Mar 24, 20202 minWhen 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....
Mar 7, 20192 minThe 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,...
Mar 2, 20191 minAfter the exhibitionTotally exhausted is all I can say. Came home from Ottawa eager to get back to work. After a day home, one morning in my studio, and I...
Jul 26, 20181 minNow you see me, now you don’tFor whom do we create? How important is accessibility? My friend, Nanci Lee, a poet, recently submitted her work for publication. She was...
Mar 3, 20182 minBeginner’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:...
Nov 2, 20171 minOctober is doneOctober was a busy month. Long days and short nights. It was exhilarating and exhausting. I have finally caught up on lost sleep, am...
Jun 4, 20171 minConstructing compositionLast week when I was walking in the woods with a neighbor and our dogs, I mentioned that I had been awake part of the night planning the...
Feb 6, 20171 minUnder the bedImpossible Possibilities, no.9; 42″ x 42″ Recently I was visiting a friend who has a couple of my paintings in his living room. As we sat...
Sep 29, 20161 minWhat’s the storyHere I am trying to explain the unexplainable. Not easy but interesting to try. Abstract art is non-verbal communication, not about...
Sep 25, 20161 minBeautiful BaddeckCame home Tuesday from a week in beautiful Baddeck, Cape Breton. I was teaching a four-day workshop on abstract painting. There were...
Aug 28, 20161 minBecause of the Duck(“Because of the Duck, no. 13″; 12″ x 12”; oil & collage on canvas) Because of the puppy and the fact that I will be teaching in Baddeck,...
Jun 13, 20161 minLiving the toreadorI love a challenge. Keeps me on my toes. Of course, painting is that, always. As well, I’ve been having a great time lately teaching....