In 2020, I participated in the Brooklyn Art Library Sketchbook Project. My book is now archived online as well as in physical form at the Library. Check it out. You can click through photos of the entire sketchbook. I hope you enjoy it. Sheila did… Read More
All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
One Way Ticket
This painting is called One Way Ticket. It’s approximately 64X49″, acrylic on unstretched canvas. Still tacked to my studio wall.
Some Winter Fly Tying
Once upon a time I did quite a bit of fly fishing, and it shouldn’t be surprising I got involved with tying my own flies to match the bugs emerging from my local streams. In the past few years, fly fishing has become more of… Read More
Liverversary, what’s that?
7 years ago tomorrow, Sheila donated a chunk of her liver to an anonymous recipient. This afternoon, a delivery person from Mad Batter Bakers in Liberty Village came by with a big bag of Happy Liverversary cookies courtesy of a very sweet and thoughtful person… Read More
c.1996
Sheila Gregory and I instigated several large-scale art exhibitions in non-traditional spaces in the 90s and into the 2000s, of which c.1996 was one of my favourites. We got sculptor Scott Childs involved early on and then Ronald Bloore. We knew Ron from our student… Read More
From the archives….
A postcard from Sol LeWitt Let’s hop into the way-back machine for a moment. When dinosaurs roamed the earth and I was an art student at York University, I was given an opportunity to participate in the execution of a Sol Lewitt wall drawing at… Read More
It’s Not Unusual (Tom Jones then and now)
…and a brand new one. Sir Tom Jones. No Hole in My Head
Double Bake
Join us for the latest episode of The Agency Podcast. Listen here or find it at all the good podcast places. This week your agents get lost in the woods, make yummy rosemary crackers, read some challenging Japanese crime fiction, and catch up on an… Read More
The Madawaska River Breakdown
More great Canadian fiddle music. Here’s Reg Hill performing the Madawaska River Breakdown!
Ti-Jean Bouribale
I came across this video while surfing around the YouTube listening to Canadian fiddle music. It’s from Patti Kusturok’s 2015 365 Days of Fiddle Tunes (she did it again in 2019). In this video, Patti Kusturok is playing with John Arcand – what a treat… Read More