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Someone 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...

Not 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...

When 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...

As 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....

It 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...

Denise 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...

Once 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,...

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....

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...

When 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,...

Lately I have been thinking about intention: is the intention of my work mine or the painting’s intention. I cannot impose my intention...

It is close to, probably past, the eighteen year anniversary of this blog. Hard to believe. Like a lot of other things these days. There...

Photo credit: Marvin Moore Photography Thinking my paintings are about me always seems simplistic. A few days ago I thought about this...

“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....

Miles 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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How Art Began”, written and produced by the British sculptor Antony Gormley. Gormley goes deep into ancient caves to see the drawings on...

Recently a friend who knows more than me about the business of art told me I would sell more paintings if I raised my prices. He meant, I...

I live in a very idyllic setting, surrounded by pine trees, beside a fast running brook, facing a big peaceful lake with wonderful...

I finally realized that painting, making art, won’t solve everything. At least, not for me anyway. It won’t bring predictable weather, it...