From the 17th hole of Clear lake Golf Course in Riding Mountain National Park

A glimpse of Clear Lake over the 9th hole of Clear Lake Golf Course early in the morning

A corner of our house on Balmoral Bay in the early morning sunlight

Edward --- a British lab

A 5 minute oil sketch of Edward , a lovely British black lab. He would position himself right away in the kitchen area as soon as he came over for a visit lifting up his head with that yearning look in his eyes without a blink until whoever happens to be in the kitchen and in charge of the business of cooking become guilty stricken and would accidentally and conveniently drop a piece of food which always seems to find its way into his big mouth just in a nick of time.

From my first Cruise trip on board Holland America Line Volendam Ship from August 5 to August 12

My first ever cruise trip to Alaska is more than an eye opening experience for me. On board Volendem of Holland America Line, I was able to paint en plein air 26 paintings during our 7 day trip. Quite a few of the collection of the paintings are painted on a moving ship which adds more to the challenge as the view I am tried to capture is not stationary and was out of my visual field in a just matter of few minutes. Here is the paintings from our trip this week.