Author Archive: Wendie Donabie
An Attitude of Gratitude
2021 – Wake Up Call It’s been a year.Just that . . . a year.When I’m asked how I’m doing,I’ve replied, ‘okay’. But why? Why just okay?What have I to complain about?I’ve stayed healthy, and all my basic needs met.No disasters have befallen me personally. Yes, a pandemic shut down the worldrestricted our activities and …
Languishing
Apparently that’s the term for what so many of us have been experiencing over the last 16 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Foggy brain, lack of concentration, forgetfulness, lethargy. In a New York Times article, Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist at Wharton, the author of “Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know” …
News from Heron’s Nest
Dealing with COVID-19 as an artist has been challenging. On a personal level, I wondered if people would feel comfortable visiting the gallery and questioned how I could share my work to the public with shows cancelled and many galleries closed. I had the additional concern about the work of the other artists represented in …
Heron’s Nest Studio Gallery Open for the Season
Heron’s Nest Studio Gallery will open for the season on Saturday, June 6 from 10 am – 3 pm and thereafter for the same hours on most Fridays and Saturdays until October 11. At other times, please call for an appointment. For the protection of visitors, we ask you to bring and wear a facemask. We …
News from the Nest – June 2020 – Hot off the virtual press!
View this email in your browser News from Heron’s Nest Studio Gallery – June 2020News from the Nest is a newsletter from resident artist, Wendie Donabieto keep you informed about what’s happening at Heron’s Nest Studio Gallery.Please share it with friends and family.HERON’S NEST SEASONAL OPENING Since my last newsletter, the world has changed. It’s been a difficult time for so many …
June 2019 Issue of NEWS FROM THE NEST!
The JUNE ISSUE of our bi-monthly newsletter, NEWS FROM THE NEST, will be emailed to subscribers this coming weekend. If you are interested in seeing and reading it, please click on on this link. Like what you see? You can subscribe on the same page! And it’s FREE! NEWS FROM THE NEST keeps you updated …
News from the Nest! – first edition
News from Heron’s Nest Studio Gallery Hello from Heron’s Nest Studio Gallery! Last June we opened the Gallery, located steps from downtown Bracebridge. Working in a variety of mediums, my paintings reflect my love of nature and my concern for the environment. The intimate studio gallery also features work by other Muskoka artists who draw their inspiration from the natural …
Gallery Open for Business!
There were lots of last minute details but Heron’s Nest Studio Gallery opened on schedule, Saturday, June 2. Friends, visiting for the weekend, helped to make set up the refreshments, greet visitors and clean up afterwards. The weather couldn’t have been better – 21C, sunny with a light breeze all day so folks could mill …
Creating a Gallery Space
Last summer my husband and I purchased an old home in our neighbourhood. Built in the early 1920s, it had the traditional set up of a rectangular living room and dining room running along one side of the main floor with the kitchen and staircase to upstairs on the opposite side. Upstairs there we have …
Art Show Opening Draws Curious Crowd
We got together over a bottle of wine to discuss the possibility of creating a group show with a theme or central idea.
Using ‘4’ as the jumping off point, we brainstormed words with ‘4’ in them until we came to foreskins!
Blue Heron Writes 
What Visitors Have to Say