Jun 61 minThe landscape of making a mark"Thanks for Telling Me"; 48" x 48"; oil & collage on canvas When it comes right down to it, everything can be said to be about how we...
Apr 181 minNextI recently found a notebook of sketches I did way back in the early ‘70s. It was a big surprise for me to see how organized I was. I...
Mar 121 minDone (or not)Until today’s heavy rain, there were many large piles of snow around my house. Romeo liked to drop his ball in a drift, dig it out and...
Mar 81 minTitled"Titled"; 60" x 84"; oil & collage on canvas Every time I go into my local pet store to buy food for my dog, someone invariably comments...
Dec 29, 20211 minHow to talk to a paintingSomeone asked me today what I think about when I am painting. I said "Nothing. I don't think about anything." Well, that is true and not...
Oct 26, 20212 minThe value of colorNot Pretty, no. 9; 30" x 40"; oil & collage on canvas I had a long conversation with another artist today about what value means. Not the...
Sep 7, 20212 minGoldWhen I knew I was going to build this house, I was shxt scared. And for the first couple of years after I moved in, I was also scared. I...
Aug 12, 20211 minPinkedAs a confirmed grammar nerd, I subscribe to the Merriam-Webster word of the day.To my surprise, the word pink came up as a noun and verb....
Jul 27, 20211 minAgainIt never stops surprising me how much a painting can change depending one where it is placed, what is around it. Just like what I have...
May 29, 20211 minLive DollsDenise Landriault, When Covid Is Over We Will Dance, at the Orange Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON. When I was very young I had a favorite book...
May 14, 20211 minGreeningOnce upon a time a long time ago, a gallery owner told me not to use green; it doesn’t sell. I’m on a green binge now. Green greens,...
Apr 30, 20212 minBefore the fun!For the past few days I have been prepping canvases. I ordered twenty mostly large primed and stretched pieces. This is the not-fun part....
Mar 28, 20211 minHot pink. Why not.So, I am venturing into the hot pink painting. I’ve been thinking about it for years. Talking about how much I like pink. The time has...
Mar 19, 20212 minThe colour of colourWhen I was in what is now called Middle School, I remember my father telling me I couldn’t wear a certain color combination. It was,...
Jan 24, 20211 minBecause I doLately I have been thinking about intention: is the intention of my work mine or the painting’s intention. I cannot impose my intention...
Dec 25, 20202 min‘Tis the seasonIt is close to, probably past, the eighteen year anniversary of this blog. Hard to believe. Like a lot of other things these days. There...
Nov 22, 20202 minWhat comes nextPhoto credit: Marvin Moore Photography Thinking my paintings are about me always seems simplistic. A few days ago I thought about this...
Nov 14, 20202 minTotem on my mind“The Importance of Getting the Name Right, no.8″: 36″ x 36”; oil & collage on canvas Recently I have been thinking a lot about totems....
Oct 2, 20202 minMiles in memoriesMiles Davis died 29 years ago this week. This morning his son and nephew were talking about growing up with him on “q”. He was obsessed...
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