I was looking through some photos in my Flickr stream and came across this item. I created this picture digitally using photos I took when Tuffy P and I visited Portugal.
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Duncan and Brady
While not as big a sub-genre in Americana as train songs, murder ballads are big just the same. Since I took an interest in folk music in my teens, I’ve been listening to songs about Stack-O-Lee and Franky and Johnny, Pretty Polly and Tom Dooley. … Read More
The Two Kings
It’s storytime here at 27th Street. Get comfortable, maybe pour yourself a little something. A wee dram of Scotch? Yes I’ll join you, thank you very much. Let me take you back in time a little bit, back to 1982. This is a true story,… Read More
I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself
For tonight’s Daily Dose, I thought it was about time I featured Dusty Springfield here. Most people I know would recognize some of the songs she recorded, but only a few would recognize the singer – and it’s too bad because Dusty Springfield was a… Read More
Stalling
Regular visitors to this taste of paradise know that I’ve been plugging away at a novel for some time now. I’ve never written a novel before. I have no idea how to go about writing a novel. For lack of a better strategy, I’m making… Read More
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman, a photo by mister anchovy on Flickr. Here’s another blast from the past. Back in 1997 I created a few paintings in which I used stencils and spray enamel. This is one of them. I called it Ornette Coleman because at the time,… Read More
Skydragon
Skydragon, a photo by mister anchovy on Flickr. Here’s another small Sky Dragon.
101
For a number of years, I was a tenant at 101 Niagara St. Some of you may have read a few things I wrote about those times. It was known back then, and I suppose it still is, as the coffin factory or the casket… Read More
Sky Dragons
Sky Dragons, a photo by mister anchovy on Flickr. I thought I’d post one more old painting tonight. This is a small oil painting, only maybe 10 inches wide. I think I painted it in 2006 and it was exhibited once at NSCAD in Halifax.… Read More
Logan Branch
loganbranch, a photo by mister anchovy on Flickr. Here’s another older painting from the vaults. This one is from 2001 or 2002. That winter was a very prolific one for me. I worked in the studio constantly and produced a lot of paintings. They were… Read More
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