Rundle Grizzly-Canadian Rockies

At my sale in November, there were two raffles. All the proceeds from the raffles went to the YWCA. One raffle was for a three hour watercolour lesson. The other was for a commissioned painting. I went to the winners house, and over a java discussed what they were interested in. We also looked at  a couple of locations in the house where the painting would go.

The subject matter choice was of Mt. Rundle in early morning, pink sky, tall trees and a grizzly in the foreground. After much thought, practice sketches etc., I created the painting. A week or so ago I took the painting to the winner's house. It's always hard to read people's reactions, but overall I think the painting is appreciated. A few days later I saw the winner by the Post Office and they said they "Loved" their new painting.

Rundle Grizzly
Watercolour on canvas
22" x 30"
Robert Krysak

Merry Christmas 2017-The World Needs Some Help

Merry Christmas

It's -14c outside tonight. I'm warm in my home, my belly is full, and I am sipping on a glass of wine. Christmas is a time with family and friends. It is a time of happiness and bounty. A time of joy. Why am I sad?

The world is going thru a lot of turmoil right now, and Mother Nature is not happy with its inhabitants. Raging fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, flash floods, extreme drought......it is all happening. This concerns me, but what really saddens and concerns me are the following stats:

795 million people are starving every day

2.1 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water

100 million people are homeless and 1.6 billion people do not have adequate shelter

100 million kids are homeless

We need to help change these stats. I made a donation from my art show in November, but it is not enough. I need to look at my lifestyle and see how else I can help others.

This Christmas, I wish you and yours the best. My only gift for Christmas is that we all help humankind in any way we can.

Robert Krysak