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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...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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

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