to "say".  This year, especially, it seems that the rocks have been requesting human images of a more modern, representational style than the many prehistoric motifs that had so frequently presented themselves to  me.  Even so, I continue to paint them using my version of the Paleolithic-style techniques. The rock I share with you today is no exception.  Quite naturally, the imbedded fossils in it suggested eyes.  But whose eyes? It wasn...

Lynne Gerard's Paleolithic-style rock painting station Ravenseyrie Studio & Art Gallery Manitoulin Island Sending best wishes and good energy to everyone all over the world as we humans are being transformed in the crucible of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).   Though the Ravenseyrie Art Gallery has been closed for the duration of the pandemic lockdown, in sympathy and in hope, I carry on with creating in the studio and remain focused upon beauty and believing in goodness prevailing. Some of the works arising during these past two months are loosely presented here.  By and by I will put them up on my Paleolithic-style Rock Painting page with descriptors, titles and prices. 

Fine Art Greeting Card by Lynne Gerard Percussive assaults of a cold, windblown rain are providing a sort of power-washing on my studio windows overlooking the heaving, steely blue bay. Today's view from my studio window I am thankful to be insulated from the elements today, wrapped in a wonderful  Norlha  shawl (a gifted "hug" from a dear friend), sipping my third infusion of Nup Gong La Sheng Puerh and contemplating the lovely sights and sounds that I draw inspiration from. Enjoying gong fu cha at my tea table while the rain pelts the window Up on the bluff, our wild stallions are likely positioned in one of the many forest windbreak sectors, nibbling the fringe of spring green that has begun to soften the otherwise bleak, post-winter landscape.  Were I not here working on creative offerings for the gallery, a day like this might find me feeling the urge to don wool under-layers and rainproof outer-layers and hike across the preserve to h...

Destemido - Fearless One Original Sumi-e by Lynne Gerard The majority of the painting and writing I do is influenced and inspired by elements I find very close to home.  Living on the Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve assures that a number of the works seen in the gallery are of noble equines. As I work on building up the webpage for my Fine Art Greeting Cards , I have been taking photos and typing up descriptors of the many card designs I offer in my gallery.  These cards come under different categories, for example, "Birthday", "New Baby", "Just Because", etc. and are each printed, assembled and hand detailed right here in my studio on the bay.   I also offer Christmas and Holiday Cards, but mostly these are in a different type of card style requiring less handwork and are grouped within the webpage I've titled, Fine Art Notecards . I do however have two Holiday/Christmas cards that I have made that are of the same style as my ...

Ancient Influences Palaeolithic-style Rock Painting by Lynne Gerard This post first appeared in my Journal of Ravenseyrie blog on 20June17 under the title, Ancient Influences . Paleolithic art is a silent touch from distant ancestors, their marks a reminder of our own vitality and mortality, a prompter to savour our present in this ancient arena of life...A seer throws the old ivory carvings, kneels, and reads them thoughtfully:  "They say, 'Wake up, you are on; we have had our time and this is yours.'"   She smiles and -- I thought she was mocking, but perhaps not -- goes on to say that the truly good message from Paleolithic art is  "that one would be wise to play: play physically, play mentally, and, above all, play artfully."    (from THE NATURE OF PALAEOLITHIC ART by R. Dale Guthrie) This is a special time!  Summer wanes and autumn begins to assert itself with all the marvellous variety of fragrances and colours that one seas...