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joy#119 of little Ollie 7x10 watercolour May 1.09

a choice piece of alley graffiti

Is it John A. McDonald, the  first prime minister of Canada?

not sure if this is the secret Mount Royal artist

or some person who planted, perhaps, a little pine tree on Earth Day the other day.  In either case, not the best place to plant a little pine tree.  It's sort of right in the middle of a field.  How long will it last?  Should I dig it up + plant it somewhere else?  Will it last the night? Oh the drama.

joy#117 of another nude, 9x9, watercolour April 29.09

recycling....

I forgot to post this on Earth Day.  My Keira's Green Dress watercolour was used to help promote this fine event.  

+ suddenly, Montrealers have green grass again, April 28.09

+ one day

maybe someone in this house will tell me why there are two pair of jeans in the freezer. 

love is... April 28.09

the secret Mount Royal artist at it again, April 28, 2009

He, + I'm pretty sure it's a "he" likes to exhibit his work along the more public fareways altho I have seen the occasional piece in a forestier place.  Right now I catalogue his work under "looks like art" but I think that might be a mistake because it's not something that accidentally looks like art like most of my looks like art photographs,to see more of my "looks like art" fotos go here I think the guy is a bona fide artist + these are his forest/earth works.  

joy#116 of another pei day, 8x10, acrylic on masonite, April 28.09

Portugese Park, Montreal, April 21, 2009

Interesting to read, at the end of Grey Gardens...

that "Little Edie Beale" lived in Montreal during the 90's.  Wonder where?  Wonder what she did here?  If I had bumped into her I would have surely remembered, particularly if we had been introduced.   I have met only 2 other Ediths in my whole life although I hear since the Edith Piaf movie there has been an upsurge in its popularity.   As of yet I haven't seen it on any top ten lists.  here for all things grey gardens

joy#115 of august in pei, 8x10, acrylic on masonite, April 27.09

save the canadian contemporary photography museum in Ottawa

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joy#114 of the same nude different, 9x11 watercolour, April 24.09

as opposed to...? April 25.09, Montreal

joy #113 of a new nude, 9x9 watercolour, April 25.09

joy#112 of another total abstraction, 8x8, watercolour April 24.09

the secret Mount Royal artist strikes again, April 23, 2009

joy#111 of a return to total abstraction, 8x8, watercolour, April 23.09

joy#110 of a failed painting, 12x12 acrylic on wood, April 22.09

J.G. Ballard, 1930-2009

an interview with the great JG a few years ago

some beautiful grafitti, Laval St. Alley, April 21.09

joy#109 of the Cuz's Birthday Feet, 8x8, watercolour, April 21. 09

at the Visual Arts Centre in Montreal

The painting Joy #108 of a Simple Painting is the result of this one day workshop at the Visual Arts Centre, yesterday  under the wonderful teacher + artist Anne Ashton.... CAPTURE THE ESSENCE: SIMPLIFY YOUR LANDSCAPES (OIL OR ACRYLIC) Any artist who has faced the enormity of the landscape and wondered what to paint will benefit from this focused approach to seeing the big picture, eliminating non-essential details and using colour areas effectively.  

Anne will also be giving a workshop called....

INFORMATION SESSION: HEALTHY STUDIO PRACTICES FOR PAINTERS (OIL, ACRYLIC AND WATERCOLOUR)

Friday, May 1; 7:00 - 9:30 pm Anne Ashton

Whether out of concern for the environment or one’s personal health, well-informed choices can reduce toxicity in the studio for all types of painters, especially those working with traditional oil painting methods. Solvent-free techniques, clean up and brush care will be presented along with information on personal protection, product labeling, ventilation and the relative toxicity of pigments. Demonstrations, handouts and recipes will be shared.

And here's one of her recent beautiful paintings....

to see more Anne Ashton paintings

joy#108 of a simple painting, 12x12, acrylic on wood, April 20. 09

joy#106 of a nude with Mickey Mouse hair April 18. 09

joy#106 of looking forward to resuming Life Model Sessions, pen + ink + watercolour April 17. 09

check out the Egon Schiele finger thing 

+ oh look, + Plunt is on CKUT tomorrow around 4

Plunt

Cowpunkcockrock (Bongo Beat)
The debut from Montreal’s Plunt harks back to, if not really cock rock (though there is a tune called “Boner”), certainly thick ’n’ jangly cow-punk. Other late-’80s proto-grunge sounds too—Hüsker Dü’s guitar squalls, the Pixies arch aggro-pop (the vocals of Peeps G sound a good deal like Kim Deal’s)—plus the occasional stolen punk riff. Nuthin’ fancy, just comfort-food coolness. 7/10 Trial Track: “Chapi Chapo” (Rupert Bottenberg) CD launch with the Wrong Kind, Armedalite Rifles at 3 Minots, Sat., April 18, 9 p.m., $7

ckut, here

+ oh look, plunt is playing, here in Montreal on Saturday unlike Billy Bob who left, one likes to think, tail between his legs

oh look, it's one of my paintings on the new Plunt cover

joy#105 of going crazy doing tax stuff April 16. 09

no time to paint which makes for grumpiness + surliness 

doreyme at it's finest, thank you S

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Henri-Julien alley, Montreal, April 15, 2009

Joy#104 of the drab before the rebirth April 15.209

the big howl, save the wolves

go here

joy#103 of Easter tulips watercolour 9x9, April 14, 2009

vote for your fave modern artist

here

joy#102 of the gift of hydrangeas, watercolour 10x12.5, April 13, 2009

Joy#101 of Easter flowers, watercolour, April 12, 2009

joy #100, of the promise of spring, 8x8, watercolour, April 11, 2009

speaking about Louise Bourgeois...

the show at the Hirshborn in Washington is simply amazing.  For some unfathomable reason I never really took notice of this amazing artist's work although she has a very prominent sculpture in front of our National Gallery in Ottawa, one of her familiar....

She turned 97 this year + still producing stunning, stunning art.

Older than Methuselah, Wiser Than God

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Younger Than jesus

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joy #99 of furry things with long ears that hop, april 10,2009

Billy-Bob's coming here tomorrow. But Montreal will be busy, washing its hair.

joy #98 of pei memories, 15x20, oil on wood, april 9,2009

J's Peonies, 12x18, watercolour, arches paper