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!

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?

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~