encaustic class

it's been a long 9 months since my last class

I've been dreaming about painting

 since leaving the hospital over 3 months ago

I have so many ideas in my head

it was a bit hard to focus at first

i had a vision of something that just didn't want to work

so instead of getting frustrated i put it aside

and started the piece above

working with several shades of blue

i just started covering the canvas

something soothing about blue

(like looking at clouds)

it made me forget about the first piece

and thinking about clouds why not add some white

and while i was at it i thought i would through in a silver lining



it was great to be back in heather's class

a nite at the distillery district

the toronto christmas market

on now until december 18th
if you get a chance stop by

daylight robbery solution

catching up on my blog reading since my technical difficulties

i was visiting my friend marie and her post out and about in nyc

it is wonderful to see how my friends spend their days

and her photos are always stunning

as i got to the end of the posting

i laughed at her conversation with her DH

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"since when did a sandwich and coffee cost that much?"

DH goes..... "well, it's new york"

i go....... " it's day light robbery"

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i'm sure i've had this conversation with my friends

out and about in toronto

sometimes you just want a quick lunch

soup and share a sandwich or salad

with a coffee or tea

and its $30-$40

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well i'm here to tell you that sometimes you find a deal

or get your monies worth

even in a trendy neighbourhood

i take classes in the distillery every wednesday

and as a treat i will head over to the brick street bakery

above, left my lunch, a vegetarian with bacon!!!( i know. i know)

with a bottle water and a chocolate chip cookie for $12!
you can also get a blt for $4.50 /$5 with cheese

boxing day (turkey) $8

pulled pork $9

and of course they have all the sweets you can image

while i waited for my meal

i managed to get a few shots of some grunge with my i-phone

camera bag plastic



camera bag infrared

room with a view

my weekly encaustic classes in the distillery

have been moved to a new studio on the 4th floor

on the other side of the building

i haven't had a chance to wonder around

since classes started last month

looking out the window all i could see is this crane

building the new condo

don't know why i never looked down

i noticed these funky sculptures

so i went for a closer look

the base of these sculptures cough my eye

and these chairs for enjoying the view