Photographs of my paintings will give you an idea of what the paintings are like, but my work has a lot of variations in texture and surface quality that are really hard to see in a photograph on the internet. Still they still provide an… Read More
Here are some pictures from the opening reception today for my new painting show at Yumart, here in Toronto.
For some years we have been interested in what I guess you could call folk art or outsider art or art by “untrained” artists, and we’ve been following the Slotin auctions which occur a couple times each year. There’s one this weekend, called Delta blues… Read More
I have an exhibition of paintings opening up Saturday afternoon at yumart. Yumart is at 101 Spadina Ave here in Toronto. (just south of Adelaide, east side, 2nd floor walk-up). The show is called Paintings from the Lost Forest. I’ll be there Saturday 2-5 –… Read More
It’s been quite a while since I’ve exhibited my paintings. At some point along the way I think I lost faith. For most of my adult life I’ve been a very disciplined painter, but I decided I would put it aside for a while. I… Read More
Less than two weeks before my exhibition at Yumart (which opens the afternoon of the 26th)…..and two of my paintings still have wet paint happening. Yikes! I’m expecting they’ll both have enough skin for safety, but there’s impasto aplenty going on in both of them… Read More
I just want to give my friends out there an early head’s up – I have a painting exhibition opening up in about 3 weeks – the afternoon of Saturday April 26 is the opening reception. It’s at Yumart, at 101 Spadina in Toronto on… Read More
Here is a little glimpse into our world. These are the 3 sisters of 27th Street. The painting on the left is by a self-taught artist from Pennsylvania named Justin McCarthy. In the middle is a block print from Hatch Show Print in Nashville. It… Read More
This has been a busy Saturday – I’ve been on the go most of the day. But I didn’t want to miss the opening of YM Whelan’s exhibition at Yumart (101 Spadina Toronto). Yvonne has put together a great collection of new paintings. Lots of… Read More
I was thinking about Harry Smith. I knew about Harry Smith in two ways and for the longest time I didn’t know they were the same person. First and foremost, I know the set of recordings known as the “Harry Smith Anthology” or as it… Read More
27th Street 