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But I Was Good

The picture at the top of this post is very fresh. It’s tentatively called, “But I was Good” and that’s simply because in viewing it upon completion I kept drifting to thoughts of Dante’s Inferno . . . but perhaps you need to view the picture closer to appreciate the humor . . . I strongly […]

Bluebirds

This is called “Bluebirds”. Soon I’ll be adding it to my selection of open edition prints, and possibly as a grey-scale coloring page.

Charlie’s A Rose

I’ve intended to write something about my art in the context of feminism for a long time now. This is not easy because I know very little about what the term even means, aside from the desire to have equality between men and women in our culture. The press gives a lot of attention to […]

2016 – Another Odd Year?

My last blog post of 2015, and the first that involves the taking of notes! What’s next? An artist making New Year’s resolutions? Now that seems outlandish, even perverse?  The very notion of it reminds me of a small part of my novel, the part where a love-struck Ben struggles with how he will win […]

Still Dreaming

Lately I’ve spent a lot of time going over old images, most of which have never been seen . . . I have over 11,000 of them. It sounds like a lot, and it is, but it’s really the equivalent of about 30 renditions of over 300 projects. Still, it’s fun to sift through it […]

More New Art

I don’t know why this particular piece has consumed me. I finished it this morning – a few hours of touching up this and that – not what I had planned. This actually began as another coloring page design (see below), but it quickly turned into something else as well. I’m not sure this will ever […]

New Designs

Keeping my blog posting current (i.e. weekly) hasn’t been a priority for awhile, even less so recently. That’s mostly because I’ve been focusing on reorganizing my site design. So far that’s most noticeable in the Limited Edition Prints section, as well as my latest one, Coloring Page Shop. The latter section is really all about […]

The Art of Defiance

A few months ago I watched a biopic about Renoir – the painter, not the sculptor or film director – the latter two were his sons. Parts of it were disturbing, much more was fascinating, especially from the perspective of an artist, painting while the world is at war . . . much of it […]

Offshoots

I’m enjoying creating new coloring projects for grown ups. It’s a different kind of challenge and I’ve learned a great deal in a short time. There are so many “types” of such art out there, such as mandalas or paisley-like patterns, or flowers and such. Frankly there are too many to mention, and there are […]

Hoping

It’s tempting to write something about Canada’s recent election, which I followed so closely, looking for a glimpse of a return to some form of human dignity. I won’t do that except to say that something quite remarkable happened. It has to do with the newly appointed Minister of Justice. She’s a lawyer, so no […]