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Sep 3, 2022
2 min

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...

Jun 6, 2022
1 min

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, 2022
1 min

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, 2022
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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, 2022
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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
2 min

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
2 min

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...

May 29, 2021
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, 2021
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, 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
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, 2021
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, 2021
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...

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 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
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
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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...