tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7145712072566798312024-03-14T01:35:41.322-05:00A Painters DiaryOccasional thoughts,reminiscences and ideas from the artist Darrell BaschakDarrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.comBlogger411125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-62522594204087165262022-03-31T09:20:00.002-05:002022-03-31T09:21:59.036-05:00Spring Breakup<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CWlYcaqu38dhePiJCtpPXptoDLtxbxPb998QJv1DxF3smlb9P7Ub3-fYC5ZPYPyHxSfzXTwC1QNI2zZe0dcVi3PMsRvdwfImTYaTChFDjqRodGP1SylXPA6FRuO-1Vwv0MxlFUSkQV74ZH4GhlBthE9ma3sDythHwh8CcN_QrZc2gekDE-FVH-gevw/s1964/D2818AF9-A638-4A5C-92DF-83C99A1A5E2F.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1964" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CWlYcaqu38dhePiJCtpPXptoDLtxbxPb998QJv1DxF3smlb9P7Ub3-fYC5ZPYPyHxSfzXTwC1QNI2zZe0dcVi3PMsRvdwfImTYaTChFDjqRodGP1SylXPA6FRuO-1Vwv0MxlFUSkQV74ZH4GhlBthE9ma3sDythHwh8CcN_QrZc2gekDE-FVH-gevw/s320/D2818AF9-A638-4A5C-92DF-83C99A1A5E2F.jpeg"/></a></div>Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-42778380750916413062021-09-10T10:21:00.005-05:002021-09-10T10:21:44.167-05:00<p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl4q9uxrfW6dkx5YUQnLrhvxjeFxDFSYXSrcfZM5OS0fBaRmhr-p5M6Pc9LuwGJNHLCPHq3zW2jQJ43dKUSJl6V9sHe2MtDMEvJCSg2gGMfTpGJaHVLbDXXDSv7PiV6M7v-ag5VQuB79o/s2048/E6883FFC-35DD-4F2F-9239-D7BB62A77A64.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="2048" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl4q9uxrfW6dkx5YUQnLrhvxjeFxDFSYXSrcfZM5OS0fBaRmhr-p5M6Pc9LuwGJNHLCPHq3zW2jQJ43dKUSJl6V9sHe2MtDMEvJCSg2gGMfTpGJaHVLbDXXDSv7PiV6M7v-ag5VQuB79o/s320/E6883FFC-35DD-4F2F-9239-D7BB62A77A64.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Precambrian Autumn <br />Oil on Canvas<br />60x30 in<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My latest attempt at depicting the glory of our natural world, enjoy. I once lived in northern Manitoba and continue to draw on that experience in my art making.</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-47443198652101671662021-07-06T10:13:00.003-05:002021-07-06T10:13:51.236-05:00Hope <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oil on Canvas </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">48x48 in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_UgANlIQkrYY1ooKkU99RrzV6JaQJ78YbbGPtZatAjMa49y2wQZNcZZphYQnn3QUoHFEX3gnjGxhNrOynN-fPPTAaFzmXoeZY9g3fGiNBnH4YcS2z7Nm9r_hU-PGY-W33Kpz5supYacL/s2048/BDD4679E-B456-42E9-92E2-46409180CB00.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2044" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_UgANlIQkrYY1ooKkU99RrzV6JaQJ78YbbGPtZatAjMa49y2wQZNcZZphYQnn3QUoHFEX3gnjGxhNrOynN-fPPTAaFzmXoeZY9g3fGiNBnH4YcS2z7Nm9r_hU-PGY-W33Kpz5supYacL/s320/BDD4679E-B456-42E9-92E2-46409180CB00.jpeg" /></a></div><br /> The photo doesn’t really do justice to this piece, it is very textural and nuanced. I’ve tried to express the serenity of the dawning of a new day on a Canadian boreal landscape.<p></p>Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-90694892170298358382020-10-01T08:26:00.000-05:002020-10-01T08:26:08.903-05:00Autumn Splendour <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiNSc5Aivvt95UnQhLjO9s88nPsBZlhwcJH_K6RiTs2ncCdIZf49wZv3PyPEXgh42yn5rXN61jsXDTmqGXG4lfCCfqSAFTSlhtMP7qjBKjFLn7qZhaNJxkGhgjxdor9L4u3Mw0hax28Jy/s2048/87AA87BE-C766-4953-A973-313CD7D10E8D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiNSc5Aivvt95UnQhLjO9s88nPsBZlhwcJH_K6RiTs2ncCdIZf49wZv3PyPEXgh42yn5rXN61jsXDTmqGXG4lfCCfqSAFTSlhtMP7qjBKjFLn7qZhaNJxkGhgjxdor9L4u3Mw0hax28Jy/s320/87AA87BE-C766-4953-A973-313CD7D10E8D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Autumn Splendour <p></p><p>Oil on Canvas</p><p>40x30 in.</p><p>I reworked an older canvas that wasn’t going anywhere for this piece, a depiction of a local area.</p>Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-50189050575117022682020-03-26T19:57:00.001-05:002020-03-26T19:57:15.249-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-61962562639262716112020-03-12T09:52:00.001-05:002020-03-12T09:52:37.877-05:00Hawthorn under Full MoonA new Acrylic painting.<br />
