January 16, 2026 This title is not referring to current chaos in the world, but to art. Art tries to bring some colour and serenity in a landscape that, here in Ontario, Canada, has reverted to monochromes after 50 centimeters of snow! It is the biggest load I have seen in a long time and the predicted temperatures… Read More »
January 1, 2026 From my heart to yours: all the best for this new year! May you prosper in good health and happiness in what is known in Chinese astrology as the year of the fire horse. And as an artist who often depicts horses, let me start it off with this tender watercolour image of a new… Read More »
December 3, 2025 Every painting has a story. So does this one. Every now and then a friend shows me a picture and it awakens an urge to paint the subject in that picture. That happened when a fellow St. Thomas artist was proudly showing me an image of his new doggy friend Sarge. I was instantly charmed… Read More »
November 29, 2025 No sooner did I get back from a short trip to The Netherlands, than I dropped off two of my paintings to a show called ‘The Red Show’ in the Windjammer Inn in Port Stanley, the beach community at Lake Erie I love so much. This show has been happening for 12 years now, it… Read More »
Oktober 2025 I thought you might be interested in this interview, that appeared in the local magazine ‘Hometown’ of the city of St. Thomas. It came too late for the Elgin County Studio Tour and then Canada Post went on strike, so many may have missed it. Thanks to journalist Peri Hayes for making the interview into a… Read More »
October 23, 2025 I can’t believe it has been a month since I posted last! After the busy times leading up to the Elgin County Studio Tour, I have taken a few moments to catch my breath. I welcomed about 100 people to Art Studio Happy Cat, located in my house. And had the most lovely conversations with… Read More »
September 29, 2025 That is right. HAIR! That is the main subject of an art project I finished a while ago… I was eager to share this piece, but I also wanted to keep it as a surprise during the Elgin County Studio Tour that happened in the last weekend of September. But now I can disclose it… Read More »
September 23, 2025 You cannot be named Art Studio Happy Cat and not paint cats regularly…. Sometimes you start a painting with a completely serious plan. And then when the basic setup is ready, you change your mind… This is what happened with these two brand new paintings, that you will be able to see and even purchase… Read More »
Last year I remember seeing this somewhere but I was too late to participate. I decided to not let that happen again. And so it will be that I am contributing 3 small acrylic tiles to this initiative this year. I have several months to create these tiles and all three have a different colour scheme. I am… Read More »
August 24, 2025 A friend came to visit and made this photograph of me with one of my latest paintings. There is a story to tell about it… When I initially created this painting, I was humming and hawing about the reference picture. It was one of my own photographs, but I was not happy with all of… Read More »