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...
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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...
Oct 2, 20181 min read
Aftermath
Sometimes, Someone, Something, Somewhere, No 4. Curious about how my exhibit at the Secord was received, I asked Phil, the owner, about...
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 31, 20181 min read
We did it!
I had an amazing, joyful experience at the dentist this morning. Yes, the dentist! I had a severe toothache last week, the kind where...
Jul 26, 20181 min read
Now you see me, now you don’t
For whom do we create? How important is accessibility? My friend, Nanci Lee, a poet, recently submitted her work for publication. She was...
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 30, 20181 min read
Cutting it short, or not
Romeo likes to make up games for himself. Lately he has been pushing his ball over the edge of the dock into the lake. Then he tries to...
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...
Apr 7, 20182 min read
Rembrandt and me
I am an abstract painter. Right from the first day, abstraction spoke my language. I never wanted to paint otherwise. For me, it talks to...
Mar 25, 20181 min read
Next, again and again and again
Actually, I do not agree with Michelangelo when he said: “No great work of art is ever finished.” I titled my exhibit at the Orange...
Mar 11, 20181 min read
Tale of the dog
When I went to pick Romeo up from where he stayed while I was away, I was greeted with: “Oh, hi Mom. Nice to see you. But I love Bob!”...
Mar 4, 20183 min read
Hamilton and me
After eight packed days in Ottawa, I came here to NYC for some rest and entertainment. Last night I went to see a Broadway play:...
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...
Jan 22, 20182 min read
The Black & White
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...
Jan 3, 20182 min read
Ask Me Anything
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...
Dec 14, 20172 min read
Travel theme: Love
It was a chilly September day and I was wandering through the streets and museums of Zurich when I saw this couple by the river. Looking...
Dec 9, 20171 min read
Color for what
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...
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