Geldersekade, Amsterdam

$100 plus framing

#205

Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

May 2025

11" x 12"

The Geldersekade is a canal and a street in Amsterdam

 that connects the Nieuwmarkt with the Prins Hendrikkade.  

The Geldersekade is the easternmost part of the Red Light District

 and is located in the middle of what is now known 

as Amsterdam's Chinatown.

A walk through time along the Geldersekade was part of our 

50th anniversary European trip.

Wheatland Elementary School

Personal Collection

   #199

Watercolour and Ink

Carole Villeneuve

June 2024

13" x 20" 

Wheatland Elementary School in Strathmore, Alberta

 was built in 1992 and is a proud part of 

the Golden Hills School Division.

This painting is in celebration of Amy Van Vliet, 

principal of Wheatland from 2016 to 2024, 

as she leaves to explore new horizons.

Lead with confidence.

Learn without limits.

Love who you are.

Tulips at Keukenhof

Personal Collection

  #198

Watercolour and Ink

Carole Villeneuve

May 2024

14" x 22" 

The Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands is traditionally open

 for eight weeks from around mid March to around mid May.  

The tulips in this painting were photographed 

on April 12, 2024.  

Visiting the gardens is like being transported into 

a magical world of colour and texture. 

Point Atkinson Lighthouse

$125 plus framing

 #190

Watercolour and Ink
Carole Villeneuve
April 2023

8.5" x 22"

Point Atkinson Lighthouse is a National Historic Site located in Lighthouse Park, across the Burrard Inlet from Vancouver, British Columbia.

 Point Atkinson was named by Captain George Vancouver in 1792 when he was exploring the Pacific Northwest in the ship Discovery.  

The first wooden lighthouse went into service in 1875.  

The present lighthouse was built in 1914 on granite boulders

jutting out into the Burrard Inlet.  It is now automated and still in use.

The Point Atkinson Lighthouse may be reached by

hiking the Valley Trail in Lighthouse Park.

Stormy Waters

$150 plus framing

 #183

Watercolour
Carole Villeneuve
May 2021

14" x 21"

Storm on the water,

Crashing waves washing the lake,

Sail tomorrow not today!

Watch Hill Lighthouse Rhode Island

$150 plus framing

#182

Watercolour
Carole Villeneuve
May 2021

14" x 21"

Watch Hill in Westerly, Rhode Island,

 has had a nautical beacon since 1745. 

The original wooden lighthouse was built in 1808. 

The granite lighthouse that can be seen behind

 the white buildings was opened in 1856  

and automated in 1986.  

Summer at the Lighthouse

 $100 plus framing

                                                                   #180

Watercolour
Carole Villeneuve
March 2021

10" x 14"

This painting celebrates a  summer view of the  Sylvan Lake Lighthouse,

 built to replace the original lighthouse which was demolished during the winter of 2012/2013.

  The original lighthouse stood for close to 25 years and served as an iconic landmark 

for the town of Sylvan Lake.  

This new lighthouse was built through 2015/2016.

Sylvan Lake Fishing Shanty

$75 plus framing

#178

Watercolour
Carole Villeneuve
February 2021

4" x 14" or 9" x 14"

Time to fish

What will it be

Perch

Walleye

Whitefish

Burbot! 

Cape Spear

$75 plus framing

#164
Watercolour
Carole Villeneuve

October 2018

8" x 10"

Cape Spear Lighthouse is located on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland.  It is the most easterly point in Canada. It was first named "Cabo da Esperança" (Cape of Hope) by the Portuguese, later became "Cap d'Espoir" (Cape of Hope) by the French and finally "Cape Spear".

Sylvan Lake Lighthouse

$75 plus framing

#151
Watercolour 

Carole Villeneuve

May 2016

8" x 10"

This painting celebrates a  winter view of the new Sylvan Lake Lighthouse,

 built to replace the original lighthouse which was demolished during the winter of 2012/2013.

  The original lighthouse stood for close to 25 years and served as an iconic landmark 

for the town of Sylvan Lake.  

The new lighthouse was built through 2015/2016 and as this painting is posted, 

the lighthouse is complete except for landscaping and a few final details.

One Step at a Time

Personal Collection

#148
Watercolour with Pen and Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

March 2016

This portrayal of Crowther Memorial Junior High School (built in 1985) in Strathmore, Alberta highlights its freestanding bell.  In this painting we see someone at the open door, ready to take another step towards inspiring others to go forward.  John Quincy Adams said of a leader,

 "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, 

you are a leader." 

