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Jun 5, 20101 min read
Into this, a thought, images come and go
It seems like death is a very hard subject for most people. Even if it happens everyday to someone. Death is final. Everything stops....
May 29, 20101 min read
Till death do us part
Now that the subject of my painting investigation has actually died, my relationship to the photographs of him that I have put into my...
May 21, 20101 min read
Unseen & Always
Unseen & Always, no.1; 60″ x 72″, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Last Thursday I sent three paintings to San Francisco. By Friday...
May 20, 20101 min read
And then there was
About six months ago, I began a series of paintings with the underlying thought that my ex-husband was near death. I wanted to work...
May 10, 20102 min read
It’s about time
The best part of taking a long drive in Nova Scotia is not only the scenery but also the time it gives to listen to the radio, CBC of...
May 8, 20102 min read
Size does matter
As much as I would like to be equally excited to work with small and large canvases, it seems my preference for extra-large paintings...
May 1, 20102 min read
After all these years
Linda Fairchild (my San Francisco gallery owner) came by yesterday afternoon for a look at my paintings. It’s been a while since she was...
Apr 25, 20102 min read
The good, the bad, the indifferent
Aaron and Joanne were here for dinner. Aaron was commenting on how much he likes my house. I told him it’s his (and Tamar’s) when I die....
Apr 20, 20101 min read
To tell the truth
These days I find myself talking to myself more and more often. Little comments on daily life, things, possibilities. How someone ahead...
Apr 18, 20101 min read
Free-will(ed) paintings
Lately my paintings seem to be taking on a new flavor, doing things I hadn’t planned. One such painting seems to have more atmosphere...
Apr 16, 20102 min read
Taking on the internet
The ultimate insult of being older is not knowing things the average ten year old knows today about the internet: what is a stmp (or is...
Mar 12, 20101 min read
Only hearts are real
When I came out of my Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM in contemporary lingo) class on Lower Water Street last Saturday, my car had some...
Mar 3, 20101 min read
Intentional and otherwise
I’ve been teaching a small group of very highly motivated students. Abstract painting. Today’s class was a paint-and-pass study. I had...
Feb 24, 20101 min read
Not to think about it is the thought
Big event of the day: I picked up my canvas this morning. Fifty-seven yards, six feet wide! Ready to roll, literally. It’s been six...
Feb 19, 20101 min read
Two paths in the snow
Finally the canvas I ordered has come in. But we had a major snowfall, 37 cm. on Wednesday and my schedule hasn’t accommodated going...
Feb 11, 20101 min read
Praise be the internet. . .
When I opened my email yesterday morning, I found an invitation to be part of a group show in Romania the end of 2010. Pretty cool. I’d...
Feb 9, 20101 min read
When too much is too much
The last few weeks, while I’ve been waiting for the canvas I ordered to come in, I’ve been reworking paintings, some old (five years),...
Jan 26, 20101 min read
Unexpected pleasures
I’ve been restless lately, itching to start some new work but low on necessary supplies. I ordered a roll of canvas from the supply...
Jan 22, 20101 min read
Really
Sometimes I wonder if I die tomorrow, would I leave a decent body of work behind. This is not a depressing thought, just a reality...
Jan 21, 20102 min read
Imagination
I went to see The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus yesterday. The theme of the movie is, as the title suggests, the importance of...
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