On inspiration, and personal experience.
Running Down the Muse
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The Sackville School
Some thoughts on spending my first summer since 1977 in the rural environment of the Tantramar region, and reflections on its artistic heritage.
Performance vs. Production
A rambling essay on creative production and the inevitable need to present ones art.
Inside the Studio — exhibition day Sunbury Shores
Photos of the exhibition “Inside the Studio” at Sunbury Shores, Saint Andrews, New Brunswick.
From the Studio
Preparation for an exhibitory myself and Ann Manuel at Sunbury Shores in St. Andrews, with a studio-centered theme focusing on the creative process as it evolves from studio practice.
Just Another Day
There is a space behind the self promotion, hype and selling of success that is sometimes, daunting….
Art Treasures of New Brunswick — Beaverbrook Art Gallery
February 21 to May 26, 2013 A week ago an exhibit opened at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Art Treasures of New Brunswick, curated by Virgil Hammock, critic, and retired head of Fine Arts at Mount Allison University. I missed the opening and lecture because of other commitments but I saw the show today. It was… Read more »
Fredericton Five — St. Thomas University Yellow Box Gallery
A group presentation at St. Thomas University Yellow Box Gallery, Fredericton, NB. Works which reflect or make reference to location in painting.
Art is a Piece of Cake
What do you call artists who are stuck in the paleolithic use of unrefined tools- paint, brushes, organic materials? Are they proto-creators — neo-anderthals — brush age creatures? And what is the nature of their symbolisms? Ritual — taboo — spiritual guidance? Superstitious spirit world contact? Worship? Primitive traditions which are genetic and coded like… Read more »