Original Art work of Laura Moreland

Grandma Moses Children

When you arrive on Wolfe Island, and turn left off the ferry, not too far down the road sits this lovely Tiny House which is actually a child’s play house, I assume.

Having grown up in the country, I could never understand people’s reluctance to move kids to the country because there is “nothing to do”.  Nonsense!

In this little image alone, the little girl in me can find at least a hundred things to do.  The grown up me too.

I hope that the owners of this beautiful place did not mind my laying on my tummy in their lawn to get this angle?  No one yelled at me anyway.

The bench faces out toward Kingston to Lake Ontario.

What I am after in this painting, is the simplicity of Anna Mary Robertson, the solitude of Lawren Harris, the movement of Emily Carr and the light of the Dutch Masters, the mood of the impressionists and the story telling of Douglas Coupland… not asking much of myself, am I?

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Sailing Bye

When I was a young girl, I was a guest from time to time on Simcoe Island with my parents, to visit Bruce Orr and his family.  They had a fantastic cottage there on the beautiful shore on this jewel of an Island.

Bruce’s family had owned the land for a long time and actually his ancestors had been lighthouse keepers there since, I believe, the light houses were built.    When I was a teenager and learning to paint he asked me to paint a photo of the Simcoe Island lighthouse for him.  I tried, but I did not have the skills to do it.

Over 30 years later, I can paint quite a lot better, so I thought I would give it another shot.  It is still difficult to paint because of the roof lines.  Finally, at long last, here is my best shot.  I hope you can see it from Heaven Bruce, it is just a little 8×10

(Special thanks to Colleen Murphy who gave me some great tips for photographing the water in this image.  I am sure you will agree that this is a much clearer capture than the first version which I have since removed)

This is a genealogy link to the Orr family and this lighthouse.

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Buds over Kingston

I sat near here many years ago, while on my first date with my (now) husband (then) cutie pie.

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Last Year’s Wheat

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Spring Wolfe Island Farm

I was at Tiny House Ontario over the weekend.  It was beautiful.  Took a quick trip over to Wolfe Island for some photos.  Painted this little 8×8 today.

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