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Portrait of Gita

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Catherine OrfaldApril 20, 2020
Gita 10x8, NFS

In September 2016, Gita died at the grand age of 18. I completed this portrait of Gita “alla prima” (“at once” or in a single application instead of being built up by repeated paintings) the next weekend. She lives on … Continue reading →

Slow Seeing: To make the whole clear

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Catherine OrfaldApril 20, 2020
Seeing from the Whole from the book Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future, [1. By Peter Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, and Betty Sue Flowers

Slow Seeing: To make the whole clear. It is essential to simply slow down to see and think more clearly; it is this process that allows us to realize the whole. Artists, designers, authors, scientists, and many others use this … Continue reading →

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4 months ago

Catherine Orfald: Artist, Designer, Educator
Here are a couple pairs of birds I just finished in encaustic. These are both birds that have recently arrived back in eastern Ontario. A Red-winged Blackbird pair and an Evening Grosbeak pair.Read my blog post for more: orfald.ca/pairs-of-birds/ ...

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Catherine Orfald: Artist, Designer, Educator

4 months ago

Catherine Orfald: Artist, Designer, Educator
Fresh off the easel—Passing Time: Barn with Wooden Silo. I always admired the muted colours and marvelled at the craft of the wooden silo.I worked with permission from a photograph by John Ronson. Thanks for capturing this scene before it disappeared, John!!!See my blog post for more: orfald.ca/passing-time-barn-with-wooden-silo/ ...

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8 months ago

Catherine Orfald: Artist, Designer, Educator
Here are the last two paintings of 2025. Lucky One & Lucky Too. They are small encaustic pieces with four leaf clovers and maple leaves. See my blog post for more: orfald.ca/lucky/ ...

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