doreyme

in progress

think, hope I'm finally on the right track, re: Lachine canal. Getting the industrial revolution, hub-bub economic artery of canada + all that with some vaguely nostalgic overtones. This is 48x60 on wood panel, in oils.

art alert: last few days

of spectacular show at musee de contemporain, at Place des Arts.
Ends Sunday.

new resolve: think like a

not entirely sure what that means...but it worked at art school, 4th year, when I focused on one palette, one shape of canvas.

not a good art day

too many distractions. dang.

struggling...

with landscape painting. Re-viewing changing lachine canal views. Got too geo-politic + in my own head + neglected actual beauty of the canal. however big interal struggle not to be a calendar painter, but perhaps went overboard. challenge, cool beautiful relevant po-mo, litely expressionistic abstracted unique + richly rendered landscapes. easy-peasy. Uh-huh.

2 more

el#12 particularily mysterious.. the shrouds of Graceland...

3 more elvi

truly amazing as the model is the same for each one. seem to be channeling ol' el, young el, fat bloated el, elvi the pelvi...all from one plaster bust. Curious to see how they turn out as I approach 101 Elvi. My goal.

boyohboy

have been busy getting stuff together. Blech.

+ a super sweet pix

of Angy. Dutifully waiting for the train to pass before he could run, born free. As free as the wind blows. As free as the grass grows. Born free to follow your heart, and all that, etc.

elvis has still not left

the building. Nor will he leave for some time if I can keep up the, dare I say it, obsession. + what's the plural? One Elvis, two Elvi? This should keep me busy until it's warm enuf to paint outside. Next goal, paint the Canal on my Angus walks. I plan to get that very first green.

Elvis has not left the building

traditionally...

artists used to study + paint busts. So okay, I thought I'd give it a try.

a very public

day today, so all talked out...my look it's spring + woody is out pecking + the ducks are back on the canal+ had a super watercolour class, in which I learned again again that less is more thing as we did one colour (me sepia) still life..vases + stuff sketching + painting with brush.