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Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-18796264259102976792020-03-10T18:09:00.000-05:002020-03-10T18:09:09.181-05:00Winter textures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A newer Oil painting of mine. EnjoyDarrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-47601698908225897792019-07-29T09:39:00.002-05:002019-07-29T09:39:09.979-05:00Crystal <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My lovely wife Crystal at an outdoor musical event at our local Little Manitou Art Gallery.Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-1960398962005668952019-07-27T21:52:00.000-05:002019-07-27T21:53:29.367-05:00Summer Fields<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Another plein air piece for my Summer series of paintings I'm executing for my next solo show. We've had some wonderful skyscapes around these parts of late.Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-36905688173377776812019-07-25T22:47:00.000-05:002019-07-25T22:47:08.090-05:00Painting in a Kayak<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I've been fortunate to be able to get out onto the water in my kayak and paint what I'm seeing of late. I have a small 6x8 pochade box that I take along because of its portability and size; not much room in the cockpit of my skin boat. I'm loving it and look forward to doing more.Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-73067348291636598882018-09-05T12:14:00.000-05:002018-09-05T12:14:42.924-05:00Natures Palette<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A new Oil on the easel which is inspired by my walk in nature, always a dependable source of inspiration. Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-73633821063818167052018-02-21T11:36:00.001-06:002018-02-21T11:36:01.737-06:00Afternoon Shadows<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Its been awhile since I last posted, no real good excuse. The shadows are getting longer, a sure sign that the days are getting longer and spring is approaching. I encounter this scene regularly on my walks in the countryside around my home and was quite taken with what I saw here the other day and was inspired to paint it. Hope you enjoy it!Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-22988541722015772762017-08-25T21:28:00.002-05:002017-08-25T21:28:47.885-05:00Autumn Painting<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I dug this painting out of storage and gave it a dusting, its been awhile since I've enjoyed its presence. It is a 30 x 40 in. Oil on Canvas painting a few years ago.Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-33994324242778738322017-06-03T20:58:00.002-05:002017-06-03T20:58:59.201-05:00Otter Lake<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwiABhyj31y0JLHqoeAOFEbwz9BTdoAYNIZ6N8nRArOacSSLyr7PLnjtBJg0m-YmKWAhR7Mz_vZzc6TC4Tp2pdtqW6Bx09d5mHtleszRUeyhGlJBaqKCUNu8oJMHvt1FrJZCG8r7vKlXt/s1600/otter+lake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="640" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwiABhyj31y0JLHqoeAOFEbwz9BTdoAYNIZ6N8nRArOacSSLyr7PLnjtBJg0m-YmKWAhR7Mz_vZzc6TC4Tp2pdtqW6Bx09d5mHtleszRUeyhGlJBaqKCUNu8oJMHvt1FrJZCG8r7vKlXt/s320/otter+lake.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Otter Lake, Mb. Oil on Canvas 30 x 30 in</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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An Oil painting of a place dear to my heart. I have driven past this location for as long as I can remember since I was a child and I have also trekked here at different times of the year. It is precambrian shield country between The Pas and Flin Flon Mb. Lots of cool lakes with rock outcroppings in the most unlikely places, a real gem.Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-55857377204511761232017-04-12T18:41:00.000-05:002017-04-12T18:41:28.270-05:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby1_9nkjDYaLZdu02mGoFWpjJU4DS6YOx6YGHOIe7hgkNcjmPgUPpX2DY8PUZ0qBiA-8n3RBosI2HKxI9F8kerXo3XxJk2M7bCmGI9JShWiXUcI6jywQUbemLA1SB4VrUd9QwK4itxUvz/s1600/Northern+Lake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby1_9nkjDYaLZdu02mGoFWpjJU4DS6YOx6YGHOIe7hgkNcjmPgUPpX2DY8PUZ0qBiA-8n3RBosI2HKxI9F8kerXo3XxJk2M7bCmGI9JShWiXUcI6jywQUbemLA1SB4VrUd9QwK4itxUvz/s320/Northern+Lake.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Lake Oil 60 x 34</td></tr>
