We’ve just finished up the blue jay mosaic. It has to set for a while before we’ll be able to move it and get a good clean photo, but you can get the idea of what we’ve been up to here. This mosaic is a… Read More
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Blue Jay
We’re starting another bird mosaic. We’ve already done a huge owl, a scarlet tanager, a goldfinch and a Baltimore Oriole. This one will be a blue jay and it’s a commission. I cut out the basic shape today. Next step is to prepare the tesserai,… Read More
Frida and Diego with Tuffy, Les and Paul
The Art Gallery of Ontario has an exhibition on now called Frida and Diego, Passion, Politics and Painting. We met up with cousins Les and Paul in the lobby and checked out the exhibition this afternoon. That’s Paul on the left and Les on the… Read More
Lost Forest
Here is another recent painting. Like the last one I posted, Lost Forest is smallish (a couple feet wide) and again painted with oils. There is a lot of detail, particularly textural, that is lost in the photograph, but then it’s a painting and not… Read More
The Broadcast
This is a smallish (a couple feet wide) recent diptych called Broadcast. It’s an oil painting, created over quite a number of sessions. Although it is difficult to photograph well (for a bad photographer with a point and shoot camera), I think you can… Read More
The madness that is our kitchen…
This post is for Candy. I described the work Tuffy P had been doing in our kitchen on the phone, and she requested a photo, so here it is….
In the Studio
It’s been a while since I’ve shared anything from down in the studio. Here are some paintings I have on the go. These works are so fresh I can’t even tell you if they’re finished or not. These are small oil paintings and by small… Read More
Must Knows, Should Knows, Could Knows and Picasso
Yesterday I met up with my old friend Tim at the Art Gallery of Ontario for the Picasso exhibition. When I say old friend, I mean that Tim and I were at high school together back when dinosaurs roamed the planet. I mention this because… Read More
The Artist
The idea of the artist has changed some over the years. Now, when we hear somebody talking about an artist on television or radio, most times they’re talking about singers or members of bands that have recording contracts or sometimes other celebrities. I suppose Pop… Read More
Mosaic
Tuffy P and the lads from across the street had a great time creating some mosaics out back this afternoon.
27th Street 