Well, all is said and done as far as paint goes. The set for Falstaff at the National arts Centre in Ottawa is up, on stage and tech week is in full swing. I was in for the paint call, where touch ups and adjustments top the set are made, a last … Read More
Set painting, always a challenge. I paint the sets at the NAC and a new designer always means a new challenge. The challenge this time, for the production of Falstaff is to create back lit stained glass window, without using stained glass of course, this is theatre after all and nothing is … Read More
Well, summer is back with a vengeance, a last big effort, heat billows around us and we swelter, hot sun belies the date. But I remember years ago, going to school in my new woolen uniform with knee sock in heat like this. My school tie ringing wet by the end of … Read More
Summer is ending I don’t want it to go,…. I did not get out enough to draw! The intentions were there, but not the time. I want the rolls of hay in freshly cut fields, the sunlight playing on the rich golden hues contrasted by the complementary blue sky, a world of … Read More
Some would argue that now is not a beginning, having been here for almost three months. I would argue that since I am not yet unpacked, I am still in the beginning process. After being wrenched unceremoniously from my home on the night of April 3rd, I have had to reassemble my … Read More