I finally realized that painting, making art, won’t solve everything. At least, not for me anyway. It won’t bring predictable weather, it...

My first house in Nova Scotia was in a small fishing community. I bought an old house and renovated it. I had a big studio and two...

As a New Year gift, CBC had three of their top radio hosts be the ones to be asked questions. These hosts, and most of the broadcasters...

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...

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...

One of my constant obsessions has been thinking about what makes something beautiful. People tell me my dog is beautiful. He’s just a...

Today is National French Toast Day. Did you know that? Or maybe it’s just in Canada. One of my favorite French toast memories is from...

When I was painting the walls of my house recently, I put together chips of the various colors I wanted to use: various grays, light and...

Usually I’m not much for working sitting down, especially when I have some big paintings on the go. But for the past few days, it has...

It may be time to resurface, think about things other than when I can get back into my studio, what needs more work, what works, how to...