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I Feel So Much Love For You – The Hollow Ones #20

Something in the way the figure in the forefront is turning to look at the one behind, it feels like a look of love. Well, it reminds me of the awesome feeling I get when I look at my wife, or she looks at me with love. The darkish background becomes lighter and yellower with … Continue reading I Feel So Much Love For You – The Hollow Ones #20

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Gently Swaying To Happiness – The Hollow Ones #19

It's all in the position of the arms. He is gently swaying back and forth and giving off a feeling of bliss. The shortened back arm allows us the additional impression he is moving. The beautiful cerulean bleu all around just makes me feel happy and I feel adds to the joy of the piece. … Continue reading Gently Swaying To Happiness – The Hollow Ones #19

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A Little Rain Can’t Hurt Me – The Hollow Ones #18

She has a defiant optimism that is very attractive. It seems to exude from. her and change the world as she passes by. This is why I chose the green behind her. Her whole being is afire with positivity. She leads with it in the colour yellow. More to come...

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Hiding From The Panic I’m Sinking Into – The Hollow Ones #17

Because I post date a lot of my stuff, this drawing was drawn on Friday, March 13th, 2020. I wrote theses reflections on the same date. I'm documenting this date, in curiosity of how significant it may be regarding COVID 19. Yesterday, the tension and panic started feeling tangible across the city of Montreal. My … Continue reading Hiding From The Panic I’m Sinking Into – The Hollow Ones #17

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The Precariousness of Romance – The Hollow Ones #16

The dance is passionate, fierce, dangerous... How far will he through her? How far will she allow herself to be thrown? Romance feels like this sometimes, doesn't it? The give and take is often felt like tiptoeing through a field of landmines... one never knows when a misstep may occur. These two are dancing around … Continue reading The Precariousness of Romance – The Hollow Ones #16

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And, So What? – The Hollow Ones #15

He/She... They came out of the gate with attitude... roaring out their challenge to an uncaring obscurity the dark night. What could they care? They radiated all the light any answer could fail challenging! Maybe it's the bright pink background. Perhaps it's the way they are standing. Either way, they are all attitude and I … Continue reading And, So What? – The Hollow Ones #15

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Do you have the Passion Paradox?

The age-old wisdom everyone recites is that we have to follow our passion to be happy in life. A life without passion, we’re told, isn’t going to be …Do you have the Passion Paradox?

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The Potential of Cultural Appropriation

The Title image is by A.R. Penck: The Start of the Lion Hunt. The photo was taken in 2020, by M. Perron at the Musée des beaux arts de Montréal. From MBAM Introduction As soon as I came across this painting in the MBAM, the debate about cultural appropriation that continuously rages in my head … Continue reading The Potential of Cultural Appropriation

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Incongruous Abstractions

The project challenge was to make abstract forms, defines as not resembling anything. The secondary challenges were that they must be hung on a wall, possibly incorporate other materials, potential tally be made with a variety of techniques (coils, slabs, pinch-pots, etc..) and finished with different glazes, engines, and terra sigillata. While, I've had the … Continue reading Incongruous Abstractions