This is a photo that my cousin Marcel van der Wal sent me the other day. It's my maternal grandmother, Maria Corver-van Maurik. Really terrible condition, with one corner missing. 

and this is my painstaking effort to fix it. Not wonderful, really, but the best I could do.  

Ok. We got a new snoot (hair light) and needed to test it out. Between Ricardo and I, there's just one head of hair, and it's mine. So much as I detest getting my photo taken here it is, compassionately retouched to stop me from running screaming out the door. ;-) 

Prettig kerstfeest en een gelukkig nieuwjaar!

This pic is for my mom and all my relations sitting in Holland right now, in the pouring rain, celebrating my Tante Rie's birthday. Happy Birthday Olaf too! And Merry Christmas to everyone we love from everyone here in Canada. 

Christmas family portrait of Beatrice and her children 

Beatrice. How could she be old enough to have all these grown children? She looks like a waif. 

Yesterday's shoot, Beatrice and her children. 

Remembering summertime  

Even though this shot goes against about a dozen of my caveats such as NO LOGOS etc it manages to please me, mainly I think because their faces are so strong and interesting. You could take any of them, put them in an old master painting and they'd fit right in. Considering doing just that, as a matter of fact. Watch this space. ;-) 

Drew Just wait till his grandmother sees what's on his arm..and gets back here to Canada.

Nick, who really didn't want his picture taken. 

Ella and her mom 

Tiny bella Ella 

You have to visit this blog. The Paragraph Novels. Love it a lot. It's exactly what it says it is. Paragraph novels. And each one has a dust jacket. Gotta love it. 

sepia van Horne 

one man band 

weirdness 

Terrance Van Horne 

Yesterday's marathon shoot. Terry Van Horne, Toronto musician. Talented, good-looking and sweet. 

Last week's shoot, Ben and his daughter Krista. 

Got an email last week from Charlene Chartrand. I always love Charlene's emails, she has the most exciting stuff to report. She's got the lead role in a movie filming now. She plays a character called the "Wolf Knight". Can't wait to see it. Great stuff Charlene. 

Drew, playing Bach's Prelude #1 in G, a solo cello piece that I love. 

Drew's hands 

My son, Drew, in the studio tonight. He hates having his picture taken so this was a pretty momentous event.  

today, snowy back garden