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May 29
1 min

Live Dolls

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...

May 14
1 min

Greening

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,...

Apr 30
2 min

Before 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
1 min

Hot 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
2 min

The colour of colour

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,...

Jan 24
1 min

Because I do

Lately 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, 2020
2 min

‘Tis the season

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...

Nov 22, 2020
2 min

What comes next

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

Nov 14, 2020
2 min

Totem 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, 2020
2 min

Miles in memories

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...

Aug 14, 2020
1 min

Banksy on art

#Inspiration #Nonverbalcommunication #Abstractart #AbstractPainting #Creativity #Romeo #Work #Art #Painting #Dogs #Color #Time

Jul 23, 2020
2 min

What is it all about anyway

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

Jun 1, 2020
2 min

Well . . .

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...

Apr 28, 2020
1 min

The other side

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

Apr 21, 2020
1 min

The art of today

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

Mar 24, 2020
2 min

When the dentist’s office called to cancel, I cried.

Exhibition at Orange Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, March 4, 2020 The last straw, I guess. Everything is cancelled including fun stuff....

Feb 27, 2020
1 min

Storm stories

It is blowing ice outside. Rather than snow, we have had an intense ice storm building up on the trees. The gusts of wind are strong now,...

Feb 10, 2020
1 min

Monopoly

A few weeks ago I was walking with two other people and their dogs when Romeo, my very friendly pup, ran ahead to offer a happy greeting...

Dec 2, 2019
2 min

The cost of living

I went to a memorial service for someone very unique last Sunday. He was a very talented photographer and lovely person. Every time I was...

Nov 23, 2019
1 min

A measure of time

It’s Not What You Think, no. 4, 60″ x 108″, oil & collage on canvas The most frequent question I get is “what is your inspiration?” My...

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