Miles in memories
Miles Davis died 29 years ago this week. This morning his son and nephew were talking about growing up with him on “q”. He was obsessed...
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Aug 14, 20201 min read
Banksy on art
#Inspiration #Nonverbalcommunication #Abstractart #AbstractPainting #Creativity #Romeo #Work #Art #Painting #Dogs #Color #Time
Jul 23, 20202 min read
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...
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Well . . .
Recently a friend who knows more than me about the business of art told me I would sell more paintings if I raised my prices. He meant, I...
Apr 28, 20201 min read
The other side
I live in a very idyllic setting, surrounded by pine trees, beside a fast running brook, facing a big peaceful lake with wonderful...
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...
Mar 24, 20202 min read
When the dentist’s office called to cancel, I cried.
Exhibition at Orange Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, March 4, 2020 The last straw, I guess. Everything is cancelled including fun stuff....
Feb 27, 20201 min read
Storm stories
It is blowing ice outside. Rather than snow, we have had an intense ice storm building up on the trees. The gusts of wind are strong now,...
Feb 10, 20201 min read
Monopoly
A few weeks ago I was walking with two other people and their dogs when Romeo, my very friendly pup, ran ahead to offer a happy greeting...
Dec 2, 20192 min read
The cost of living
I went to a memorial service for someone very unique last Sunday. He was a very talented photographer and lovely person. Every time I was...
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...
Jul 17, 20191 min read
Jean Miro
Quote: “I struggle more and more to achieve a maximum clarity, force, and plastic aggressiveness–in other words, to provoke an immediate...
Jun 30, 20192 min read
A matter of innocence
I’ve been doing a bit of research on my new hero, Etel Adnan. One good source has been, believe it or not, Pinterest. I get to see/pin 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...
Mar 14, 20191 min read
The pleasure/pain principle (in art)
Etel Adnan, “Untitled” (2014), Oil on canvas, 10 ½ x 13 ¾ inches (27 x 35 cm) (© Etel Adnan, Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.) Recently I...
Mar 7, 20192 min read
The honey pot
“It’s Not What You Think, no. 3″; oil & collage on canvas; 60″ x 84” At the end of a week workshop I taught in Mahone Bay last September,...
Mar 2, 20191 min read
After the exhibition
Totally exhausted is all I can say. Came home from Ottawa eager to get back to work. After a day home, one morning in my studio, and I...
Feb 4, 20192 min read
Confessions of a grammar nerd
I’ve always been fascinated by language, specifically words, and more specifically proper use of words. Give me a book, or any piece of...
Jan 21, 20191 min read
Memories of a rock concert
When I was nine months pregnant with my second child, living in Manhattan, just before Christmas in 1967, I went to a concert by a...
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