Almost Famous 😎

 

I had an experience with a commission where I can say I almost had a claim to fame.  We developed a pretty good relationship with our lawyer at the time, (he was a lawyer in a small town but was headed for some pretty big things) and he worked his way up to become our MPP for Muskoka Lakes and Georgian Bay.

So, Bill asked me to do a commission on his house, paint it.  No pressure, have it done whenever I could get it done.  I was pretty nervous, but took it on.  I’m a perfectionist at heart and didn’t want to blow this.  I spent quite a bit of time there.  It’s a beautiful Cape Cod type of style surrounded with gorgeous mature gardens, lush greenery all around and on Lake Joseph.  An idyllic paradise.

I painted small preliminary sketches, different views and decided which one that would be the final piece.

In the end I chose the complete view of the house with the gardens and thankfully, they were quite pleased with it as well.  

It was a fairly large piece and when I went to visit, one of their sons happened to tell me that at one of their parties he pointed out to one of their guests that the painting was “an original Eleanor Thorel”.  My almost claim to fame!