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Banksy on art
#Inspiration #Nonverbalcommunication #Abstractart #AbstractPainting #Creativity #Romeo #Work #Art #Painting #Dogs #Color #Time
Aug 14, 20201 min read


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:...
Mar 3, 20182 min read


Color for what
A couple of days ago a friend asked, via text, what my favorite color scheme is. She is poling people and wouldn’t tell me why. So I’m...
Dec 9, 20171 min read


A Poem You Wrote
(Coincidentally, no. 1; 38″ x 46″; oil & collage on canvas) I had an exhibit up for three weeks in Halifax at the Secord Gallery. They...
Dec 2, 20161 min read


Got the blues
Lately, I’ve been struggling with blue. Again. I have several blue paintings on the go and each of them seems to have a different problem...
Jul 3, 20161 min read


Suppose we do
Yesterday, when painting, I had a major insight about how to work with the color field. I have been working on some blue paintings, not...
May 27, 20161 min read


What’s next
I’ve been obsessing a bit recently about the painting hanging over my piano now for about three years. I didn’t want to sell it for a...
Nov 28, 20141 min read


Got the blues
IMG_3592, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. A little over a week ago, some people contacted me to say they really liked my work,...
Nov 11, 20132 min read


More red
When I was painting the walls of my house recently, I put together chips of the various colors I wanted to use: various grays, light and...
Aug 10, 20131 min read


When I close my eyes
The ice breaking up on the lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. All I see is paint. Big slashes of paint. In all the colors I’ve been...
Mar 16, 20131 min read
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