Happy Birthday Canada on APR

This weeks theme for Artist's Playground

is Canada, in honour of the 

wonderful Canadian, Jenn

and Canada's Birthday.

I just had to join in as my brother lives in Canada

and is married to a beautiful Canadian lady
named Fran.

My last trip to Canada was in 1976

when I was just fifteen

and I still have a few momentos 

from that time.

These are from 1976

and still going.

About five years ago my brother

finally got married and as we

are a family of five, it was too expensive for

all of us to go, so just my eldest daughter went

with nanny and grandad.

These are some of the mementos

she brought back.

This was going to be all I had for Canada,

until I looked down and there was

cheeky little Egbert Bookman

checking out the flag

and I just had to paint him.

So here, after all that, is my entry

into the Canada APR.

I was going to call it 

Egbert does Canada

but that sounds a bit rude.

So Egbert with the flag will have to do.

If you are wondering why Egbert is a little wobbly,
it's because it's so cold over here
that I can't feel my fingers and keep
dropping the brush and pen!!!!!

Okay, it's not Canada cold
but it is bloomin freezing by
sub tropical Brisbane standards!!!

I would like to send a huge, huge

thankyou and hugs to Jenn

for making me her featured artist,

I feel very honoured.

Now head on over to Jenn's 

Artist's Playroom

and see what everyone else has done

for Canada.