The Agony and the Ecstacy
The Cost of Living; oil & collage on canvas; 40" x 60" The business of art is both exciting (when it is going well) and a constant...
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- Jun 6
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The 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 18
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Next
I 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 12
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Done (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 8
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Titled
"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, 2021
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How to talk to a painting
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...
- Oct 26, 2021
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The value of color
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...
- Sep 7, 2021
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Gold
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...
- Aug 12, 2021
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Pinked
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....
- Jul 27, 2021
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Again
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...
- May 29, 2021
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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, 2021
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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, 2021
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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, 2021
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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, 2021
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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, 2021
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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
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‘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
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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 13, 2020
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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
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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...