I started drawing tonight. In the many years I’ve been a painter, I’ve rarely made drawings in the studio. Tonight, I just felt an urge to draw, so I dug out some sheets of watercolour paper I’ve had kicking around for years awaiting this day,… Read More
We visited the Museum of Canadian Contemporay Art this afternoon for the opening of a show called Over the Rainbow. This show, which is part of World Pride Toronto celebrations features work from the fantastic collection of Salah Bachir and Jacob Yerex. The show was… Read More
We’re working on a grackle mosaic – a commission. We’re having a lot of fun with this one. As I’m sure you’ve all seen, various blackbirds have a wonderful irridecence in their feathers. We’re trying various ways to catch this – including various irridecent glass… Read More
Very Be Careful is an excellent Vallenato outfit from LA. I love the triumphant celebration of the button accordion in this. I bet they’d be great fun to see live.
Today was the spring Christie spring antique show out in Flamboro. Unfortunately, both of us couldn’t go as Georgie had a vet appointment mid-morning we didn’t want to miss. Fortunately cousin Paul was going with us so Tuffy P had some company. Tuffy P came… Read More
At the Tim Noonan/Lee Lamothe opening at yumart this afternoon.
My painting exhibition, Paintings from the Lost Forest is on for one more week at yumart – open Wednesday through Saturday. I’m planning to be at the gallery for the afternoon next Saturday. The gallery is located at 101 Spadina Ave, 2nd floor (above Lorne’s… Read More
We’re starting a new mosaic project. Actually, we’re starting three of them. Today I cut out the shape for a grackle mosaic and we’re starting to source tiles and crockery. Although the grackle is a black bird, there is lots of colour in this bird.… Read More
Regular readers know that I have a painting show happening now at Yumart, here in Toronto. I don’t usually write much about my paintings. I like to let them speak for themselves. However, I was asked quite a few questions about the works at the… Read More
Some much better photos (than my studio snaps) of Paintings from the Lost Forest are now up on the Yumart site. Check them out.
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