Who knew it? Today has been declared International Artist Day. A big thanks to Alyson Stanfield for posting on this and letting me know — I’ve been so busy painting at Continue Reading →
This is the MOST inspirational talk I’ve ever seen for creatives…or anyone interested in becoming a full time human being.
Continue Reading →Art can cause us to think — to make connections between things that we would not necessarily connect but yet upon discovering them, seem to be totally obvious. The beauty of art like this lies in it’s ability for us to change our perspective and perceptions of the world around us — to imagine the seemingly unimaginable and to make change where change is required. Good art holds a mirror up to ourselves and shows us our backsides.…what we normally cannot see, or do not want to see! This IS…a beautiful thing, if only we take the time to look.
Pin ItContinue Reading →The beauty of art to me, is it’s many faces. Emotional. Engaging. Beautiful. Brilliant. Intentful. Intelligent. Interactive. Contemporary. Contextual. Controversial. Conversational. Historical. Political. Discuss…
Pin ItContinue Reading →What a lovely day to begin spring plain air painting. Here was my setup this afternoon in Kananaskis.
Pin ItContinue Reading →Art connects us and creates space for new experiences and dialogue. This is the true value of a work, whether it is a piece of theatre, music, writing, sculpture, dance or a painting that somehow moves us.
Pin ItContinue Reading →I’m thrilled with what is coming off the easel for the painting component of the CAMP project, and so happy to share this work with you. Looking at this work on your small monitor can’t possibly capture the scale of the pieces, many of which are six feet long. The works […]
Pin ItContinue Reading →Men are paint. Women are canvas. Paint adds colour. Canvas is strong but flexible.…(a poem)
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