tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49664706253800677832012-02-16T20:08:14.069-08:00Christopher Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14019232991237137107noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966470625380067783.post-74788911739986214702012-01-05T17:45:00.000-08:002012-01-05T19:20:05.492-08:00As I'm now working on my next show, I'm looking back at some previous work from earlier exhibits. Many topics interest me, but I am still go back time and again to the great views provided to us in Atlantic Canada. These paintings were inspired from road trips I have taken over the years.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JuX4RcOnnO4/TwZYZzQ5zFI/AAAAAAAAAIU/ZbuGhT4w5ko/s1600/Refreshing_Wave_NS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JuX4RcOnnO4/TwZYZzQ5zFI/AAAAAAAAAIU/ZbuGhT4w5ko/s400/Refreshing_Wave_NS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694335979137649746" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HJ89kNN9t30/TwZamPE2vSI/AAAAAAAAAJE/SW90XljNrE0/s1600/Overcast_Cove_NS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HJ89kNN9t30/TwZamPE2vSI/AAAAAAAAAJE/SW90XljNrE0/s400/Overcast_Cove_NS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694338391784996130" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mWi2z-WU8a0/TwZXhDMFb7I/AAAAAAAAAHI/qZ0yj2A-mpw/s1600/Island_Drive_no_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mWi2z-WU8a0/TwZXhDMFb7I/AAAAAAAAAHI/qZ0yj2A-mpw/s400/Island_Drive_no_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694335004159864754" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-38Mn676oC-Q/TwZXg4z5w4I/AAAAAAAAAG8/8XONWXPVeKA/s1600/Hillside_Field_PEI.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-38Mn676oC-Q/TwZXg4z5w4I/AAAAAAAAAG8/8XONWXPVeKA/s400/Hillside_Field_PEI.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694335001374081922" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rjVg9Qdy4s8/TwZXg5XjJgI/AAAAAAAAAG0/1N3uY2992ZE/s1600/Greenfield_2_Shubenacadie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rjVg9Qdy4s8/TwZXg5XjJgI/AAAAAAAAAG0/1N3uY2992ZE/s400/Greenfield_2_Shubenacadie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694335001523594754" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N8YV08Bt2hg/TwZXh1qM-_I/AAAAAAAAAHk/U17D9VLhGQo/s1600/Late_Winter_Thaw_Prospect_NS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N8YV08Bt2hg/TwZXh1qM-_I/AAAAAAAAAHk/U17D9VLhGQo/s400/Late_Winter_Thaw_Prospect_NS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694335017707961330" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JZy5_7jT0FM/TwZW3y7jkBI/AAAAAAAAAGo/qjyDHTIXBns/s1600/Evening_Sky_Grand_Falls_NL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JZy5_7jT0FM/TwZW3y7jkBI/AAAAAAAAAGo/qjyDHTIXBns/s400/Evening_Sky_Grand_Falls_NL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694334295420932114" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4kHSvxl3H3o/TwZWTKKTWJI/AAAAAAAAAGM/Jq6cdacuYho/s1600/Black_Spruce_Newfoundland.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4kHSvxl3H3o/TwZWTKKTWJI/AAAAAAAAAGM/Jq6cdacuYho/s400/Black_Spruce_Newfoundland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694333666001639570" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qqVNyCaVxv4/TwZWTPKqb9I/AAAAAAAAAGE/UofBp0JqQ7E/s1600/Autumn_Afternoon_Cape_Breton.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qqVNyCaVxv4/TwZWTPKqb9I/AAAAAAAAAGE/UofBp0JqQ7E/s400/Autumn_Afternoon_Cape_Breton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694333667345330130" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CzZkd86fZN4/TwZWTahHbTI/AAAAAAAAAGg/E9fXLK81d48/s1600/Black_Spruce_Twilight_Newfoundland.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CzZkd86fZN4/TwZWTahHbTI/AAAAAAAAAGg/E9fXLK81d48/s400/Black_Spruce_Twilight_Newfoundland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694333670392294706" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TH9C3DhuLvM/TwZV1jIYVMI/AAAAAAAAAFw/m5oENxo6nC0/s1600/En_route_Port_Aux_Basque.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TH9C3DhuLvM/TwZV1jIYVMI/AAAAAAAAAFw/m5oENxo6nC0/s400/En_route_Port_Aux_Basque.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694333157308388546" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VyMyYljN1Tg/TwZV1YKVKYI/AAAAAAAAAFc/s9I1iksvjF8/s1600/en_route_Port_aux_Basque_Ferry.