What a beautiful morning to be out with the partners. This photo was taken from the shore by the water filtration plant next to Sam Smith Park – looking south-west. Sunny, just a little bit cool. Perfect. We walked through the field behind the yacht… Read More
Out with the partners at dawn today, the avian symphony was spectacular. No construction. The stinky forklift constantly chugging away next door hadn’t started up yet. No generators. No idling construction vans. Just birds. Lots and lots of birds, creating a magical layers backdrop to… Read More
Time for a fix of music from the Ottawa Valley featuring Mac Beattie and his Melodiers. Here’s Little Shack up the Pontiac…. Here’s one I’ve shared before – but it’s so good it deserves to played over and over again – Old Tyme Fiddler’s Dream… Read More
The latest edition of the Lazy Allen Stories is up. It’s called Wildcat. I hope you enjoy it.
New houses in our neighbourhood, almost without exception, fill as much lot with building as possible. You can see that just looking across the street from us. The bungalow on the left is one of the original homes. The builder who bought both properties is… Read More
For reasons I cannot begin to understand certain of my paintings stay front of mind for a very long time. Others don’t live with me for nearly so long. Terminal Beef is a painting I made back in 1998. Although it is a picture I… Read More
One way I know I’ve completed a series of paintings and I’m ready to move on to a new set is that I start thinking about doing a studio clean-up and re-organization. This is that time. I have a small studio in the basement of… Read More
There was a time when Tuffy P (AKA Sheila Gregory) and I, along with our friends Tim Noonan and Ardis Breeze and the late Ronald Bloore made regular Sunday drawing/painting trips to various locations around Southern Ontario. We did it for a few years, almost… Read More
I haven’t posted anything about my paintings for a while, so here’s a sneak peak at what I’ve been up to. I’ve been working on a series of smallish, shaped encaustic paintings to be part of my next exhibition at Yumart in September. For those… Read More
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