Jun 6, 20221 min readThe landscape of making a mark"Thanks for Telling Me"; 48" x 48"; oil & collage on canvas When it comes right down to it, everything can be said to be about how we...
Apr 18, 20221 min readNextI recently found a notebook of sketches I did way back in the early ‘70s. It was a big surprise for me to see how organized I was. I...
Dec 29, 20211 min readHow to talk to a paintingSomeone asked me today what I think about when I am painting. I said "Nothing. I don't think about anything." Well, that is true and not...
Sep 7, 20212 min readGoldWhen I knew I was going to build this house, I was shxt scared. And for the first couple of years after I moved in, I was also scared. I...
May 29, 20211 min readLive DollsDenise Landriault, When Covid Is Over We Will Dance, at the Orange Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON. When I was very young I had a favorite book...
May 14, 20211 min readGreeningOnce upon a time a long time ago, a gallery owner told me not to use green; it doesn’t sell. I’m on a green binge now. Green greens,...
Apr 30, 20212 min readBefore the fun!For the past few days I have been prepping canvases. I ordered twenty mostly large primed and stretched pieces. This is the not-fun part....
Jan 24, 20211 min readBecause I doLately I have been thinking about intention: is the intention of my work mine or the painting’s intention. I cannot impose my intention...