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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...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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 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 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...
Feb 23, 20131 min read
I’d rather be painting
Indigo Girls at Park West in Chicago, September 18, 2005. (left to right: Amy Ray and Emily Saliers) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Indigo...
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