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Category: New Work
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Its a big day here. My first monograph is being delivered this afternoon. The 58th Annual Oshawa Art Association show opens tonight, of which I have a painting in this group show of about 90 Durham, Region Artists. And I need to make significant progress on a larger Port Perry painting (24″ x 24″) for…
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This was another moment on my travels when I realized I was looking at a future painting. Sometimes you just know. Across from the National Portrait Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh there is a bridal shop in an elegant building that echoes the formality of their wares. Next to it is a tangle of foliage…
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I took Sunday off. That is a bit of a rarity for me since I started down this path back to art. It helped that there was a Blue Jays game on during the afternoon — time I normally spend in the art hut. Art is a consuming exercise, the painting activity only half the…
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When I titled this painting I wasn’t a hundred per cent sure of where it was. I took a picture en route to Grosmont, where we were to take an hour ride aboard the Flying Scotsman along the North York Moors Railway. Yes, that was one of the trains used in the Harry Potter movies…
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When I was young I briefly toyed with the idea of as a career as an architect. Then I laughed when someone told me about the level of math I would need. I never knew if that was true or not, especially when I look at the scribbling of somebody like the late Frank Gehry.…
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And now for something completely different, well, almost. I wanted to challenge myself with a painting that would be as much from my imagination as it was from reference sources (eg. photos). I also, as usual, wanted to keep it loose and painterly. Digging through my parents collection of snapshots, I found one of Wasaga…
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We passed these sandstone terrace houses a lot while in Troon, Scotland. When the sun came out, it produced a dynamic diagonal across the honey-coloured facade. I knew I wanted to paint it, but wasn’t sure how to frame the image, eventually choosing to crop tight to the building with just a hint of sky…
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Every time I see a fair or carnival I think about painting some aspect of it. I don’t know if it is about nostalgia (likely) or the colour experience (also likely) that pushes me towards such subject matter. Up until now it was only a thought. Working on a series of “smalls” — 12″ x…
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Before I leave for the UK on Wednesday, I’m hoping to provide an interim report on the BLOG after a little less than two months. Sneak preview: Your favorite posts so far have to do with portraiture — mostly my portrait. As I have previously stated, I’m in the midst of a development project towards…
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When looking at a painting, do you see what’s beyond the canvas? I’ve always liked using references beyond what’s in the frame, from a shadows of nearby trees to, as was in the last post, a light source that suggests another person is nearby. Of course artists frequently crop buildings, objects or sometimes even people…
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