Image shown is one of the projects I did while at Cobalt Studios. It is 9′ x 12′ painted on muslin in traditional theatrical style designed and painted by…me. Ahhh, that delicious feeling of arriving home again, all that familiarity kissing you on the face.Life switches gears now, and the self~directed approach … Read More
Shoot for the stars, I always do, guess I’m an idealist. Here I am at Cobalt Studios, learning all I can about scenic painting. The best tool a scenic artist has is ingenuity- how can I get this done, the fastest, most efficient, physically easiest method? (You begin the think this way … Read More
A drive, a path I’ve not taken before, leads me to Cobalt Studios, nestled on the edge of the Catskills, wonder and experience anew awaits me, tantalizing me, teasing me, almost scaring me, until I settle in. A short walk through the wintery woods of New York state brings me to the … Read More
The set for Buried Child, a Sam Shepard play, is finished except for the final touches. It lies in wait in the now quiet workshop; in the dim light, it has a spooky presence, and rightly so. It consists of high walls made of slats, that we wallpapered over then cut out … Read More
I thank my talent on a daily basis. It is so much of what I am now, after all these years of being a painter it is part of my cellular structure, it is deeply embedded in my being. I take the world around me, the one I experience, and endeavour to … Read More
‘Well Done’ I say. The play Happy Days is up and running at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. I was there to be a part of opening night. It is a wonderful production. The play is intriguing, as Samuel Beckett explores with humour and a, barely underlying, dark sensibility. It speaks … Read More
‘Happy Days, by Samuel Beckett, is on its way, being created. The set for the upcoming production at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa is in full swing. The rather large frame, resembling a beached whale, has been constructed and we are in the process of applying fabric and our painterly version … Read More
“Summer Works (In Progress)” is the theme at the gallery right now. I am working hard this summer, using a newfound creative fire to keep on paintin’. A steady stream of a few new series has kept me busy this summer. Right now there are watercolours of fabulous dancing shadows on the … Read More
They say time flies when you are having fun, these days are whipping by at a breakneck speed. This winter I was in Bermuda for a month of sun-warmed painting. Work flows easier when the days are unfettered by the concerns of everyday life and your only mission is to paint. I’ve … Read More