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Sep 25, 20111 min read
Working
IMG_1405, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I finally got around to the real world again. Marrying interests with livelihood. A few...
Sep 7, 20111 min read
On magic
IMG_0180, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Yesterday was one of those typical Nova Scotia days: overcast, changeable, maybe some sun,...
Sep 5, 20111 min read
Text as art
Amsterdam, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I decided recently, after much back and forth in my mind, to give a few workshops on...
Aug 18, 20111 min read
Brule, NS
Lila and I spent a few days on the North Shore of Nova Scotia, in beautiful Brule. There were two other Portuguese Water Dogs there and...
Aug 10, 20111 min read
Waiting it out, deer
This morning, frustrated as I couldn’t get into my studio because the electrician was here to fix my outdoor lights which haven’t worked...
Aug 4, 20111 min read
Sailing on the Arm
Sailing on the Arm, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Of course it has been cold and rainy since we went sailing Monday. But it did give...
Jul 24, 20111 min read
Do You Remember When
I told myself last week I was going to take a couple of weeks off from painting. I had been going at it with few breaks for several...
Jul 18, 20111 min read
On the other hand
“Immaculate Fact, no.3″; 46″ x 46”, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Just a different way of looking at the same elements. I struggled...
Jul 14, 20111 min read
Indigo/or on the go/or how to go
Indigo1-46×46, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I don’t know how this painting happened, I didn’t plan it, it just made itself, so to...
Jul 11, 20111 min read
Princesses come and go
As I was driving into Halifax this morning (to turn in my contract and other school business: yes, I will be teaching a figure drawing...
Jul 10, 20111 min read
Mess
This morning I cleaned up (some) of my studio. It was getting to the point where I couldn’t walk from the door into the room without...
Jul 5, 20111 min read
At the Jo Beale Gallery
Ever since my exhibit in Memphis last March, my paintings have been changing and evolving. Often I found myself saying I don’t know what...
Jul 3, 20111 min read
Pictures from the exhibitions
I finally found my camera and cell phone chargers. It is such a relief. I had changed suitcases at the last minute and left them in the...
Jun 27, 20111 min read
Amsterdam trolley
My three days in Amsterdam went by very quickly. The first day was spent in museums. The second day I played in Vondonpark with my...
Jun 24, 20111 min read
Munch Museum
Oslo, Norway, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. It was impossible to leave Oslo without stopping at the Munch Museum. An interesting...
May 30, 20111 min read
It’s a long story
Where have I been, what have I been doing, where am I going: first, the opening reception at the Secord Gallery Friday night was great....
May 23, 20111 min read
Traveling birches
I just got a note from Elizabeth Oschenfeld. The exhibit she organized in Romania, MNEMOSYNING, is traveling to Budapest for an autumn...
May 21, 20111 min read
The official invitation
So it’s official now; no backing out! I’m looking forward to exhibiting with Aaron and Brad. I’ve always admired their work. Even if...
May 18, 20111 min read
The ABC and Q’s of making art
I was listening to Q on CBC radio with Jian Ghomeshi yesterday morning while I was working in my studio, feeling anxious and uncertain...
May 18, 20111 min read
One at a time
DSC_6431_1, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.
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