All posts by “Eugene Knapik

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Book Box Boon

We’ve had a complaint about the book box. It seems with all this crazy cold weather the flow of books in and out has slowed down. One of our neighhbours told Tuffy P he has books for the book box but there is no room.… Read More

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What’s going on in the studio?

I have a number of paintings at various stages of completion right now in my little basement studio. Things are going well down there. Here’s a little taste – a studio snapshot of the latest painting from the Lost Forest…

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Pete Seeger RIP

Pete Seeger has hung up his hammer. He was 94. Many years ago, I saw Mr. Seeger perform with Arlo Guthrie at the old Ontario Place Forum. I recall enjoying their lengthy sound check, almost a mini-concert. As Arlo sang a tune, Mr. Seeger walked… Read More

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Julianne Johnson

Here’s a version of one of my fave Old Time tunes, called Julianne Johnson. The players are Ed Britt and Don Borchelt playing banjo two ways…generously shared on the YouTube machine

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The way it goes in the studio…

Some days I envy painters who have the ability to preconceive their paintings. I knew a painter who would make a planning drawing for each painting and even label areas with descriptions of texture and colour. These were like road-maps to his paintings. Then he… Read More

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