"Titled"; 60" x 84"; oil & collage on canvas Every time I go into my local pet store to buy food for my dog, someone invariably comments...

When I knew I was going to build this house, I was shxt scared. And for the first couple of years after I moved in, I was also scared. I...

It is close to, probably past, the eighteen year anniversary of this blog. Hard to believe. Like a lot of other things these days. There...

I live in a very idyllic setting, surrounded by pine trees, beside a fast running brook, facing a big peaceful lake with wonderful...

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...

“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,...

Recently a friend asked me what is my muse. At first I didn’t know what to say. I did say that I just always wanted to do something like...

When I went to pick Romeo up from where he stayed while I was away, I was greeted with: “Oh, hi Mom. Nice to see you. But I love Bob!”...

After eight packed days in Ottawa, I came here to NYC for some rest and entertainment. Last night I went to see a Broadway play:...

“I Think I Might Be Dreaming, no. 5″; 48″ x 48”; oil & collage on canvas Several years ago I read that Michelangelo on his deathbed said:...

My first house in Nova Scotia was in a small fishing community. I bought an old house and renovated it. I had a big studio and two...

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...

October was a busy month. Long days and short nights. It was exhilarating and exhausting. I have finally caught up on lost sleep, am...

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...

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...

I live in a neighborhood where almost every house has a dog or two, all ages. I can think of five pups under two years just within a...

You’ve heard of sound bites, right. Tidbits of sound. Well, I’m into painting bites. Tidbits of time to paint. It’s working though, doing...

Romeo and I went to Martinique Beach yesterday. Five kilometers of crescent white sand beach. It was his first visit to the ocean. He...

I took Romeo to the other lake yesterday afternoon. This lake stays very shallow for quite a ways out so it is a wonderful playground for...

He’s an eight week old Portuguese Water Dog. I brought him back home last night after two days of travel to the other end of Cape Breton...