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Devotion
Romeo, my pup, likes to invent games for himself. This afternoon, after we had been playing fetch for a while, he took his ball and...
Dec 2, 20171 min read


Infinite
“Comparing Mythologies, no.8″; oil & collage on canvas; 8″ x 8” Imagination is the door to infinity. Open it up and anything can happen....
Nov 29, 20171 min read


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 11, 20172 min read


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...
Nov 2, 20171 min read


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...
Sep 16, 20171 min read


“A beautiful trip”
Yesterday (or maybe the day before, all days running into each other recently) I heard an awesome interview on q (CBC radio arts program)...
Sep 8, 20172 min read


What he had to say
I like the rawness of the beginning process, but it is not enough. Nevertheless, I still long for it as I continue.But if I were to stop...
Aug 25, 20171 min read


Long ideas
I started work on a big project: two 3’ x 10’ paintings. It’s a shape I would never have imagined myself using. But a friend was selling...
Aug 19, 20171 min read


Alone with all of us
Last weekend, July 14, 15, 16 that is, I was part of the Peggy’s Cove Festival of the Arts. That meant I had Open Studio Friday, Saturday...
Jul 24, 20172 min read


Where
When I was in NYC recently, my grandson, who is an extremely accomplished musician and composer, was asked if he worked with a plan in...
Jul 22, 20171 min read


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...
Jun 28, 20171 min read


Twiddle Dee & Twiddle Dum
So . . . I’ve been working on a new group of paintings, started in the last month or two. Because I had a three month hiatus, didn’t...
Jun 15, 20171 min read


Constructing composition
Last 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...
Jun 4, 20171 min read
Suppose We Do
The last exhibit I had at the Orange Gallery, I called Coincidentally. The current one is Suppose We Do. These phrases are born from the...
Apr 4, 20171 min read


At the Orange Gallery in Ottawa
Before the crowd arrived. Just got back from an awesome trip to Ottawa. Well, actually I came back a week ago but it has taken a week for...
Apr 2, 20171 min read


Handsome
At ten months, Romeo is a beauty. My opinion! #Animals #Dogs #Image
Mar 11, 20171 min read


Beauty
One of my constant obsessions has been thinking about what makes something beautiful. People tell me my dog is beautiful. He’s just a...
Mar 9, 20172 min read


Under the bed
Impossible 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...
Feb 6, 20171 min read


Who knew
“Who Knew, no. 3″; 36″ x 36”; oil & collage on canvas You know that feeling when you say, “Yes, That’s It!“ This morning, as I was about...
Jan 14, 20172 min read


Starting
After a long hiatus from painting due to health issues, I am finally back at work in my studio. For the first time since I started many...
Jan 11, 20171 min read
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