My amazing daughter wanted to spend a special day with me for Father's Day, starting with treating me to lunch for the first time. We went for fish & chips at The Old Orchard pub in Pointe-Claire village. She proposed we walk around the area, as it's on the waterfront and has some nice places … Continue reading Ephemeral Rock Art – On Lake St-Louis
A Day At The Beach – First layers of paint
It is amazingly satisfying to pile on paint with a pallet knife... simultaneously obliterating the texture of the underpainting and creating a whole new surface texture. I also feel like the paint is more alive when it's very thick. I want to continue painting and adding colours, wet on wet, and see the messy magic … Continue reading A Day At The Beach – First layers of paint
Starting something new – A Day at the Beach
For starters, this is an overpainted canvas, gessoed with recycled grey house paint... And I've been staring at it for weeks!!! My research has been on David Park, Richard Deibenkorn, and Fernando Botero. Not sure why Botero became a focus, but his work has been showing up on so many of my works, that I … Continue reading Starting something new – A Day at the Beach
Eye-to-eye, Side-by-side: A question of completeness
I struggle with admitting that a painting is spontaneous. I am worried people will see less value in it when I do. This has more to do with my evaluation of the works I make. I get into a great inner-discussion to remind myself of how long I've stared at the blank canvas, researched and … Continue reading Eye-to-eye, Side-by-side: A question of completeness
A little good news — about garbage?
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mr-trash-wheel-family-grows-while-gobbling-tons-of-trash-every-day/ I think this is an amazing idea to implement in all cities that are on the water. I can see it being used as a teaching tool and very memorable mascot for lessons on littering and recycling. I hope to see much more of these.
A little good news— for coffee lovers
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/all-of-coffees-beneficial-effects-liver-disease-cancers-obesity/ Please take this research with a grain of... well, coffee. It is correlations lay best. However, it offers a very enjoyable read and some wonderfully nerdy facts, including a supposed origin of this well loved beverage... ...some shepherd saw his goat eating it and... well, you read it for yourself. I hope this jolts … Continue reading A little good news— for coffee lovers
A little good news — we’re catching on to our privilege
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/denmark-buys-countrys-last-circus-elephants/ I grew up in an era where seeing animals in the circus (no matter the size of the travelling show) was expected. I never noticed or perhaps understood what was wrong with animals performing all the time. I saw them for a few minutes and that was the only thing I saw. I started … Continue reading A little good news — we’re catching on to our privilege
A little good news — about a silver lining
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/seniors-have-learned-texting-to-keep-in-touch/ COVID has been rough on many for lots of different reasons, but the isolation seniors felt seems to have been even more pronounce. My parents, for example, were affected by a complete drop in their social lives. They habitually saw family members nearly daily, prior to the shutdown. Then their grandchildren couldn't visit the … Continue reading A little good news — about a silver lining
The Bathers – Complete – Sorry for the delay
I've been a little preoccupied with report cards and year-end curricula for my first graders, as well as my daughter's high school graduation... add to that life keeps me busy with many other things. So, I haven't taken the time to try and escape the painter's block I felt. I moved the painting around the … Continue reading The Bathers – Complete – Sorry for the delay
A little good news — about an inspired and inspiring recycler
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/eco-warrior-makes-toys-mosquito-repellents-naman-gupta/ Bravo!!!! Kudos! Way to go! You are inspiring! This guy saw a problem and it's accompanying need, them imagined a whole series of solution. He built an industry around it! All from what he discovered is one of the most discarded and I non-recycled items in the world: cigarette butts.
The New Renaissance Mindset 