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Completing a Good Start After you have applied the first few layers of paint do you ask: What to I do now? Does your critical mind say, I’m going to ruin this if I continue. I’m going to lose the … Continue reading →

I recently attended an Art Residency program in the Pontiac in Quebec, a beautiful part of our great country on the shores of the mighty Ottawa River. I had a wonderful week with some very creative artists and extremely generous … Continue reading →

These techniques will help you to: – simplify complex paintings,  focus on the centre of interest, layer/obscure with gesso and fix old watercolour “dogs” Let’s talk first about one method – fading with gesso:   Early in my career, I … Continue reading →

Just finished redoing two pieces I thought I completed earlier this year. Here I reworked the facial features and hair. I subdued down the  background which I felt was competing with the foreground. Seminole Swirl I, 30 x 22 in … Continue reading →

Pitch black, bone weary, and jet-lagged, we landed in Chennai India at 5:00 AM after 28 hours in transit. We were exhilarated as you can only be when you land in a new country for a 4 month adventure. On … Continue reading →

Last weekend, I tried something new. Or rather something I haven’t done since my days studying art at the Ontario College of Art about 30 years ago. I attended Tineke Doornbosch’s Garden Spirits workshop to create an outdoor sculpture.   … Continue reading →

Have you ever looked at one of your paintings from several years ago. All of a sudden you see errors you didn’t notice before? Or maybe you wanted to add something new that didn’t occur to you when you first … Continue reading →

So have you tried some of my last post ideas? Did they do the trick? Or is your left brain critic is still active, chattering negative stuff at you and interfering with your creativity? Here are more ideas which may … Continue reading →