Crowther Memorial Junior High School

SOLD

#147
Watercolour with Pen and Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

January 2016

This portrayal of Crowther Memorial Junior High School (built in 1985) in Strathmore, Alberta highlights its freestanding bell tower.   A freestanding bell tower is often referred to by the Italian term campanile.  Throughout history bell towers were part of churches.  One of the most famous bell towers is the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.  The tilting tower is the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa which is found behind the bell tower. The Tower of Pisa  was completed in 1372 and stands 183 feet tall.  Another famous bell tower is Ivan the Great Bell Tower in Moscow, Russia.  Built in 1508, it is the tallest tower in the Moscow Kremlin complex standing 266 feet tall.

Today, bell towers can be found as part of churches, civic buildings or schools.

(click schools to see examples of scholastic bell towers )

I wonder how tall The Crowther Memorial Campanile is?

Kuusamo Grain Elevator

SOLD

#139

Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

February 2015

Grain Elevators are vanishing on the prairies.   

From a peak of more than 1700 wooden grain elevators in Alberta in the 1930's, 

an article written in 2013 estimates about 120 are left standing.   Known as prairie 

sentinels they once served to connect people on the prairies, much like the

 Inuksuk of the Arctic. Upon arriving at a grain elevator, the next closest one 

could often be seen.  This grain elevator at Kuusamo is WSW of Sylvan Lake on the CN line 

from north of Red Deer to Rocky Mountain House. It was closed in 2002 and became privately owned.  The reference photo for this painting was taken in the fall of 2014.

Golden Hills

SOLD

#135

Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

May 2014

Unframed

13" x 6"

Nestled amongst the prairies, the foothills and the Canadian Rockies,  

the city of Calgary reflects 

the blazing gold of the prairies,

 the gentle yet majestic blue of the mountains

 and the warm red of the setting sun.

Wakefield Covered Bridge

$150 plus framing

#131

Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

February 2014

22" x 19"

 The Wakefield Covered bridge (Wakefield, Quebec), now a historical attraction, was originally built in 1915, but was destroyed by fire in 1984.  The bright reflections in the water not only represent the restored bridge's fresh coat of paint but are reminiscent of the power of the flames that destroyed it. This covered bridge was one of the first bridges to link the two shores of the Gatineau River. The restoration of the bridge was completed in 1998 through community effort.  

Bridges are links that help to bring people together.  As the Olympic Games begin today in Sochi, Russia, let us hope that new bridges will be built to strengthen the dream of peace in the world. 

Standard School

Personal Collection

#125

Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

October 2013

21" x 9"

This painting of Standard School was created in celebration of a leader who embodies leadership, in celebration of all she has accomplished and all she plans to accomplish.  In reflecting upon what makes her stand out as a leader the following quotes are some of those that come to mind. 

"Be who you are and say what you feel
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind." 

~Dr Seuss~ 

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be. 

~Rosalynn Carter~

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. 

~Douglas MacArthur~

"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."

~John F. Kennedy~

L'histoire dans la prairie

$125 plus framing

#102

aquarelle

Carole Villeneuve

octobre 2012

17" x 9"

An abandoned farmhouse found on the Saskatchewan prairies

 evoke memories of early Canadian settlers. 

View of the River

SOLD

#85

Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

October 2011

22"x 14"

This view of the South Saskatchewan River has elements of realism

 with artistic license applied to allow for this particular view  of 

the Broadway Bridge and the Bessborough Hotel.  

The Broadway Bridge is one of Saskatoon's seven bridges that span the South Saskatchewan River.  It was built during the Great Depression as a "make work project" by the City in partnership with the federal and provincial governments.  Finished in just 11 months it opened on November 11, 1932.  

The Broadway Bridge is 355 metres (1164) long.  

It is Saskatoon's steepest bridge with it's four percent grade.  

The Bessborough Hotel is decorated in the French Renaissance style

 and is a central landmark of downtown Saskatoon.  

It was built in 1930-31 by the Canadian National Railways but wasn't opened until Christmas of 1935 due to financial difficulties.  

22"x 12"

 When cropped this painting has more of a focus on the Bessborough.

22"x 9"

Cropped further the long riverbank park is highlighted.

Bienvenida

$150 plus framing

#78

Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

May 2011

14" x22"

Lime Kiln Lighthouse

$100 plus framing

#76

Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

March 2011

10" x 14"

The Lime Kiln Lighthouse is on San Juan Island which is the largest island of the archipelago of the San Juan Islands.  These islands  are found in the northwest corner of Washington State, U.S.A.  The lighthouse gets its name by the limekilns built nearby in the 1860s.  Beginning operations in 1914, it was the last major lighthouse established in Washington State.