This was my last painting in the July portrait a day series. Hugh is a dear Baha’i friend who visited Manitoulin for the month of September 2019. He offered service to the community including counselling and massage and several workshops on his discipline of the “Korason Method for Authentic Voice and Dialogue”, you can learn more about that here Hugh Smiley . On one special occasion Hugh honoured us with a piano performance at a Music & Poetry evening in Little Current.
It always takes a few paintings in a series to get warmed up and I regret that this was the first painting in my July 2020 portrait series. Sophie is my mentor and visual arts coach who, like Valerie, is endowed with keen and penetrating eyes. Sophie Anne Edwards is a geographer, poet, visual artist… her expression in the world intermingles these disciplines in the form of geopoetics… you will learn more in this mini interview .
A dear Baha’i friend with keen and penetrating eyes, a poet, performance poet, actress, professor of Theatre Arts, and visual artist. You will find two of her books of poetry here: valerie-senyk
Early in the spring Karen and me became good friends. Together we picked leeks, raspberries and blackberries on many occasions. But the most fun was our 4 day cycling adventure in August. Karen is trustworthy, helpful and a good friend.
This is a painting of a friend in our rural neighbourhood. Emily was the first to stop by to check on us and drop off food when C-19 hit and we have had many visits since. It is in her blood to be helpful, cheerful and sincere. The setting of this painting is in the winter when her hair was covered in icy crystals after skiing.
Pam Jackson 