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Another great day painting au plein air.  I was in the hills north of Rockwood with my chum, Dick Marvin.  Perfect weather and light.

I spent the day painting the beautiful Uxbridge farm house of my good friend, Shelly Burke. Lots of companions, including the lively little students in her art camp, tiny poodle Dolly, and plein air master, John Stuart Pryce. I wish I could bottle this kind of day.

Yowza

Ken Thompson’s gift to the Art Gallery of Ontario. Rubens’ “The Massacre of the Innocents.” He paid 77 million smackers.

“G.P. in the Woods,” acrylic 12×16.
A picture of my friend, Giuseppe Pivetta, painting along the road leading to Memquist Lodge. Giuseppe, or “Joe” is one of my favourite artists and the most dedicated plein air painter I have ever known. Also a super nice man.

Eagle Lake

“Eagle Lake Birch Trees,” acrylic, 12×16.
One of those friendly, uncomplicated little pictures I so enjoy painting.
A good example of how local colour radically changes and becomes richer at the twilight hour.

Boat Show, Artworld of Sherway

“Boats,” Artworld of Sherway.

Always a major rush to go into Artworld and see work I have just delivered. When I see the pictures framed, lit and labelled, it’s like they were painted by another artist, and one who is a better painter than I am.
Donna and her posse really know their stuff.
The show is up until the end of the month.

Masters Series #17

 

This series of paintings is predicated on the notion of taking a favourite masterpiece and breaking it down into an abstract composition. In this case, Sir Peter Paul Reubens’ “The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt.”

Neilson Park Creative Centre plays a huge role in my creative life. Once a month I join a group of friends to paint a live model. Each Friday, I join more folks and draw a model for three hours. Many artists feel this is mandatory if you are serious about your work.
If you live in the G.T.A. and are creative, you owe it to yourself to check out N.P.C.C.. It is a treasure.

Black River Bend

I came upon this spot north of Cooper’s Falls on a day of location scouting with my chum, plein air master John Stuart Pryce. The location was a rare gift, but the painting fought me. It is a real challenge to organize the shapes and patterns in this type of picture. I may do a larger version sometime in the future.

Still Waters

Most of my paintings fight me kicking and screaming as I drag them into the world. Some of them, like this one, quietly appear on the canvas, as if they were there all along. The trick is to make them all look easy.