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Jan 30, 20111 min read
January 29, 2011
January 29, 2011, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Yesterday I was able to spend a fair amount of time in the Studio working on the Big...
Jan 27, 20111 min read
On originality
Cleveland Point Beach, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I came across this great quote today. I’ve seen it before and am still...
Jan 27, 20111 min read
January 26, 2011
January 26, 2011, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. It’s starting to look a like the beginning of any painting of mine although bigger. ...
Jan 23, 20111 min read
January 19, 2011
January 19, 2011, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. The big painting is now in its adolescent stage, awkward and not knowing what’s...
Jan 21, 20111 min read
January 17, 2011
January 17, 2011, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. When I first started thinking about working on this big 10’ square painting...
Jan 16, 20112 min read
Looking out from under the piano
Cleveland Point Beach, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Someone recently asked me to say one odd thing about myself. I couldn’t think...
Jan 6, 20111 min read
On to Roumania
If only I could travel as much as my artwork! An exhibit of paintings, drawings and photographs will be opening in the art museum in...
Jan 5, 20111 min read
A little of this and a little of that
IMG_0294, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Last week I began to put some paint onto my BIG canvas. I had ordered acrylic paint from...
Dec 30, 20101 min read
On the trail
On the trail, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. It seems like my current paintings are beginning to look like the small black and white...
Dec 27, 20101 min read
Ages and stages
P1010870, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. There seem to be (for me) two distinctly different stages in the process of painting. The...
Dec 23, 20101 min read
Again and . . .
IMG_0180, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. They say dogs are creatures of habit. To some extent, that’s very true. But my dog loves...
Dec 21, 20101 min read
Beginnings
IMG_0238, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. With such a big expanse of white, it was hard to know where to begin. At first I thought I...
Dec 20, 20101 min read
Stairway to where
December 1, 2010, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I am about to embark on a new project: a ten foot square painting. It’s big, very...
Dec 10, 20102 min read
Entrance
In the catalog to my exhibit RED at the St. Francis Xavier University Art Gallery, Sean Kennedy wrote an essay around his feelings about...
Dec 5, 20102 min read
I Am; You Are
IAm:YouAre, no. 5; 41″ x 41″, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I went to a talk at the noon Library class on Thursday, given by my...
Nov 23, 20101 min read
Does a bear sh*t in the woods?
Sometimes, when I meet someone I haven’t seen in a while, they will ask me if I am still painting. Often I say: “Does a bear sh*t in...
Nov 10, 20103 min read
How to be an artist
A friend/former student called yesterday with a pressing question for me: how to be an artist. It’s lucky she didn’t call a couple of...
Nov 8, 20102 min read
Art for art’s sake
When I was a young painter, there were a few things that were prominent in the artists’ lexicon of the day. One was not to call yourself...
Nov 5, 20101 min read
News from St. FX
The show is RED, very Red. It looks good. I’m pleased and the opening reception was well attended. Lots of artists there, some I knew...
Nov 3, 20101 min read
Is it Art?
I love discovering new places to hike with Lila. Yesterday my friend Heather and her dog Clancy took us to a new path. It led through...
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