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Fresh off the easel, this is a large Oil on Canvas of a Northern Manitoba scene, close by where I grew up. Had a great time with this one.Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-22409826214844879842017-03-14T17:06:00.001-05:002017-03-14T17:06:40.533-05:00Late Afternoon Light<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacazD97_Wz5VzW9vGUvkNktsxcVxGnV8JYXEAOL2jdR1Y2RV5PTSsLaxTaPP_58cNHo35Kz8N3B25U6s7wJJEHkMDO2-lqW1yuLxgce-8Y2u0x3B5agoWpdSl-2WKk-DEouuojc_AzIiR/s1600/LateAfternoonLight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacazD97_Wz5VzW9vGUvkNktsxcVxGnV8JYXEAOL2jdR1Y2RV5PTSsLaxTaPP_58cNHo35Kz8N3B25U6s7wJJEHkMDO2-lqW1yuLxgce-8Y2u0x3B5agoWpdSl-2WKk-DEouuojc_AzIiR/s320/LateAfternoonLight.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Late Afternoon Light Oil on Board 12 x 12 in.</td></tr>
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Here's an en plein air piece from about a month ago when the weather was unseasonably warm. There is a small pond that I call Wellington Pond that is a favourite spot of mine to hang out at, lots of interesting things going on there if one spends the time to look and listen.Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-33144925954570396112017-03-10T17:16:00.000-06:002017-03-10T17:16:11.153-06:00Approaching rain<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwHZwssrXtjhXAvK4b9VGb8dh61i8szln-xgHuekRdwNxyFKAWJhMB-74nhwTCAS34wRmEpQABcEmAKuuICcDUBDyRRjJ_nT51Uh_eyzEKHKn1ooqRY3G90S5_zqc4y0crhX9v6V1X19C/s1600/ShellmouthPleinAir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwHZwssrXtjhXAvK4b9VGb8dh61i8szln-xgHuekRdwNxyFKAWJhMB-74nhwTCAS34wRmEpQABcEmAKuuICcDUBDyRRjJ_nT51Uh_eyzEKHKn1ooqRY3G90S5_zqc4y0crhX9v6V1X19C/s320/ShellmouthPleinAir.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching Rain Oil on Board 10 x 12</td></tr>
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I was digging around in my box of small paintings this afternoon and came across this en plein air piece I did last summer. The funny thing is that another painter painted the same painting, she must have been sitting in the exact same place I was. Good eye. I just finished this and it started to rain. Love how they bring back memories.Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-79702824646495944482017-03-08T19:30:00.000-06:002017-03-08T19:30:09.438-06:00Pond Study<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9C2P8RILZqwDrp5368XS_ONwKQvkwllzc5COznm0Dwr1MGUWDAkIcs-R6srF4eRIZpkuvkVo5ZgbgHEL-almU6JlNPIKUkJZ2jStozsEZi_8ePH_LgmwMzz43nQqeyNRNzryHZ7M0qSKm/s1600/Pond+Study.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9C2P8RILZqwDrp5368XS_ONwKQvkwllzc5COznm0Dwr1MGUWDAkIcs-R6srF4eRIZpkuvkVo5ZgbgHEL-almU6JlNPIKUkJZ2jStozsEZi_8ePH_LgmwMzz43nQqeyNRNzryHZ7M0qSKm/s320/Pond+Study.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pond Study Oil on Board 8 x 10</td></tr>
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I've done three studies for a large format painting I'm currently working on, 48 x 60 in, this oil, a pastel and a small pencil sketch. I don't usually go to this extent but it has been helpful, although I am now deviating a bit from the original idea. Its good to have something to go back to, the original idea and inspiration.Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-10833358373258574202017-03-07T15:08:00.000-06:002017-03-07T15:08:52.537-06:00Early March Melt<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjbuxVPgmweRXSckFgx5ZTYrMK7kU43pblNnsvE3DqFtlvOq9mPyPOgsogMFStdcVRGRBqqDfoUClvNwH6RcExCdIXAHtfCVnCba88IdvIK7z9Im6rsbcHz5e3kHhglk8zc-ZUx6l9Cyq/s1600/EarlyMarchMelt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjbuxVPgmweRXSckFgx5ZTYrMK7kU43pblNnsvE3DqFtlvOq9mPyPOgsogMFStdcVRGRBqqDfoUClvNwH6RcExCdIXAHtfCVnCba88IdvIK7z9Im6rsbcHz5e3kHhglk8zc-ZUx6l9Cyq/s320/EarlyMarchMelt.