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"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...
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Mar 7, 2019
- 2 min
The honey pot
“It’s Not What You Think, no. 3″; oil & collage on canvas; 60″ x 84” At the end of a week workshop I taught in Mahone Bay last September,...
- Aug 6, 2018
- 2 min
Hunting for the muse
Recently a friend asked me what is my muse. At first I didn’t know what to say. I did say that I just always wanted to do something like...
- Mar 11, 2018
- 1 min
Tale of the dog
When I went to pick Romeo up from where he stayed while I was away, I was greeted with: “Oh, hi Mom. Nice to see you. But I love Bob!”...
- Mar 4, 2018
- 3 min
Hamilton and me
After eight packed days in Ottawa, I came here to NYC for some rest and entertainment. Last night I went to see a Broadway play:...
- Mar 3, 2018
- 2 min
Beginner’s mind
“I Think I Might Be Dreaming, no. 5″; 48″ x 48”; oil & collage on canvas Several years ago I read that Michelangelo on his deathbed said:...
- Jan 22, 2018
- 2 min
The Black & White
My first house in Nova Scotia was in a small fishing community. I bought an old house and renovated it. I had a big studio and two...
- Nov 11, 2017
- 2 min
Is It Luck?
I certainly feel lucky when I look around me, look at my life as it unfolds its daily trek to the unknown. I have a beautiful house on a...
- Nov 2, 2017
- 1 min
October is done
October was a busy month. Long days and short nights. It was exhilarating and exhausting. I have finally caught up on lost sleep, am...
- Sep 16, 2017
- 1 min
Surprise!
Some days seem to have a surprise built in somehow. A friend recently mentioned how there are days when he wakes up in the morning but...
- Jun 28, 2017
- 1 min
NYC – A bite of the big apple
After a week in NYC, I’m home to my own quiet jungle. New York was lovely. A strange word to use to label that city. But it felt very...
- Oct 8, 2016
- 1 min
Dog-Time
I live in a neighborhood where almost every house has a dog or two, all ages. I can think of five pups under two years just within a...
- Aug 1, 2016
- 1 min
Tidbites
You’ve heard of sound bites, right. Tidbits of sound. Well, I’m into painting bites. Tidbits of time to paint. It’s working though, doing...
- Aug 1, 2016
- 1 min
Happiness is . . .
Romeo and I went to Martinique Beach yesterday. Five kilometers of crescent white sand beach. It was his first visit to the ocean. He...
- Jul 22, 2016
- 2 min
Two Lilas
I took Romeo to the other lake yesterday afternoon. This lake stays very shallow for quite a ways out so it is a wonderful playground for...
- Jul 12, 2016
- 2 min
Here’s Romeo!
He’s an eight week old Portuguese Water Dog. I brought him back home last night after two days of travel to the other end of Cape Breton...
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