Author Archives: Jane Hannah

On Sunday July 8th the Montreal Urban Sketchers  have been invited to a Picnic Vernissage Day at Stewart Hall’s Cultural Centre in Pointe-Claire. Stewart Hall is situated in a gorgeous historic mansion and is a unique cultural venue located on the bank of Lake Saint-Louis. It is an absolutely stunning spot to … Continue reading →

“Accept everything which happens, even if it seem disagreeable, because it leads to this, the health of the universe.” — Marc Aurelius I had a glorious day today with a walk in the forest with my husband and my dog, … Continue reading →

In the morning the sea is dead calm and at noon the winds start picking up — thanfully I might add as it is very hot here — but not too hot for my taste. For this painting I decided … Continue reading →

Sorry for the second repost. We arrived yesterday in Bucerias, a small town north of Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. We have a small kitchenette and we went grocery shopping this morning, and it is quite wonderful to stay here as … Continue reading →

We arrived yesterday in Bucerias, a small town north of Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. We have a small kitchenette and we went grocery shopping this morning, and it is quite wonderful to stay here as we are right in front … Continue reading →

Start to paint seriously the moment you pick up a brush. If you begin by painting carelessly, with slapdash strokes, you’ll find it difficult to move into more careful painting. Nothing delights a student more than to draw with a … Continue reading →

Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land. Thus the little minutes, Humble though they be, Make the mighty ages Of eternity. — by Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney Today it is Mother’ Day … Continue reading →

      Well we got no choice All the girls and boys Making all that noise ‘Cause they found new toys Well we can’t salute ya Can’t find a flag If that don’t suit ya That’s a drag   … Continue reading →

Alive without breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking. — The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien One of my previous students posted a photograph that she took of one of her irises last summer and … Continue reading →

This thing all things devours; Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats mountains down. — The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien riddle I don’t know why I love painting in … Continue reading →

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” — Plato As today in Rigaud it is a rainy, cold day the idea of going out for sketching is not … Continue reading →

“I asked him for some of the money I need to continue my work. He told me to come around on Monday. I went on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and there was no money. On Friday someone else came … Continue reading →

From you have I been absent in the spring, When proud pied April dress’d in all his trim Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing, That heavy Saturn laugh’d and leap’d with him. Yet nor the lays of … Continue reading →

We are at the centre of the galaxy only in our own minds. — The Book of Life Well as you can see I have gone over the week limit and have not been able to obtain the magic number … Continue reading →

Get your motor runnin’ Head out on the highway Lookin’ for adventure And whatever comes our way Yeah Darlin’ go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into … Continue reading →

“Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.” — Sir Francis Bacon On Friday as I was walking in the hall at my College I saw this girl and her expression stopped me… I looked at her very closely. She did … Continue reading →