Mother’s Day Reflections
The sun is out and the birds are singing up a storm. It is the most perfect Mother’s Day here in Central Ontario. I have been researching my family history over the last year and it is the most amazing thing to learn about those who came before you. We are much more than a [...]
Pass the Lifering…
Moving is considered one of the top 5 most stressful events in one’s life. I know I put myself here. I dove into the water and I have gotten over the initial shock of cold and yet I am still in the descent, not yet at the nadir of the arc of my dive. The [...]
Successes, Disasters & Falling Cows?
It is not uncommon to experience both success and disaster inside a week… The Success “Room with a View” was accepted in to the juried exhibition “Time Frame” at the Alton Mill Gallery in Caledon, ON. (Details below) Heritage, both natural and architectural, is the focus of this exhibition. Perfect, right?? I burned the midnight [...]
Moving Right Along…
I was going to post the WIP of the St. Stephen’s painting, but, the ugly stage on such a detailed piece is, well, too ugly. So I went into the archives for this week’s post image! This is another of my favourite Spring photographs. It is a semi-abstract shot of the ice going out. I [...]
Room with a View – New Painting
Well, I squeaked in on the deadline… You can see a larger version here. This house has become a powerful muse. This place has an aura that I can barely explain. Over the last 18 months, as I uncovered the story behind this abandoned and derelict Muskoka house, the presence of the people have faded [...]
Interlude
I thought I would share one of my favourite late March images. I shot this on a warm evening almost exactly two years ago. The snow evaporated before my eyes in the sunlight. This year it is too cold for a fog like this one, in spite of the beautiful sunsets of the last few [...]
Work in Progress & Japan
This is the latest work in progress. It is a big one and it took some planning. Small things become glaring at 24×36 inches and I changed the composition and the canvas twice. I think I am finally happy. Now the visible progress begins. Details in a ruined house are a part of the composition, [...]
Changes, Subscription & the Studio
With the recent changes in my website, I figured I should write a post to make sure I am still catching all my subscribers. If you subscribe to Artscapes – I would be thrilled if you would leave me a comment or e-mail me to let me know that you received the blog notification either [...]
Critical Mass
I had the pleasure of spending a lovely evening with a group of artists at the home of artist Pat Fairhead (one of her paintings is above). Pat is one of my earliest mentors in art. I took classes with her and she fueled my love for painting. Some of my happiest moments were spent [...]
Seth Godin’s Definition of ‘Art’
What is Art? The topic of Seth Godin‘s last blog post and his definition of ‘art’ and ‘artist’ in his recent book “Linchpin” has proven touchy in the fine art community. It’s not the medium or the oil or the price or whether it hangs on a wall or you eat it. What matters, what [...]
