I drew the outline for this one along with a bunch of others and when I came back to it to add colour, I forgot if it was a cat or a dog. It sort of looks like a fat cat or fat dog, but what did it eat? That's when the title came to … Continue reading You Become What You Eat: Cat-Dog – Sheet-music Scribbles 2023
Old Materials Are Still More Beautiful – Five – Montreal Walls Project
See the following posts for the first 8 wall photos: One - An intro to Wabi-Sabi; Two - Wabi Sabi Reds; Three - Remnants; Four - Natural Variations; Six - Bricks; Seven - Giving In; Eight - Imperfect Beauty; Nine - Textured Landscapes. Oddly, I am unable to locate the fifth posting. So, I will … Continue reading Old Materials Are Still More Beautiful – Five – Montreal Walls Project
Pride in my Students’ Work: Quick Colour Values Activity
The following is the basic outline presented to my students. I had three separate groups doing this: for only 75 mins a week... Flexibility for completion was needed... this project lead up to several others that covered the MEQ curricula for Grade 8 visual arts and incorporated additional elements of the International Baccalaureate program. I'm … Continue reading Pride in my Students’ Work: Quick Colour Values Activity
A Very Green Affair
I've been cultivating wild sumacs into a nice hedge for a few years now and they are always growing. The baby leaves are tiny and almost insect-like. When I shot this macro, the sun was extremely bright and it looked like white heat was emanating from the plants. All I needed to do was hike … Continue reading A Very Green Affair
Jasmine Dreams
These small flowers are deceptively fragrant. The jasmine perfume permeates the whole house during the winter months and the backyard during the summer. They always start off white and just before desiccating and falling turn a lovely wine read. Seldom much more than an inch in diameter, they always attract everyone's attention. I can only … Continue reading Jasmine Dreams
A little good news… about environmentally cool art
This is cool Dir several reasons... one, the possibility of experimenting with a different paint colour on canvases, and there's more! The possibilities for architecture that contributes to the reduction of global warming!!! http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/purdue-university-indiana-whitest-paint-for-buildings/ Ok, maybe it's the art and science geek in me, but this is really, really cool!!! (The pun might be intended😏)
Self-Portrait Project Fifteen (Part d) – The Simplest Solution Often Works Best
Back to the struggle of what colour does the shirt need to be... I painted it light grey, added pink all over it, then considered unbleached titanium... only to then consider just making it black. I could add highlights after if I wanted. Before this point, I was also wondering if I should add a … Continue reading Self-Portrait Project Fifteen (Part d) – The Simplest Solution Often Works Best
Self-Portrait Project Fifteen (Part c) – Struggling with Colours
The hair was the easiest choice... almost. I wanted a flat black and decided to do a base of Mars Black with a little Paynes Grey over it. I had contemplated adding some light grey highlights (perhaps an unnecessary touch of reality). The glass were the blues in my own glass - also an easy … Continue reading Self-Portrait Project Fifteen (Part c) – Struggling with Colours
Revisiting Some Unpublished Photos of 2020 – Essential Yellows
I'm not sure what kind of flowers these are. I found them at The Morgan Arboretum on a warm Summer's day and they reflected the warm comfort of that day. I love the complexity of the structures and sub-structures within this flower... There's a fantasy architecture of some alien world in these, where the petals … Continue reading Revisiting Some Unpublished Photos of 2020 – Essential Yellows
The New Renaissance Mindset 