Masterpiece in Mexico

         I recently spent a week in Los Cabos with my husband and two other couples who are very good friends of ours. We enjoyed a relaxing and extremely hot week by the Sea of Cortes. Thursday evening was spent strolling through the plaza in downtown Cabos where several artisans had set up displays. A painting of a sailboat in rich, vivid colours caught my eye. I thought about it over dinner and then rushed back to the square just as the artist, Isabella Hernandez, was packing up her works. She and I are pictured here holding the original acrylic painting that I bought from her that night.

Leslie Cartwright and Isabella Hernandez

A glimpse into the past.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Pynelogs in 

Invermere, B.C. It is presently the cultural hub of the 

Columbia Valley. In years past it was used as a 

hospital and a care home for the mentally disabled and 

the elderly. Pictured below is my grandmother, 

Jean Cartwright, she was a nurse at the Lady 

Elizabeth Memorial Hospital (Pynelogs). 

I decided to paint a portion of this photo 

as my donation to the 100 years celebration.

This 12" x 12" canvas will be one of a hundred original 

pieces of art that will be drawn by ticket holders during

the celebrations at Pynelogs on Saturday, July 19th, 2014. 

Hope to see you there for wine, music 

and dancing under the stars!

Cheers!

An Isaac Original

This is a picture of the small example that Terry Isaac painted of my photo of poppies. I attended a workshop in Penticton with Terry in mid-October and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I learned a lot from Terry's critique of my own paintings and those of the other students as well. For anyone who desires to paint "photo realism" I highly recommend taking one of Terry's workshops.