My last post left some of you breathless.

 New Commission ( cropped)

In admiration of your colourful feedback, I am leaving the narrative to you this week.

“I’ve read this a few times now and I start off the same, a fairly good reading pace, then with each section I start going faster and faster until I’m practically going berserk by the time I finish.  I’m almost out of breath.  If this is how you paint you are a mad woman. :0) “ ( The Runner ) S.T

“Always love your posts, Dawn. Yours always captivate me. I particularly like this statement ~ Some ask why I don’t put people in my paintings. Actually, I do.

I put you there.

Because it is such a common refrain with the Group of Seven—-You are similarly questioned and your answer is brilliant.” J.M

“Your art is beautiful in your paintings and poetic words.”  W.K

 New Sun Cloud 

“Even your name suits the fresh air of your paintings. Just want you to know your charming jewel is now framed and hanging on a narrow wall in our kitchen home office that has been waiting for just this grace. Thank you for this pleasure.” A.K

“Your visuals are so very inspiring! You have the ability to tame the landscape and reduce the complexity and noise into intelligently and beautifully crafted dimensions. I don’t mean to go on and on or to be too verbose, but your art does speak with such clarity and vision! “ C.B

“Your work in our home enriches our lives. Thank you for this.” L.B

“You are blessed with a creative language and may you continue to inspire!”

 New Sun Cloud easel view

“It was lovely to work with you yesterday. You have great energy and a powerful commitment to your art! I’m confident here will be no stopping you. 🙂 ” L.W

“Your work has an almost tangible inner-energy, and a very distinctive sense of mood and atmosphere: in a word, fantastic. I also enjoyed reading your blog. When done well – like yours – it creates an interesting window into what an artist is all about. R.B.

 Mighty Oak

“Dawn if this art thing doesn’t work out for you, you can always start writing….meaning your very talented with words.”  J.

“Autumn Stream is so loose, and yet defiant.  The colours and strokes hammer away and I’m so delighted with this evolvement of your style.  The true beating heart of Dawn is pounding in this one.  Celebrating that passionate rhythm. ”  R.C

New Autumn Rain

“You’ve captured the essence of those skies I’ve seen on so many canoe trips.  There’s an emotional quality for me because often those skies are a storm clearing at sunset. Although we may have been paddling, portaging and setting up camp in the rain, the forest is quickly drying and we now look forward to sleeping out that night, embracing good weather the following day.  As dramatic as the sky is, for me it also offers hope.  Such a great feeling. “R.C

 New Moon

“When I received your email I had to share it with my staff, I hope you don’t mind.  Would you be OK with me sending the letter to our Police newspaper “the Beat”?  As you will read in my note to my staff you and Glen are inspirational and your stories should be shared. “~Dawn is the artist who painted the picture she donated to the Grand River Cancer Center. Glen and Dawn are inspirations to me and the story rightly states “the key to resilience is attitude”. “T.M

“You’ve become a mentor for others in both your art and yourself.” J.P

P.S ~

Thank you for your art patronage, sharing the posts and kind letters. It’s so rewarding to hear how the art enriches your lives.