September 12, 2009
Burnaby Artists Studio Tour, Deer Lake Ramble
My wife Yumi and I spent a couple of hours today visiting Burnaby artists in their homes and studios on the Studio Tour 2009.
We started with James Koll, who lives nearby. We've bought a couple of his watercolours and a print, and he's becoming one of our favourite local artists for his lifelike renditions of landscapes. After visiting James, we hit a few other artists, and then ended up at the Shadbolt Centre at Deer Lake. After checking out the displays at the various galleries in the area, we took a slow ramble along the boardwalk at Deer Lake, where I enjoyed taking photos of the wildlife.
On the way home, we ended up raiding an ATM and going back to James Koll's to buy another watercolour -- "Still Creek Near the Lake." We volunteer as streamkeepers in Burnaby, so we have a close connection to the scenes Koll paints of waterways and parks around the city.
Here are few photos from today's walk:
The lawn below the Shadbolt Centre in Burnaby
Lilly pads in Deer Lake
Mallard framed by trees
A frog soaking up the sun
Great Blue Heron
Whack! The heron strikes
Success - a fish to swallow
No time to digest, on the hunt again
Posted by Paul at September 12, 2009 07:05 PM