Enduring the lasting misty presence that persists despite the wishes of 100,000 plus for it to disperse.
Begone grey! Then out comes the sun and all is well.
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| Sea and Sky are One, 2016 (22" x 26") Acrylic on canvas |
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Sea and Sky are One
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, June 26, 2016
Once I lived on a Mountain - reprised
Once I lived on a mountain - cypress trees grew there, in abundance.
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| Cypress in Yellow, 1998 (acrylic on paper) |
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| Veils of Haifa, 1998 (acrylic on paper) |
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| Cypresses at Bahji, 2000 (acrylic on paper) |
They still grow there on terraces and in circles. They surround the olive groves and interact with palm trees, always reaching upward.
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, June 19, 2016
Warriors
Swirling about on the page, moving forward in a big hurry. Warriors they are - each with a fancy weapon.
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| Papiers colles with ink (6"x 4") |
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| Papiers colles with ink (6" x 8") |
What battles they fight!
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, June 5, 2016
Rocky Shore
In the mind's eye that shore, the rocky shore, is a collection of shorelines. A collection of rocks and grasses, of sand and pools of water, of fossils, shells, and sea glass.
In light.
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| Acrylic on canvas (16" x 12") 2016 |
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.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Sky Infusion
The light stays in liquid form, I think.
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| Acrylic on canvas (16" x 12") |
Its immersion is complete.
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 8, 2016
Fortune Cookies: a Cookie Policy
Some cookies are worth accepting.
Some fortunes are worth keeping.
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| Paper cutting with ink (9" x 7") |
And somewhere in between is a story worth the telling.
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, April 10, 2016
Swift Rush
Quick to respond, at the ready -- no preparation here.
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| "Swift Rush" (acrylic on canvas 28" x 22") |
Flying swiftly, moving forward without much thought; make haste, make haste.
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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