Summer Paintings

 It's been a busy summer!  Forgot I had a blog (kinda) Anyway, Here are a couple of paintings that I completed...

RAW

I'm loving this summer weather...ahhhhh.  Please join me next weekend in Toronto for the Riverdale Art Walk in Jimmie Simpson Park.  This is such a fun and friendly show...I'm looking forward to it.  My friend Denise will be helping me again and she's such a sweetie - she always makes sure that I'm fed and hydrated....you know...stuff that slips my mind, but that is soo important!

W.H.A.T !!

The West Hamilton Artist Tour is this weekend folks!  Come on out to visit all of the terrific studios and homes...bring your Mom!  I will be hosted at 138 Stanley Avenue (studio 7) by Brenda and Connan, who graciously offered up their lovely home.  They're even letting me put nail holes in their walls! How generous is that?

Here are a few new pieces that I'll be showing...but it's better to see them in person!

new work

I've been suffering from a nasty cold for a couple of weeks, but finally I've had enough energy to do some painting.  I've got a couple of shows coming up - one is in Hamilton on Mother's Day weekend.  It's called WHAT, West Hamilton Artist Tour.
http://www.westhamiltonartiststour.com/#
The other one that's confirmed is the Riverdale Art Walk in Toronto on June 5-6
http://www.artistsnetwork.ca/raw

I'll keep you posted on more upcoming shows as they're confirmed!

Happy Artist Trades

One of my favourite things about art shows is meeting fellow artists...and also participating in trades.  I've traded art for home renovations, photography, trips to Cuba...but I really love to trade for artwork that I otherwise wouldn't be able to afford.  These three treasures are among my most recent trades.  Pam Lostracco is the artist (and she's also a very lovely human) and here's a link to her blog:
http://pamlostracco.blogspot.com/
and flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/people/pamlostracco/

Turtles, Trails and Trailer Parks

I'm getting ready to go on a little trip to Jekyll Island, Georgia on Monday.  I'm flying down and staying with a friend in her trailer and all I'm gonna do is ride my bike, walk on the beach and visit the sea turtle sanctuary.  And take lots of pictures.  And read.  And maybe draw some stuff.

I can't wait.

My New Art!!

I had a great time at the Artist Project last weekend and I had awesome neighbours.  One of them was Noelle Hamlyn who makes gorgeous, delicate works of art out of gampi paper and other "findings". I couldn't resist acquiring one of her lovely pieces after drooling over her work all weekend.  Here's a picture of it.  http://www.noellehamlyn.com/

Studio Dawg's new do

Getting ready!

The Artist Project is one week away! I've been doing the last minute preparations and my camera is charged once again. Here is some of the work I'll be bringing to the show. It should be fun!

Blizzard Blues

Well, it's definitely winter outside. I feel blessed that my neighbour down the street is kind enough to snow blow the entire avenue! When buying a house, remember to ignore all corner lots...think of winter shoveling! Unless you like shoveling...
No pictures to post because my camera re-charger is missing. I'm getting pumped about the upcoming Artist Project. March means spring is almost here!

The Artist Project Toronto

Well, I found out my booth number for the Artist Project in March. It's 731. Come on out and visit me!

What I'm working on...

I've been holed up in my studio this week and this is some stuff I've been working on. Hey, the sun is out! Maybe I'll venture outside...

Piles

Piles of paper are my security blanket. As long as I have a big mess of painted paper and scraps in my line of vision, the world is a good and happy place. Oh, and an industrial sized bottle of India ink is also friendly. These are some 12x12's that incorporate some of these elements

Studio Dawg

My studio dog, Ringo works very hard and takes his job seriously.

colour injection

I'm feeling the winter blues these days and needed some kind of pick me up. Cuba's not in the budget this year, so I did the next best thing - bought new markers! I also sprang for a couple of sheets of TerraSkin paper. This stuff is made out of rocks and a non-toxic resin as a binder and I have to say that I'm fairly impressed. It's much more environmentally friendly to manufacture than other options ( and it behaves well with every medium that I attacked it with, from acrylic to oil to pastel (oil and chalk)...and my new markers of course. These are some of my results.

Fun on paper

These are a few of the little 5x7's that I've been playing with. I love how much more simplified my work becomes when I use paper as my support.

My (clean) Studio