Historic Caetani Cultural Centre. An old mansion in green and white with wrap around veranda.

This is my home for the next 10 days. The #CaetaniCentre in #vernon will be (if all goes well) where I finalize my manuscript and book proposal. #writing #writinglife #writingresidency

Jam Jar of Dandelions
8”x10” oil/cradled birch panel
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#fortnightofsolitude #paintwhiletheworldburns #CaetaniCentre #dandelions

Peepers
16”x20” oil/cradled birch panel
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#icameheretopaintlandscapes #fortnightofsolitude #paintwhiletheworldburns #CaetaniCentre

The thing about Vernon is ALL THESE DEER.
Two Does
5”x7” oil/cradled birch
200
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#paintwhiletheworldburns #CaetaniCentre #artistresidency #fortnightofsolitude

Every Easter I paint a nest.
This one has been on the easel for months now. Whether or not it’s done with me, I am done with it.
Morning Glory
18” diameter
Oil/cradled birch panel
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#paintwhiletheworldburns #fortnightofsolitude #CaetaniCentre #artistresidency

It has been YEARS since I’ve made a plein air painting.
Okanagan Spring
8”x8” oil/artefex panel
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#paintwhiletheworldburns #fortnightofsolitude #CaetaniCentre #pleinairpainting

Dawn Study
6”x6” oil/cradled birch panel
200 smackos
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#paintwhiletheworldburns #ArtForEverybody #CaetaniCentre #ArtForEverybody #fortnightofsolitude

End of day four. These are long days but this 7’x 10’-6” piece of cloth is now entirely covered with paint. Still a very long way to go. The economy will collapse and I will die in a ditch but this is enough for me.
#paintwhiletheworldburns #artistresidency #CaetaniCentre #fortnightofsolitude

Making fast, loose paintings on paper is low stakes and a pretty effective way of thinking out loud.
#fortnightofsolitude #paintwhiletheworldburns #CaetaniCentre #artistresidency

Another smaller piece I brought along to finish.
Daisy
12”x12” oil/cradled wood
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#paintwhiletheworldburns #fortnightofsolitude #CaetaniCentre #artistresidency #sheepofbluesky

The main focus of my residency is the giant floor painting, but I also brought along a tonne of unfinished smaller paintings to work on.
Hielke
10”x10” oil/cradled birch panel
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#CaetaniCentre #fortnightofsolitude #artistresidency #paintwhiletheworldburns

Ya girl’s at a residency for the next couple of weeks.
It’s the best.
#caetanicentre #fortnightofsolitude