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early March Melt Oil on Board 10 x 12 in.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Its been awhile since I've posted on this site. I have been painting but have been neglecting to update my blog site. Winter has been a mixed bag in these parts. Today it quite cold, very windy with speeds clocking in around 70 km/hr with snow mixed in. Three days ago when I painted this panel it was 14 above Celcius and sunny! I enjoyed sitting down at the creek painting and listening to the water gurgle and the birds sing. Very pleasant and a portent of nice weather to come I hope.Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-81054450153228900932017-01-07T12:28:00.000-06:002017-01-07T12:28:06.920-06:00Legend of Kate Rice<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCTP2OAqT8if-Oy9JT2Z0zFgNjCS0vZgl2H90Ghta14CWtBoyVBmdJJQEYocMCEEuhwGehPzx5g3h6Cl_plVDtETRe2UJPYSS1s-7nwjrPKJIiJyQqEv9-QKdZBr9MCT7osK1GsdyYKKS/s1600/LegendOfKateRice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCTP2OAqT8if-Oy9JT2Z0zFgNjCS0vZgl2H90Ghta14CWtBoyVBmdJJQEYocMCEEuhwGehPzx5g3h6Cl_plVDtETRe2UJPYSS1s-7nwjrPKJIiJyQqEv9-QKdZBr9MCT7osK1GsdyYKKS/s320/LegendOfKateRice.jpg" width="238" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Legend of Kate Rice Oil 30 x 40 in</td></tr>
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Its been awhile since I've posted on the site so I have an addition to share. I call this piece Legend of Kate Rice. Its speaks of a famous woman prospector who lived near my hometown of The Pas Manitoba in the early 1900's. She was responsible for discovering many valuable mines in the north. Kate Rice largely lived on her own in the forest and apparently thrived on the experiences all year long. I don't think it is something many people could do these days. She trapped and fished, wrote and drew. They say she was quite a beauty but she chased off all advances by men, sometimes with an axe! She died alone in a care home in Minnedosa, Mb.Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-32819806375790579952016-10-26T09:44:00.003-05:002016-10-26T09:44:28.989-05:00Mary Oliver<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eHtZCKfd820XbjeRaRS_ELMYgP15JNG49ZW87H7RBYJZn_2FWz8uqnPbFmVfDWAGbBECfm1fblufdolTad7daFHk622VgKZ7AEKlsjEZrlTEwO43ryvtCoLeLL0pSi1etOGSvrAahyBa/s1600/14753475_10211164327607302_6648514214115017804_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eHtZCKfd820XbjeRaRS_ELMYgP15JNG49ZW87H7RBYJZn_2FWz8uqnPbFmVfDWAGbBECfm1fblufdolTad7daFHk622VgKZ7AEKlsjEZrlTEwO43ryvtCoLeLL0pSi1etOGSvrAahyBa/s320/14753475_10211164327607302_6648514214115017804_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pisew Falls, Northern Manitoba Oil 24 x 36</td></tr>
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I recently came across a quote from Mary Oliver who is my all time favorite poet. It goes, "I did not think of language as the means to self description. I thought of it as the door - a thousand opening doors -! past myself. I thought of it as the means to notice, to contemplate, to praise, and, thus, to come to power."<br />
It occurred to me that I could easily substitute the phrase "I did not think of language for "I did not think of painting" and the paragraph would easily apply to my life as an artist who paints with oil rather than words. Mary Oliver, whom I usually read every morning before I do anything else, is a gift to a world badly in need of healing. I am grateful for her existence and her compassion for the natural world and urge you to read her work, it really is so wonderful.<br />