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VyMyYljN1Tg/TwZV1YKVKYI/AAAAAAAAAFc/s9I1iksvjF8/s400/en_route_Port_aux_Basque_Ferry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694333154363779458" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HEGxHs92QYE/TwZV1MPrUzI/AAAAAAAAAFU/aEXGSHYEJPA/s1600/greenfield-shubenacadie%2B640x412.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HEGxHs92QYE/TwZV1MPrUzI/AAAAAAAAAFU/aEXGSHYEJPA/s400/greenfield-shubenacadie%2B640x412.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694333151164977970" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PUs600R90QU/TwZV0oSrSAI/AAAAAAAAAFI/YONIZ3wISMU/s1600/golden%2Bfield%2B%2528pei%2529640x426.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PUs600R90QU/TwZV0oSrSAI/AAAAAAAAAFI/YONIZ3wISMU/s400/golden%2Bfield%2B%2528pei%2529640x426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694333141513881602" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G97IkSfueXY/TwZV2HAH2TI/AAAAAAAAAF4/_fDHQZQMerY/s1600/Afternoon_Repose_West_Coast_NL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G97IkSfueXY/TwZV2HAH2TI/AAAAAAAAAF4/_fDHQZQMerY/s400/Afternoon_Repose_West_Coast_NL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694333166937430322" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4966470625380067783-7478891173998621470?l=christopher-joyce.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christopher Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14019232991237137107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966470625380067783.post-51080526604381347572011-11-25T09:11:00.000-08:002011-11-25T09:21:20.829-08:00<div><div>I recently have been working on designing and building two stainless steel and lacquer desks for clients: an L-shaped desk in white and a table desk in black.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EPYisBpshPU/Ts_NvvQy1II/AAAAAAAAAEw/-PKHN4Cr2xc/s1600/IMG028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678983875161937026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EPYisBpshPU/Ts_NvvQy1II/AAAAAAAAAEw/-PKHN4Cr2xc/s400/IMG028.jpg" /></a><br /><div>After many hours of polishing, there's still a day left of polishing the stainless steel to get out all of the fine scraches and create a mirror finish.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h3IbWwy5ei0/Ts_NYgGWeEI/AAAAAAAAAEk/MvLJD7c7LIg/s1600/IMG029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678983475954612290" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h3IbWwy5ei0/Ts_NYgGWeEI/AAAAAAAAAEk/MvLJD7c7LIg/s400/IMG029.jpg" /></a><br /><div>There's also hours of polishing the painted lacquer tops to create a mirror finish.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6R5T8b5xu-o/Ts_NCy3ZOcI/AAAAAAAAAEY/1pjMbBnC6hY/s1600/polishing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678983103035029954" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6R5T8b5xu-o/Ts_NCy3ZOcI/AAAAAAAAAEY/1pjMbBnC6hY/s400/polishing.jpg" /></a><br />Getting ready to be delivered...<div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1jB9ciKTAnk/Ts_M5v0qIdI/AAAAAAAAAEM/V0FafA7MnGs/s1600/IMG042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678982947599426002" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1jB9ciKTAnk/Ts_M5v0qIdI/AAAAAAAAAEM/V0FafA7MnGs/s400/IMG042.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tVsE5Pg7zuA/Ts_M06qfy8I/AAAAAAAAAEA/4_XcMAzqECA/s1600/IMG048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678982864610249666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tVsE5Pg7zuA/Ts_M06qfy8I/AAAAAAAAAEA/4_XcMAzqECA/s400/IMG048.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Here's the initial placement of the finished piece at the client's office - still some staging left to do!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iazdUTmC9Vw/Ts_MkMjbH8I/AAAAAAAAAD0/JfvvKHCRH-0/s1600/IMG060.jpg"><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678982577354645442" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iazdUTmC9Vw/Ts_MkMjbH8I/AAAAAAAAAD0/JfvvKHCRH-0/s400/IMG060.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4966470625380067783-5108052660438134757?l=christopher-joyce.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christopher Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14019232991237137107noreply@blogger.com