Happiness is . . .
Romeo and I went to Martinique Beach yesterday. Five kilometers of crescent white sand beach. It was his first visit to the ocean. He...
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Jul 15, 20161 min read
It’s that time of year
The Peggy’s Cove Area Festival of the Arts Studio Tour is on for the next three days. Studio Tour invitation. It’s from 10 am to 5 pm. My...
May 17, 20161 min read
How things work
There is a small room off the large gallery at Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery. We decided to put small paintings in the small room...
Apr 29, 20161 min read
More thoughts on not thinking
Novels are usually about people’s lives. They take me into what other people experiences, feel, how they think and solve problems. When I...
Apr 13, 20162 min read
Talking about art
My trip to Ottawa was great: the work is beautifully presented at the Orange Gallery, the opening reception well attended and enjoyable,...
Apr 2, 20162 min read
This must be Kansas
The reception was great, well attended, enjoyable. Several people I hadn’t seen in a while were there, some old students, old friends,...
Mar 31, 20161 min read
Moving along
The Saint Mary’s University crew picked up the work Tuesday morning. I went into the gallery in the afternoon to talk about the placement...
Mar 20, 20161 min read
Meanwhile
Meanwhile, I’ve been painting almost every day. It’s hard, vigorous physical labour, standing for hours while using repetitive arm...
Dec 23, 20131 min read
Why not visit Santa!
This, so far, has been the best part of the holiday season: Lila visiting Santa! Her vet had a Christmas party for the animals. We even...
Oct 28, 20132 min read
The view from here
This morning I woke up thinking I love my life. With the sun streaming in my big windows overlooking the lake, I had to put sunglasses on...
Jul 1, 20132 min read
An Element of Unreasonability
My exhibition at the Jo Beale Gallery opens next Sunday. I’m calling it An Element of Unreasonability. Unreasonability is not really a...
May 7, 20132 min read
Fun comes in all sizes
To many people (who don’t paint), being an “artist” seems very romantic. Forgetting the struggles of getting the painting right, getting...
Apr 12, 20131 min read
Grand Piano Passion
Nancy M. Williams, an award-winning writer and ardent amateur pianist, is the founding editor of the online magazine, Grand Piano...
Mar 19, 20131 min read
Facing the inevitable . . . or not
Just after listening on Sunday to the beautiful young woman who lost her entire family with one stroke of nature, a tidal wave, there was...
Mar 11, 20132 min read
Out of the ordinary
This weekend past, I spent a couple of days in magical Bear River, a little village, population 900 (I think), in northern Nova Scotia....
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