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- Jul 23, 2020
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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
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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...
- Apr 28, 2020
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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...
- Apr 21, 2020
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The art of today
I finally realized that painting, making art, won’t solve everything. At least, not for me anyway. It won’t bring predictable weather, it...
- Mar 24, 2020
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When 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....
- Feb 27, 2020
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Storm stories
It is blowing ice outside. Rather than snow, we have had an intense ice storm building up on the trees. The gusts of wind are strong now,...
- Feb 10, 2020
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Monopoly
A few weeks ago I was walking with two other people and their dogs when Romeo, my very friendly pup, ran ahead to offer a happy greeting...
- Dec 2, 2019
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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...
- Nov 23, 2019
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A measure of time
It’s Not What You Think, no. 4, 60″ x 108″, oil & collage on canvas The most frequent question I get is “what is your inspiration?” My...
- Jul 17, 2019
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Jean Miro
Quote: “I struggle more and more to achieve a maximum clarity, force, and plastic aggressiveness–in other words, to provoke an immediate...
- Jun 30, 2019
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A matter of innocence
I’ve been doing a bit of research on my new hero, Etel Adnan. One good source has been, believe it or not, Pinterest. I get to see/pin my...
- Jun 4, 2019
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My new hero
Over the years I’ve had a few art heroes. Mark Rothko, Ellsworth Kelly, and of course, Rembrandt. I have been inspired by Diebenkorn’s...
- May 6, 2019
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Quirks
This morning I realized why Romeo is so intent on taking his stuffed animals outside, one after the other, especially after he has been...
- Mar 14, 2019
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The pleasure/pain principle (in art)
Etel Adnan, “Untitled” (2014), Oil on canvas, 10 ½ x 13 ¾ inches (27 x 35 cm) (© Etel Adnan, Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.) Recently I...
- Mar 7, 2019
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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,...
- Mar 2, 2019
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After the exhibition
Totally 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...
- Feb 4, 2019
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Confessions of a grammar nerd
I’ve always been fascinated by language, specifically words, and more specifically proper use of words. Give me a book, or any piece of...
- Jan 21, 2019
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Memories of a rock concert
When I was nine months pregnant with my second child, living in Manhattan, just before Christmas in 1967, I went to a concert by a...
- Nov 7, 2018
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Let’s Talk (about what)
Let’s Talk, no. 2; oil & collage on canvas; 36″ x 112″ For weeks I’ve been trying to figure out what I am doing, want to do, with my...