lucky friday 13
 so they say
 of course
 the
 Gregorian calendar or Christian calendar or Western calendar
 is a fabrication which does not quite fit over the natural universe calendar
 which
 begs
 the
 q
 u
 e
 s
 t
 i
 o
 n
 is it really friday
 is it really 13
 let us just
 say it is
 which
 means
 tomorrow
 is
 saturday
 14

 7 ARTISTS opening at gnstudio Contemporary Art

26 letters
near infinite
combinations
making millions
of words with which
to communicate with    one    and    another

sometimes
i cannot find
the words at all
with which to say
what needs to be said

i recently read
about an artist who
uses 90 percent of his working time
marketing and networking and schmoozing
and only 10 percent of his working time making

which makes me wonder if this is what it has come to

well
as you
can tell
from my
blog entry's
marketing is not
a grand pre-occupation
nor is networking or schmoozing

schmoozing is such a great word and so similar to snoozing

when
i am not
snoozing i mean schmoozing
i am making                                  paintings

this coming month i will be participating
in a group show at gn Gallery in Oakville
more information regarding this to be posted soon

as
well
as some
new images
of recent work

also
in the very
near future
a solo show
details to be
posted soon

Red Brick Show

tiger lilies
full
bloom

august
in
cue ... waiting

tomatoes
still
green



an
invitation

a new show
at the Red Brick
on Douglas Street
in downtown Guelph

July 27 to September 7

                                born into this
                                52" x 52"
                                paint, oil bar, pencil on canvas

                                4,200

                                       
                                Fire
                                24" x 24"
                                paint, oil bar, pencil on wood panel

                               





*  be sure to click on the images to enlarge them

2014


a
long
winter
a
timid
spring
a
much
required
summer
of
heat

certainly TOAE 2014 will bring some creative fire to the season

i
am
once
again
looking
forward to
presenting my
work at the TOAE

the
TOAE
is always
an amazing
fusion of art and lovers of art

below
is a sampling
of what i will be exhibiting and selling

                                   mother crow
                                   paint, oil bar, pencil on wood panel
                                   24" x 36"
                                       
                                   Sold



p.s. simply click on the image to increase the size

TOAE

TOAE
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
july 5, 6, and 7th

                        white washed
                        54" x 68"
                        paint, paper, oil bar, pencil on canvas

                        4,800

weather

what can
one say about
this crazy weather

the
reason
i mention weather ...

the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
is
rapidly
approaching

July 5, 6, and 7th

and
weather
is always to
be considered
when talking about   ...    the TOAE

words like
perfect
summer
days
and
perfect
summer
days
come to mind

and
there
is always
a word like
thunderstorm
for those who like
a little more kaboom


this
year
my
booth
number
is

YELLOW 318

where

i
will
have
my eyes
on perfect
summer days



w

                                                                    

there is a great essay
by Antoni Tapies titled
NOTHING IS TOO PETTY
in which he describes art as magic
the artist as magician and the space in
which it is presented as the theatre or stage
art
artist
venue
the magician
can make a coin
disappear almost anywhere
but can only make an elephant
disappear when in a particular setting
cafe art
street art
house art
gallery art
museum art
magic is a peculiar and beautiful thing
art is a peculiar and beautiful thing
for they both ultimately depend
upon the willingness of the
audience
one
can
only
experience
magic
experience
art
if
one
is
willing
if
one
desires
this applies to all art and to all magic
Tapies' essay is wonderful and insightful


and
coming
soon
july
5
to
july
7
is
the
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
where
art
artist
venue
audience
combine to create a perfect show
I
AM
EXCITED
TO
BE
ONE
OF
THE
ARTISTS
AT
THIS
VERY
SPECIAL
TORONTO
VENUE
FOR
ART
!!!

                                 dream BIG
                                 48" x 60"
                                 paint, paper, pencil on canvas

                                 Sold