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Living on an island is a wonderful experience. One of them is watching extreme weather patterns come and go. Typically there is a lot of wind causing the waves in the water to change quickly and dramatically. Big windy days are my favourite for trekking down to the beach to watch or swim in the big waves. Yes, it can be dangerous too, but there is an excitement and thrill involved! And messy hair. This painting is a reflection of these sentiments.

Lory has explored many approaches to art making throughout her lifetime of painting and creating crafts. Recently, she has combined her skills and experience as a painter and craft artist to develop an exciting new series of paintings. The collection consists of 300 images produced from a set of drawings depicting imaginary worlds, trees, landscapes, flora, fauna, and creatures. The completed original pieces in the collection range in size from 12”x16” to 48”x60”. THE PROCESS These paintings draw upon skills that include: painting, sewing, jewelry making, decorating, paper mache sculpting, doll making, and hand painting glassware. They begin as a sketchbook line drawing and then are stepped through a creative process that may...