More barns...

Few more of them, and I think I'm on a mission... A barn painting mission, I want to paint all the barns I have seen and taken pictures of this past 4 years. They are all from around Eastern Ontario regions and Prince Edward County (one of my favourite places to be and where I would love to live, convert an old barn to a studio and art gallery)...

This picture, is not so much the barn it self but rather the little details around them. Like a sweet sun yellow tool shed, the old vintage green lamp and some other small details.

More of a close up of the barn details.

And this cool converted barn, now a vineyard {Closson Chase}. Two summers ago, a dear friend of mine Sandra and I went for our annual wine tasting your around the county, and we found this fabulous purple barn. In side is a small bar and store for their wine and also an art gallery. Both Sandra and I took pictures like mad {like we always do on our trips}, in this case I had to use one of Sandra's pictures for reference to my sketch {thanks Sandra, I guess I had tasted one too many by then, some of my pictures came out a bit blurry}.

Again a bit more detail picture

Now this barn below {Drouin Barn}, I made two years ago and its right now hanging in a small art exhibition in town, and I just found out I got "Viewer's Choice Award" for it.

So that's it for barns so far! This sketch/painting I made after my very cool hiking trip with my son Alex and side kick Charlie. It was absolute a fantastic day, only -13c and it was snowing. We went hiking along a small ravine and I so kick my self for not having my camera with me {took a few with my cell phone, but its not the same}... But we had a great time, and I only feel once and injured my shoulders again {yes, both of them}. I fell down the ravine and landed with my face in the snow, laughing so hard I must of scared all the birds away to the next county.

Today my shoulders feel like I have been bench pressing an elephant.

But I had a great time, and once in a while we need to fall and feel like we're alive.

Also along our walk {and falls} I found some neat seed pods and berries. I know the first two, Milkweed and Rosehip, but the last one I have no idea what it is {the berries are very small}. Any ideas?

And last picture is of my food experiments I have been cooking up {or more like baking}, I finally found something that looks like its agreeing with my stomach and everything else.

Almond blueberry muffins {in the tin} and Muesli Bread, also made out of almond meal. These are also very good for people who suffer from Chrons, IBS and Celiac disease.