<br />Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-12890518006576732702016-09-20T17:39:00.001-05:002016-09-20T17:39:33.675-05:00RockyView <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUawk_zuYd7811mdvYYMOYMn0SztPyWkms4Q46UO9IdexE2dHE1wtPDevsFVo9RelcZo7NYR_rWgKAIKwURFXC6Xrx3S3WQ1BCyUnOBi7Yo69PMLb3aE6t9GsDaQqhLTRPi_5fmubcNVh/s1600/AmiskLake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUawk_zuYd7811mdvYYMOYMn0SztPyWkms4Q46UO9IdexE2dHE1wtPDevsFVo9RelcZo7NYR_rWgKAIKwURFXC6Xrx3S3WQ1BCyUnOBi7Yo69PMLb3aE6t9GsDaQqhLTRPi_5fmubcNVh/s320/AmiskLake.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RockyView Oil on Canvas 36 x 60</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I've painted this particular place a few times now, I dearly love Amisk Lake, SK. There is a world class lodge and resturant and this is the view from the room my wife and I stayed in a number of years ago for our anniversary. </blockquote>
Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-23586985860134029942016-09-17T17:30:00.001-05:002016-09-17T17:30:10.726-05:00My 60th birthday<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0CgLnvYI37ilyjBTU5PAFBqlqniZx2mY6W9fw9QLstFv6UJJ5BdZsOzTBC__pXwq9867bn5iZLW-n6yCODVV_xotTit3F8quJa8H1PQ8_krwPYsAvkUDHmn39WiLtJCn-lUylohz9AaV/s1600/Rhapsody1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0CgLnvYI37ilyjBTU5PAFBqlqniZx2mY6W9fw9QLstFv6UJJ5BdZsOzTBC__pXwq9867bn5iZLW-n6yCODVV_xotTit3F8quJa8H1PQ8_krwPYsAvkUDHmn39WiLtJCn-lUylohz9AaV/s320/Rhapsody1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My 60th Birthday</td></tr>
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The evening of my 60th birthday presented an awesome sky in all quarters. Most fascinating of all were the Mamulous clouds over the lake, a beautiful site and a memorable one that I will remember for a long time. The evening was also spent with family and friends and we all had a great time storm watching. This is an oil painting I created, 36 x 48 in on canvas to commerate the occasion.Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-23537419904361333812016-08-29T18:11:00.002-05:002016-08-29T18:11:47.519-05:00Red Canoe<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJuyP6Gghr_inRRp8YkOk-ni0Im8-RwFbBTNJUVmR059jehuOSYTdbrJXB0KCSu8XThn3rFV6CEPFk7sb71okeMtB9F35ERSdS-UkAnIzSDJN7e7JQ_5_Gn4DlbJ4qSHc4EgJHHGG4rd1/s1600/The+Red+Canoe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJuyP6Gghr_inRRp8YkOk-ni0Im8-RwFbBTNJUVmR059jehuOSYTdbrJXB0KCSu8XThn3rFV6CEPFk7sb71okeMtB9F35ERSdS-UkAnIzSDJN7e7JQ_5_Gn4DlbJ4qSHc4EgJHHGG4rd1/s320/The+Red+Canoe.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Red Canoe Oil on Canvas 24 x 42</td></tr>
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I came across this scene in the yard across from my back alley, a red canoe stashed away under some Saskatoon Berry bushes on a lawn full of field daisies. I couldn't resist it, had to paint it one sunny Sunday afternoon. It is now hanging in a gallery in Winnipeg, Mb. Got a lot of satisfaction with this one, lots of thick oil paint applied with various painting knives and blades.Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714571207256679831.post-3096912822143596582016-08-29T17:59:00.001-05:002016-08-29T17:59:48.380-05:00Pine trees on Neso Lake<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDNPynupl3XKwVoZUOsbN1iT_XnluCM676tQLwbpWajs5s6M-WoZqNjl09rTIDAFE-mcYoPGubifmAjCmO1-r3746NB0qcLC_rFRvHIBwUps5FHxXwsFcR9Mrd4fdFCxDfA7PFEm4wdW1/s1600/Pine+Trees+Neso+Lake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDNPynupl3XKwVoZUOsbN1iT_XnluCM676tQLwbpWajs5s6M-WoZqNjl09rTIDAFE-mcYoPGubifmAjCmO1-r3746NB0qcLC_rFRvHIBwUps5FHxXwsFcR9Mrd4fdFCxDfA7PFEm4wdW1/s320/Pine+Trees+Neso+Lake.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pines on Neso Lake Oil on Canvas 36 x 36</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Its been awhile since I've last posted, I've been busy working at my real job as a carpenter to support my passion for painting. I've just recently returned from my annual Art retreat to Shellmouth, Mb. Had a great time and completed three large painting, the above painting being one. This scene is one I frequented when I lived in northern Manitoba, a wonderful place of precambrian shield rock, water and trees. Gotta get back there soon!Darrell Baschakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229927261300573091noreply@blogger.com0