When Changes Come
I spent the afternoon on Monday doing some updates to the website, getting it ready for the changes to come; a new bio and a little portfolio reorganization to open the way for new work. I am struggling a little with the new paintings because, for me, it is not enough just to paint pretty [...]
When Does Inspiration Come?
I was lying in bed the other night and a narrative popped into my head. I have learned that when the words start to link in my mind or images start to appear not to wait until morning. I got out of bed, grabbed my laptop and started writing. It was 1 AM. After the [...]
Looking Forward to 2012 & Discovering “Falls at Toltec Gorge”
My last post reviewed 2011. I introduced you to my early experience of Oklahoma – a place that I seem to be making a connection with at a very visceral level and much more quickly than I might have thought. As a landscape painter, I need to connect with the places I paint. It is [...]
A Year in Review….
Twelve months ago, I sat in my chair looking out over a snow covered Muskoka thinking that I might move house. Perhaps somewhere a few miles down the road with a little more land and a place for a bigger and above ground studio. I didn’t get out much and when I did, I didn’t [...]
A Curve on the Journey
I have been fighting a rather stubborn infection and I am on my third course of antibiotics. I am being forced to slow myself down after the business of the last six months and I find it hasn’t been easy. Inertia. An object in motion tends to stay in motion. This object needs some stillness. [...]
Settling In…
After over 6 months of domestic upheaval, it would appear that things are finally beginning to settle down. The studio is almost ready and the idea of packing, unpacking and moving from one temporary location to another is receding into the recent past. I recommend selling one’s house before committing to a cross-border move, but [...]
Route 66 to Oklahoma ~ Part II
We set out on old Route 66 from the Springfield KOA in Missouri a little later than planned but after two days of very little sleep, a real campground was a gift. We were not disappointed. This section all the way from Springfield, through Kansas to Oklahoma is jam packed with great old buildings that [...]
Home to Route 66 ~ Part 1
I am not a morning person. The last time I was on the road at 5:30 am was so long ago, but there I was on Friday morning stumbling into a Barrie Tim Horton’s, while Jeff filled the RV with gas. We drove into the October early morning darkness for what seemed like forever and [...]
Down to the “Weird” Wire
Only a couple weeks away from the move to Oklahoma, I have been reflecting a lot on home, making (or not making) art and what makes us who we are. Going to Oklahoma is taking me 1400 miles away from all that is familiar; family, friends, my woods (a walk in a forest will be [...]
New Horizons – Literally!
I sat in front of this beautiful shoreline for three days. It’s not like I ever take something so amazing for granted, but this might be the last time I visit for quite a while. This is twilight at Craigleith Provincial Park on Georgian Bay. For three days I sat watching the waves roar in. [...]
