Rembrandt and me
I am an abstract painter. Right from the first day, abstraction spoke my language. I never wanted to paint otherwise. For me, it talks to...
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Mar 25, 20181 min read
Next, again and again and again
Actually, I do not agree with Michelangelo when he said: “No great work of art is ever finished.” I titled my exhibit at the Orange...
Mar 3, 20182 min read
Beginner’s mind
“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:...
Jan 23, 20182 min read
What’s new
Last weekend, GPI Atlantic had a fundraiser event. I donated a large selection of artwork to this amazing organization. They use the...
Dec 14, 20172 min read
Travel theme: Love
It was a chilly September day and I was wandering through the streets and museums of Zurich when I saw this couple by the river. Looking...
Dec 9, 20171 min read
Color for what
A couple of days ago a friend asked, via text, what my favorite color scheme is. She is poling people and wouldn’t tell me why. So I’m...
Dec 2, 20171 min read
Devotion
Romeo, my pup, likes to invent games for himself. This afternoon, after we had been playing fetch for a while, he took his ball and...
Nov 29, 20171 min read
Infinite
“Comparing Mythologies, no.8″; oil & collage on canvas; 8″ x 8” Imagination is the door to infinity. Open it up and anything can happen....
Nov 11, 20172 min read
Is It Luck?
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...
Nov 2, 20171 min read
October is done
October was a busy month. Long days and short nights. It was exhilarating and exhausting. I have finally caught up on lost sleep, am...
Sep 16, 20171 min read
Surprise!
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...
Aug 25, 20171 min read
What he had to say
I like the rawness of the beginning process, but it is not enough. Nevertheless, I still long for it as I continue.But if I were to stop...
Aug 19, 20171 min read
Long ideas
I started work on a big project: two 3’ x 10’ paintings. It’s a shape I would never have imagined myself using. But a friend was selling...
Jul 24, 20172 min read
Alone with all of us
Last weekend, July 14, 15, 16 that is, I was part of the Peggy’s Cove Festival of the Arts. That meant I had Open Studio Friday, Saturday...
Jul 22, 20171 min read
Where
When I was in NYC recently, my grandson, who is an extremely accomplished musician and composer, was asked if he worked with a plan in...
Jun 28, 20171 min read
NYC – A bite of the big apple
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...
Jun 4, 20171 min read
Constructing composition
Last week when I was walking in the woods with a neighbor and our dogs, I mentioned that I had been awake part of the night planning the...
Apr 4, 20171 min read
Suppose We Do
The last exhibit I had at the Orange Gallery, I called Coincidentally. The current one is Suppose We Do. These phrases are born from the...
Mar 9, 20172 min read
Beauty
One of my constant obsessions has been thinking about what makes something beautiful. People tell me my dog is beautiful. He’s just a...
Feb 6, 20171 min read
Under the bed
Impossible Possibilities, no.9; 42″ x 42″ Recently I was visiting a friend who has a couple of my paintings in his living room. As we sat...
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