August 9, 2023 Today was my birthday. I received art for a present. A huge Lego box with what will be a reproduction in lego bricks of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night. It includes an adorable mini-fig of the great Dutch painter and he seems to look kind of surprised by what he sees… It would be almost… Read More »
July 29, 2023 After spending some time in Europe to be a part of my moms 88th birthday, I have now returned to Canada and jet-lag is hitting me hard. It does not help that I have an over-exertion injury to my right shoulder (impingement of a tendon, ouch) that prevents me from getting any new paintings done… Read More »
July 3, 2023 If you follow my blog (bowing head in gratitude if you do…) you will have noticed some posts about the ‘Unflappable sheep’. It was a painting based on an old photograph I once took in the north of Scotland, featuring, you got it: a Scottish sheep. The backdrop was a castle at the edge of… Read More »
June 30, 2023 Post script:The chicken painting has changed! Read more about it here:The changed chicken painting Almost Canada Day over here (tomorrow, July 1) and Independence Day at our American neighbours (July 4), so I will start with wishing you all wonderful, sunny, peaceful and enjoyable holidays! Oh how I struggled with this new painting! It started… Read More »
June 1, 2023 Welcome to the month of June, all! Sorry for the long silence on the blog. Sometimes life takes over and there is no brush to canvas However, I can report that the ‘unflappable sheep’ is no more… Do you remember the painting below? I was never really very fond of it. I started working on… Read More »
May 8, 2023 We all have our daily habits and ever since I moved out of my home country, unfortunately ‘the morning paper’ is nog longer a part of my routine. As a former photojournalist and writer, I just find little pleasure in today’s newspapers. I do enjoy listing to podcasts though, especially when they are free of… Read More »
Friday, 28 March 2023I am so excited! It has taken awhile, but after several weeks in our new house I am finally coming to a point where my studio space is in a state that allows the creation of new work! The astute observer will notice some non-artistic objects in the space: there can be no creative juices… Read More »
April 10, 2023 Two weeks have passed since we moved house. A lot of the boxes in the living area have been unpacked and I have allowed myself some exploratory drives to enjoy many new and oh so quiet vistas. Still, I was going from high highs to low lows, and feeling particularly unsettled tonight. And then it… Read More »
April 7, 2023 After a few short weeks of preparing, planning and packing, we have moved to our new home. And in between the process of unpacking and reorganising, I make it a point to venture out and explore our new surroundings regularly. There is much to discover. How about our new ‘back yard’? The charming municipal beach… Read More »
March 25, 2023 The big melt has started, but Mother Nature currently still has some tricks on her sleeve to keep us humble. The other day I saw these two park benches. They were not even visible a few weeks ago due to substantial snow dumps, but soon they will be available for a nice moment of contemplation… Read More »