Tag Archives: 2017

Maneki Neko Painting

Posted on February 10, 2018 by gaelicnisei

This is a quick 5 X 7″ watercolour based on a tiny black Maneki Neko (Japanese lucky beckoning cat) figurine I’ve had for over 20 years. The black lucky cat is for safety and wards off evil spirits; the original … Continue reading →

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Northern Lights Near Home: An Artist’s Talk On The Science Of The Aurora Borealis

Posted on September 14, 2017 by gaelicnisei

  Northern Lights Near Home opens formally at Black Spruce Gallery & Framing on September 19, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. I will be giving an artist’s talk on the science of the Aurora Borealis and will examine at the relation between … Continue reading →

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Total Solar Eclipse: August 21st, 2017

Posted on August 30, 2017 by gaelicnisei

I took my husband down on a 1700-kilometre trek to Hopkinsville, Kentucky last week to see the total solar eclipse, which lasted for 2 minutes and 40.5 seconds at the site. I photographed the entire sequence (99% of the time … Continue reading →

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Revisiting an Odd Skill After 20 Years

Posted on April 3, 2017 by gaelicnisei

Back in 1997, when I was 16 going on 17, I experimented with making tiny dioramas inside of eggshells. The first one was a carved sailboat (with paper sails and the top of a toothpick as a buoy), and the … Continue reading →

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