What's a Nice Canadian Boy to Do?

 

This was painted using Acrylic paint on canvas with prismacolour pencils and waxed varnish. For more information, questions or comments use the white comment box directly below and I will reply

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Supplies

When I was in art school about a hundred years ago there was an exersize we had to do which was to paint 2 small objects as realistically as possible in 2 days, from start to finish. I decided to try it again and this painting is the result. It is of an erasor and a box of matches that I found in an old box of stuff my father in law had collected. Looking at the completed painting it reminds me of school supplies, an erasor for all my mistakes and a box of matches for smoking in the boys room. It was fun to do this little quickie exersize.



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Avant-Garde with Salt

When something is Avant-Guard it is the latest most cutting edge,up to date and unfortunately soon to be displaced by the next more avant-Guard version. Not so salt, plain everyday, we never talk about it, we take it for granted, salt. We have been aware of it all of our life. It is the things that don't change that keep us centered and grounded. Modern technology is great, until the next breakthrough replaces it. Let us pay a little more attention to that and to those we take for granted for it is the things and people we take for granted that give us the most happiness.

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Break

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The Day the Cards came to Town

 

A 12 X 16 acrylic painting on canvas. Spring and the birds are back. Both sets of Birds, the ones who fly and the ones who play Baseball.

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Hercules and the Hunter

 

Which one is Hercules and which one is the Hunter or does it matter. There is a little bit of the Hunter in our very nature. Hercules is a mythical character that led to all the super heros we see in movies and comics. From Superman to Wonder woman we are intrigued and entertained by these super heros. They exsist in real life. They can't leap tall buildings in a single bound or stop bullets, however they show up when needed. Olympic heroes, sports heroes and best of all those who step up to the plate when disasters such as earthquaikes and floods threaten us and those who work to end world hunger and acheive peace.

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Front Man

 

New Painting of Mickey Mouse in a bright ring master's costume in front of 2 clowns shyly waiting for their turn to perform. Why do we all need a front man to do the job of promoting and introducing us? Why can't we be both the performer and the front man? Why can't we blow are own horn? If you do something you are proud of, shout it out. It's easy to promote and sell something someone else has made, but so hard to promote and sell something we made ourself.


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Reflections in Red

Red is quickly becoming my favourite colour. I love the boldness it portrays. This painting of a shiny red bell reflects and distorts the checkerboard background. The dice it is sitting on echoes the black and red sqares in the background. The roundness of the single bell stands out as everything else in the painting is angular. I need to buy more red paint.



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Article in Surfacing Magazine

 

Article in Fall 2009 issue of Surfacing Magazine


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Canadian Politics-The Game

 

Original 11 X 14 acrylic painting on Gallery wrap canvas
Politicians to me generally come off as clowns, playing games, they seem to discuss the discussion rather than the business at hand, more interested in their image than there legacy. Ever notice that great leaders are generally described as statesmen rather than politicians.
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Great Expectations

Original 14 X 11 Painting acrylic on canvas
No Matter what our expectations there are almost always jokers in the deck. This does not make it impossible to reach our expectations, it only creates side trips requiring flexibility and a little plan changing along the way. Enjoy the side trips they are usually better than the expectation.

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Above it All

 

Original 16 X 16 painting of the cow as a hero looking down on the barnyard. Is it arrogance or the desire to watch out for and protect his farm mates that makes the bovine super hero look down on others?

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