Yesterday I took some time to put titles on the back of my new works and wrap them up for transport to Yumart this week. My exhibition, Shapeworks, will run October 7-18. Due to the long weekend the opening reception will be Saturday October 14,… Read More
I have an exhibition of new work coming up, called Shapeworks, at yumart gallery. yumart gallery is located at 401 Richmond here in Toronto. The gallery is on the lower concourse – enter from the NE door near Peter St and the gallery is right… Read More
Some visitors to this little corner of the blog-swamp know that Sheila (AKA Tuffy P around here) and I have a modest collection of artwork by folk artists or outsider artists or self-taught artists – call them what you will. Many these artists come from… Read More
Do the Math is oil on masonite. It’s about 13 inches tall and it floats about 3/4 inch out from the wall. It will be in my October exhibition at Yumart, here in Toronto.
Here’s a new painting fresh from the studio. This one is about 48 cm tall (19″). It’s called Summer Days. I’m still working on new paintings for my October exhibition at Yumart, here in Toronto.
Most of the time, painting has been a solitary activity for me and the studio the most private place. Yes there have been exceptions. Sheila Gregory and I did an entire show quite a few years ago of collaborative paintings – paintings on auto parts,… Read More
I trundled down to City Hall this morning to see the Brain Project brains at Nathan Phillips Square. Ours is the one with the monarch butterfly mosaics. Visit our page on the Brain Project site.
Sheila and I are participating in The Brain Project this year, in support of Baycrest Health Sciences. Our brain is sponsored by Cineplex. As The Brain Project returns for its second year, one hundred artists from around the world will transform blank brain sculptures into… Read More
I’ve been making paintings for a lot of years now and sometimes the whole damned thing remains a mystery to me. I guess that’s what keeps me doing it. I’ve never been a painter who exhibits a bunch of variations on a motif or anything… Read More
Mary T. Smith was a self-taught African-American artist from Mississippi. She lived from 1904 to 1995. She was a prolific artist during the years in which she painted. In her yard, she apparently created some outbuildings where she painted and installed her work. Smith’s work… Read More
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