Watching the wind take the leaves where it wills; it is the dance of the Fall.
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| Mixed-media (6"x4") ink on paper |
Does the wind have a will? Do leaves blow where they will?
Showing posts with label wind. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wind. Show all posts
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Dance of the Fall
The landscape features most prominently in the body of my work. It is a landscape of suggestion, rather than a faithful figurative rendering; it is a landscape of fiction and abstraction. Major influences on my work have been the Canadian landscape, the tropical forest of the Congo and the land of the Mediterranean/Middle East. Born in Exeter, Ontario,I studied at the University of Prince Edward Island, McGill University in Montreal and the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières.
I always ask one question; when does the unconventional become so utterly conventional as to become uninteresting - dull in fact? I hope these are not dull whatever else they are. Let me know what you think.
Monday, December 18, 2017
The Western Sky
The brilliance of the focused intensity of the setting sun makes up for its all too brief appearance during the days of shortened light.
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| (2017, canvas 16"x12") |
Resolve is needed.
The landscape features most prominently in the body of my work. It is a landscape of suggestion, rather than a faithful figurative rendering; it is a landscape of fiction and abstraction. Major influences on my work have been the Canadian landscape, the tropical forest of the Congo and the land of the Mediterranean/Middle East. Born in Exeter, Ontario,I studied at the University of Prince Edward Island, McGill University in Montreal and the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières.
I always ask one question; when does the unconventional become so utterly conventional as to become uninteresting - dull in fact? I hope these are not dull whatever else they are. Let me know what you think.
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Updraft Revisited
In an upward movement of air birds soar.
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| Papiers colles (6" x 4") |
Is this catching the wind?
The landscape features most prominently in the body of my work. It is a landscape of suggestion, rather than a faithful figurative rendering; it is a landscape of fiction and abstraction. Major influences on my work have been the Canadian landscape, the tropical forest of the Congo and the land of the Mediterranean/Middle East. Born in Exeter, Ontario,I studied at the University of Prince Edward Island, McGill University in Montreal and the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières.
I always ask one question; when does the unconventional become so utterly conventional as to become uninteresting - dull in fact? I hope these are not dull whatever else they are. Let me know what you think.
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Sailing - a series
Previous posts have commented: we are blown away on water the colour of warm places, feeling the undertow, the pull of the tides lifting us out to sea.
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| Papiers colles (7" x 5") |
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| Papiers colles (7" x 5") |
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| Papiers colles (6" x 4") |
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| Papiers colles (6" x 4") |
Persevering, we sail in rough seas, control is tenuous at best. The
wind blows through our courage and we attempt a hopeful landing.
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| Papiers colles (11" x 7") |
A safe and hopeful landing on the shores of generosity.
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| Papiers colles (7" x 5") |
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| Papiers colles (6" x 4") |
It is always time to set sail again; to sail to the land of two moons on leeward winds.
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| Papiers colles (8" x 6") |
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| Papiers colles (6" x 4") |
For complete information including titles see the sidebar Sailing
The landscape features most prominently in the body of my work. It is a landscape of suggestion, rather than a faithful figurative rendering; it is a landscape of fiction and abstraction. Major influences on my work have been the Canadian landscape, the tropical forest of the Congo and the land of the Mediterranean/Middle East. Born in Exeter, Ontario,I studied at the University of Prince Edward Island, McGill University in Montreal and the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières.
I always ask one question; when does the unconventional become so utterly conventional as to become uninteresting - dull in fact? I hope these are not dull whatever else they are. Let me know what you think.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
A Cool Blue Breeze
It is in a hurry.
And it seeks greater speed.
The landscape features most prominently in the body of my work. It is a landscape of suggestion, rather than a faithful figurative rendering; it is a landscape of fiction and abstraction. Major influences on my work have been the Canadian landscape, the tropical forest of the Congo and the land of the Mediterranean/Middle East. Born in Exeter, Ontario,I studied at the University of Prince Edward Island, McGill University in Montreal and the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières.
I always ask one question; when does the unconventional become so utterly conventional as to become uninteresting - dull in fact? I hope these are not dull whatever else they are. Let me know what you think.
Friday, February 5, 2016
Giving Directions
The elements are there, those basic substances that form everything.
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| Papiers colles with ink (9" x 7") |
These are suggestions, partial views -- suggestive of a reaction because of the elements.
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| Papiers colles with ink (9" x 7") |
I see three out of four.
The landscape features most prominently in the body of my work. It is a landscape of suggestion, rather than a faithful figurative rendering; it is a landscape of fiction and abstraction. Major influences on my work have been the Canadian landscape, the tropical forest of the Congo and the land of the Mediterranean/Middle East. Born in Exeter, Ontario,I studied at the University of Prince Edward Island, McGill University in Montreal and the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières.
I always ask one question; when does the unconventional become so utterly conventional as to become uninteresting - dull in fact? I hope these are not dull whatever else they are. Let me know what you think.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Picking Up the Pace
The winds pick up the pace -- they are fleet, they are cool.
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| Paper collage with ink (9" x 7") |
November cobwebs -- begone!
The landscape features most prominently in the body of my work. It is a landscape of suggestion, rather than a faithful figurative rendering; it is a landscape of fiction and abstraction. Major influences on my work have been the Canadian landscape, the tropical forest of the Congo and the land of the Mediterranean/Middle East. Born in Exeter, Ontario,I studied at the University of Prince Edward Island, McGill University in Montreal and the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières.
I always ask one question; when does the unconventional become so utterly conventional as to become uninteresting - dull in fact? I hope these are not dull whatever else they are. Let me know what you think.
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Island in the Wind
Wind is a theme, needs must.
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| Island in the Wind (2009) Acrylic on paper (15” x 22”) |
The landscape features most prominently in the body of my work. It is a landscape of suggestion, rather than a faithful figurative rendering; it is a landscape of fiction and abstraction. Major influences on my work have been the Canadian landscape, the tropical forest of the Congo and the land of the Mediterranean/Middle East. Born in Exeter, Ontario,I studied at the University of Prince Edward Island, McGill University in Montreal and the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières.
I always ask one question; when does the unconventional become so utterly conventional as to become uninteresting - dull in fact? I hope these are not dull whatever else they are. Let me know what you think.
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