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...
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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...
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...
Sep 25, 20161 min read
Beautiful Baddeck
Came home Tuesday from a week in beautiful Baddeck, Cape Breton. I was teaching a four-day workshop on abstract painting. There were...
Sep 20, 20161 min read
Chaos
There has been so much talk lately about minimalism, paring down, purging, simplifying. I too bought a book on decluttering, organizing....
Aug 28, 20161 min read
Because of the Duck
(“Because of the Duck, no. 13″; 12″ x 12”; oil & collage on canvas) Because of the puppy and the fact that I will be teaching in Baddeck,...
Aug 14, 20161 min read
Glory
According to Proust, “Artists are people who strip habit away and return life to its deserved glory.” I’ll go along with that! Definitely...
Aug 1, 20161 min read
Tidbites
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...
Jul 26, 20161 min read
Beautiful Watch Hill, Rhode Island
Three of my paintings have recently traveled to beautiful Watch Hill, RI. On the walls now at the Lily Pad Gallery, they represent a new...
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 27, 20161 min read
Suppose we do
Yesterday, when painting, I had a major insight about how to work with the color field. I have been working on some blue paintings, not...
May 22, 20161 min read
Starting again (and again)
I’ve often heard it is hard to work when you have an exhibit on. I’ve not experienced that before now. Usually when I have work up in a...
May 10, 20161 min read
Amazing
On April 30, Jacinte Armstrong, dancer, Sageev Oore, composer and pianist and Nick Halley, percussion, danced and made music in dialogue...
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 27, 20161 min read
It’s Not at all about What You Think
Last Sunday I gave my “Artist’s Talk” at Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery. It went well, lots of good questions. Actually, I opened it...
Apr 15, 20161 min read
The necessity of art
Yesterday morning, Steve Reich was talking about his music on CBC radio program q. One powerful comment he made, loosely quoted, was...
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...
Apr 25, 20151 min read
Interview for ArtsHalifax
This interview of me talking about my work is short, well done, beautifully edited and to the point. Mary Ann Archibald did it recently...
Nov 28, 20141 min read
What’s next
I’ve been obsessing a bit recently about the painting hanging over my piano now for about three years. I didn’t want to sell it for a...
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