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Less than two weeks to go until The Artist Project, and as of today, I actually feel like I am going to be prepared!! I’ve been working feverishly on a whole bunch of new encaustic paintings… paintings that are evolving … Continue reading →

I am very proud to announce that “Navigation/starlings & stars” was accepted into the Ontario Society of Artist’s 139th annual open juried exhibition. I created the painting to specifically fit with the exhibition theme and title of “Darkness & Light”, … Continue reading →

I have been in total hibernation in the studio since mid-December, creating a new body of work for The Artist Project, March 1 to 4. Progress is good, and I’m starting to get very hyped about seeing this group of … Continue reading →

“Small Craft Warning” and “Surfacing #2″, as well as “Surfacing #1″,  posted November 17th, are now at Earls Court Gallery in Hamilton. They will be part of the upcoming Artist’s Invitational show, January 12 to February 18, 2012.

The show “Heroes: Real, Fictional and Close to Home” opens with a wine reception on Thursday December 8, from 7 to 11 pm at MJG Gallery, 555 Parliament St. Toronto. Artist and gallery owner Mark Gleberzon has invited artists to … Continue reading →

These three paintings are at the John B. Aird Gallery until Thursday December 1, when the Aird’s annual festive Mistletoe Magic silent auction, and fundraiser reception takes place. The reception, Thursday Dec. 1, is from 6 to 9 pm. The … Continue reading →

This new encaustic painting “Surfacing #1″ is inspired by the Margaret Atwood novel. In its intricate and complex overlays of maps and charts, text and symbols I sensed a similarity to the haunting, searching tone of the novel, and the … Continue reading →

On Wednesday November 9th, I will be giving a talk and demonstration on encaustic painting at the MJG Gallery in Toronto. I will talk about the history of encaustic;  about my technique and what motivates my artistic practice. For those … Continue reading →

I’m posting a series of a few recent paintings that will be delivered this week to two of my galleries in Toronto; XC Art Restorations and MJG Gallery. To compliment each painting here, I’ve written a couple of lines as … Continue reading →

In “Love Letter“  I’ve used my own handwriting and fragments of collaged handwriting from other sources, layered and obscured in wax. I’ve tried to maintain a poetic and organic feel, and also a suggestion of horizon, for a piece that … Continue reading →