Totem on my mind
“The Importance of Getting the Name Right, no.8″: 36″ x 36”; oil & collage on canvas Recently I have been thinking a lot about totems....
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Aug 14, 20201 min read
Banksy on art
#Inspiration #Nonverbalcommunication #Abstractart #AbstractPainting #Creativity #Romeo #Work #Art #Painting #Dogs #Color #Time
Jul 23, 20202 min read
What is it all about anyway
How Art Began”, written and produced by the British sculptor Antony Gormley. Gormley goes deep into ancient caves to see the drawings on...
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Well . . .
Recently a friend who knows more than me about the business of art told me I would sell more paintings if I raised my prices. He meant, I...
Apr 21, 20201 min read
The art of today
I finally realized that painting, making art, won’t solve everything. At least, not for me anyway. It won’t bring predictable weather, it...
Nov 23, 20191 min read
A measure of time
It’s Not What You Think, no. 4, 60″ x 108″, oil & collage on canvas The most frequent question I get is “what is your inspiration?” My...
Jul 17, 20191 min read
Jean Miro
Quote: “I struggle more and more to achieve a maximum clarity, force, and plastic aggressiveness–in other words, to provoke an immediate...
Jun 30, 20192 min read
A matter of innocence
I’ve been doing a bit of research on my new hero, Etel Adnan. One good source has been, believe it or not, Pinterest. I get to see/pin my...
Jun 4, 20191 min read
My new hero
Over the years I’ve had a few art heroes. Mark Rothko, Ellsworth Kelly, and of course, Rembrandt. I have been inspired by Diebenkorn’s...
May 6, 20191 min read
Quirks
This morning I realized why Romeo is so intent on taking his stuffed animals outside, one after the other, especially after he has been...
Mar 14, 20191 min read
The pleasure/pain principle (in art)
Etel Adnan, “Untitled” (2014), Oil on canvas, 10 ½ x 13 ¾ inches (27 x 35 cm) (© Etel Adnan, Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.) Recently I...
Nov 7, 20181 min read
Let’s Talk (about what)
Let’s Talk, no. 2; oil & collage on canvas; 36″ x 112″ For weeks I’ve been trying to figure out what I am doing, want to do, with my...
Oct 27, 20182 min read
How to spell Trouble
Let’s Talk, no. 1; 36″ x 112″; oil & collage on canvas Lately I’ve been scaring myself when I am painting. This has happened periodically...
Oct 2, 20181 min read
Aftermath
Sometimes, Someone, Something, Somewhere, No 4. Curious about how my exhibit at the Secord was received, I asked Phil, the owner, about...
Sep 4, 20182 min read
Show time: Big weekend ahead
On Friday evening, I will be exhibiting new work at the Secord Gallery in Halifax. Opening reception 7 – 9 pm; the title of the show is...
Aug 6, 20182 min read
Hunting for the muse
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...
Jul 26, 20181 min read
Now you see me, now you don’t
For whom do we create? How important is accessibility? My friend, Nanci Lee, a poet, recently submitted her work for publication. She was...
Jul 9, 20181 min read
Open Studio
Peggy’s Cove Area Festival of the Arts. For one thing, I am grateful to have a good reason to clean up my studio! But mostly it is so...
May 30, 20181 min read
Cutting it short, or not
Romeo likes to make up games for himself. Lately he has been pushing his ball over the edge of the dock into the lake. Then he tries to...
May 20, 20182 min read
Seven years of change
At the Harrington Brown Gallery in Memphis, TN, March 2011 Seven years ago, in 2011, I had an exhibition at the Harrington Brown Gallery...
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