Visit to the farm
Six weeks have passed since we returned from our visit “home” to the farm where I was raised. I can’t believe how much time has elapsed and that I am only now able to begin to process the experience … Continued
Windmills paintings, then and now
We had an old windmill on our farm in Ontario when I was younger. It was beside the well house, and though no longer in use, it made an eerie humming sound in the wind. Today it is gone, and … Continued
Reaching back to our farming roots
Recently my father-in-law passed along a few treasures from his father’s farm in Manitoba. These insulators caught my eye, and I started looking for an idea tonight to use them. There are lots of great DIY projects out there, such … Continued
Scenes from the farm
My brother, Peter Duck, took these photos around the farm on the morning of our grandma’s funeral last week. They are beautiful! So I added a gallery here with his permission for you to enjoy. Some of the scenes … Continued
Duck Farm Barns – mixed media painting
I finally finished this painting that I started in 2007. I had started by painting the whole wooden panel yellow, and doing a photo transfer of the old barns that used to stand on our family farm. I also tried … Continued
Old negatives
I have a stack of negatives, about 90-100 years old, that my parents salvaged from “The Old House” which stood a few hundred metres from my childhood home. It was the home of my Great Grandfather’s brother, Harvey Duck. On … Continued
In memory of Grandma
Monica (Colby) Duck – September 2, 1920 – October 7, 2011 Birds, flowers, berry juice, the colour pink, simplicity, calm – these are all words that remind me of Grandma. I tried to find a good picture of her, and … Continued
Landscape of my memory
A few pictures of my painting in progress. If it weren’t for this fever and cold, I would probably finish this painting in record time for me. I often spend up to s*ix months working on one painting, hanging it … Continued
