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Cat friends: Zelda and Carlos

July 6, 2013 //

A dear friend of ours just adopted a kitten. It’s been a long time since I’ve hung out with a kitten. Most of my cats have come to me as adults. So we couldn’t resist hanging out in kitten chaos the other night. Carlos, whose home and toys have been invaded, is a perfect gentleman cat, providing patience beyond expectation.

Baby Zelda, nine weeks old, with Carlos’ favourite feather toy.

Zelda stalking Carlos.

A safe place Zelda hasn’t figured out how to get to.

Exploring her new home while big brother Carlos peeks at her from his pillow fort.

Carlos retreats to the comfort of his basket.

Tags black cats, Cat, cute cat, kitten

Categories Uncategorized

A show of our work at Dales Gallery, Victoria BC: Part II

July 4, 2013 //

Here are pics of the seven paintings I have at our show. They are watercolour and ink on 140lb Arches Hot Press paper. Except for no.I, which is a bit larger, they are approximately four by six inches.

Ocean Garden I, Denise Nicholls, 2008

Ocean Garden V, Denise Nicholls, 2013

Ocean Garden III, Denise Nicholls, 2013

Ocean Garden IV, Denise Nicholls, 2013

Ocean Garden II, Denise Nicholls, 2008

Ocean Garden VI, Denise Nicholls, 2013

Ocean Garden VII, Denise Nicholls, 2013

Tags Arches paper, Art, Dales Gallery, ocean, Paintings, underwater, Victoria BC, water colour, watercolor, watercolour

Categories Art, Uncategorized

Cat friends…

July 2, 2013 //

In honour of one more sleep until his new kitten sister arrives, our noble friend Carlos; unaware in a sunbeam. Taxicab will sleep blissful in the knowledge we will never bring her a new kitten sister or brother.

Tags black cat, Cat, cat in a sunbeam, cute cat

Categories Taxicab, Uncategorized

A show of our work at Dales Gallery, Victoria BC

July 2, 2013 //

Last week GJ and I set up our new show at Dales Gallery, a block from our studio in Chinatown. The show is mostly of GJ’s kinetic sculptures spanning the last few years of work. He also has some of his sigils and paintings and we made some prints and postcards as well. I had a couple abstract watercolours from 2008 and painted five new ones as well. We also included a few copies of a hand-bound book I made of GJ’s Spirits of the Mechanical Age sculpture series from a few years ago. We had a great day at the opening on Saturday. Lots of visitors seemed delighted in our work, especially in the magical nature of the kinetic pieces. Here are a few pics. Will post more pics of specific pieces and links to new videos throughout the next week.

One of two versions of the invitation I designed for the show.

Personal Worship Device by GJ Pearson.

Three newish graphite pieces by GJ Pearson

GJ’s sigils and graphite and watercolour paintings along with a new kinetic piece Tiny Flying Ship.

My seven Ocean Garden watercolour paintings.

We hung samples of the prints we had made along the back wall.

Tags Art, Chinatown Victoria BC, Dales Gallery, Denise Kathleen Nicholls, GJ Pearson, kinetic sculpture, Paintings, Victoria BC

Categories Art, Travel, Uncategorized

Around the neighbourhood

June 25, 2013 //

Beautiful Scrat at Fan Tan Gallery, Chinatown, Victoria BC.

Tags cute cat, eclectic style, Fan Tan Gallery, home interiors, shopping, Victoria BC

Categories Travel, Uncategorized

Happy Solstice, welcome summer!

June 22, 2013 //

What a lovely walk we took for the first day of summer. This beautiful lily graces the fish pond at The Parkside on Humboldt Street, Victoria BC.

Tags fish pond, summer, Summer Solstice, The Parkside, Victoria BC, water lily

Categories Travel, Uncategorized

Victoria Hospice Society’s fundraising event, Teeny Tiny Garden Tour

June 18, 2013 //

This annual event is close to my heart. GJ and I rode our bikes, as we usually do, getting to 11 of the 14 gardens. The weather was just perfect. Here are some highlights:

Our first stop, a perfect little garden in Fairfield very near the ocean.

Happy bee.

A lovely water garden in Fairfield.

Mirrors create depth and highlight a lovely collection of blue and white pottery.

Mirrors create depth and highlight a pretty collection of blue and white pottery.

Such fun! An outdoor train set, all decorated for the Garden Tour.

Obligatory perfect rose. This garden in Fairfield was full of them, so many varieties.

Several gardens on the tour this year had prominent potato vine. So pretty.

One garden in Oak Bay had an amazing bed of lavender, probably at least 12x5 feet.

One garden in Oak Bay had an amazing bed of lavender, probably at least 12×5 feet.

A garden in Oak Bay with a steep slope allows for layers of plantings and many beautiful vantage points.

Keeping bees in a beautiful garden in the Oaklands neighbourhood.

Foxgloves and mock orange blossoms; some to the food for those Oaklands bees.

A little secret path to nowhere.

A magnificent eucalyptus tree.

Sunlight makes these poppies glow.

Tags bees, gardening, gardens, Teeny Tiny Garden Tour, Victoria BC, Victoria Hospice Society, water garden

Categories Travel, Uncategorized

Stroll to Victoria West

June 8, 2013 //

Made a change from our usual walk by heading out over the Blue Bridge to Vic West. We followed the first part of the Galloping Goose Trail to where it connects with Banfield Park. It was a lovely sunny day and we sat on the grass with a dear friend and her darling daughter.

Walking across the Blue Bridge to connect with the first part of the Galloping Goose Regional Trail. This bridge is often seen in photos I post taken from across the water on the walkway that follows the south side of the harbour past Fisherman's Wharf and onto the waterfront walk on Dallas Drive. The land on the right side of the photo is the Songhees land which has the lovely Westsong Walkway to Westbay Marina.

Walking across the Blue Bridge to connect with the first part of the Galloping Goose Trail. This bridge is often seen in photos I post taken from across the water on the walkway that follows the south side of the harbour past Fisherman’s Wharf and onto the waterfront walk on Dallas Drive. The land on the right side of the photo is the Songhees land which has the lovely Westsong Walkway to Westbay Marina.

Looking back towards the Inner Harbour. The ferry ship Coho is preparing to leave on its twice-daily trip to Port Angeles.

A beautifully-blossomed shrubbery I don’t know the name of.

Looking through the wild roses to the Selkirk Trestle.

View up the gorge waterway towards Gorge Kinsman Park.

View up the gorge waterway towards Esquimalt Gorge Park.

A super awesome baby we know.

Tags Blue Bridge, Galloping Goose Trail, Vic West, Victoria BC

Categories Travel, Uncategorized

An older piece, in use again

June 6, 2013 //

I LOVE this little oil lamp my beloved GJ Pearson made many years ago. For some reason we haven’t lit it in a really long time. So, now we are using it every night and it’s delightful!