this week in photos

My new hood…quite different than my last hood (see the 2nd picture here).

The Bridge of Flowers is even more beautiful in the summer...

I love the symbolism of a lock…and I love anything covered in rust.

I am completely hypnotized into peacefulness at the sight (and smell!) of pine trees. I snapped this shot to use as inspiration for painting.

My first ever ratatouille (Leunig's, Burlington=the bomb).

A hammock nestled in the trees, kissed by a 360 degree mountain-scape? Bliss.

A quick hike.

I am obsessed with birch bark/birch trees. I'm still trying to successfully incorporate birch bark into a piece of art.

While sitting in a park the other day, I suddenly found myself zeroing in on the details of the human body (in an artistic way;)—the curve of an ankle, the roundness of a belly, the angles of a knee. This photograph inspired me to play around with the concept…more on that next week.