On a clear day you can see forever
March 20, 2018
Painting in the field is one of life’s great pleasures. I love getting out of the studio into my other studio – the great outdoors.
Painting in the field is one of life’s great pleasures. I love getting out of the studio into my other studio – the great outdoors.
What happens when your phone decides where you are going, and YOU DON’T AGREE?
I live in a place known as “The Wok” My car, at lunchtime today, parked down town, told me it was 43 degrees Celsius. As
I am a storyteller, as are all artists. Some tell stories of what they imagine. Others tell stories of where they’ve been, or how they
While I’m thinking about ‘the artist as writer’ I want to tell you about the first time I came closed to being a published author. I know that there are degrees of being published, and hierarchies within those degrees. But in the 1960’s the world on on-line publishing was not even the twinkle in the eye of a programmer (who was not yet even the twinkle in someone else’ eyes). For me, in grade six, the promise of a publishing contract was enough to get me scribbling…
This is the plan. This year I plan to write. Even though it’s not yet time for New Year’s resolutions, and far too late
I thought I’d google “professional artist”. You know the feeling. It’s a middle of the night thing. This time it was dawn and my brain
When I started working with the accounting program Quickbooks, my book-keeper and I would joke about how we wouldn’t need to do too many Sudoku
Except when it isn’t. Day two in a probably endless series of days when I couldn’t do it without the support of my friends. Too
Answer: Nothing. I grew up in a village. At the time it felt like the whole world – for all of its size. It’s two
Last blog I wrote about how creativity was everywhere in my daily life. This month however, I want to talk about how to add some actual art to our lives. In real time.
Facebook and You-Tube can feed an art habit, but I firmly believe we need to step away from the phone-screen, and the small-screen, to experience art fully.
It’s not about giving up our day job (even though I did). Even an occasional visit to an art gallery, play or film will make a difference.
I almost missed the email from Alyson Stanfield’s office at ArtBiz Coach asking me if she could feature one of my paintings on her blog
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