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joy#272 of autumn, so sudden 8x8, watercolour Sept 29.09

joy#271 of letting go,watercolour, 11x15, Sept 29.09

Joined a class at the fab Visual Arts Centre today.  A watercolour studio class...always good to get out, be amongst other artists, critique each other's work, etc.  Found it hard to paint in public + not think, the essential ingredient to art making...but it's all good in this Ollie-less world... 

Angus, pining for the fjords...

Joy#270 of the time we shared with Ollie, the best cat ever, 16x16, oil on canvas

our Ollie, the best cat in the world, ever -- feisty, curious + so affectionate, so young, died today + we are all heartbroken

Joy#269 of Japanese lanterns, 8x8, watercolour, Sept 27.09

I took this picture last night while it was wet, hence the sparkly bits..

RIP, Stuart Robertson

Time to take the plants in for the winter... Stuart Robertson's last Gazette article published just a few days ago.  

Joy#268 of life, stilled acrylic on canvas, 24x24 Sept 26.09

joy#267 of autumn flowers, watercolours, 8 x10.5, Sept 25.09

Joy#266 of concentrating on the still life, 20x20, acrylic on canvas, Sept 24.09

Rupert Murdoch's America....

now Beck is going after "The Story of Stuff"

joy#265 of fall, 8x8, 23/09

joy#264 of finishing a painting started 2 years ago, acrylic and oil on wood, 24x30, 22/09

joy#263 of flowers from Jean Talon Market, 7x10.5 watercolour, 21.09

me + my shadow at the World Photo Press Show, Montreal Sept 20.09

World Press Photo, 2009, Montreal

 

more here 

Checked out the World Press Photo show, today at the Musee Juste pour rire, 2111 boul. St-Laurent.   Surprised that it cost $12.  Can't remember paying for it when it was at one of the MInistry of Culture buildings before, but that might just be faulty memory at play.  In any case, I can't imagine whose idea it was to paint everything black...all those beautiful brick walls painted black + then shooting great bright beams of blinding lights on the photos.  Everywhere I saw people shielding their eyes, squinting to actually make out the photos...on the $ note, again.  I seem to recall that millions + millions of tax dollars have been poured into this building, so I hope the 12 bucks, went in some way to the actual photographers....So, re: the show.  Well, a lot of the images were pretty grim + the overall feeling was, gee, blessed are we, here in Canada + please, as a country, let's take in more people suffering.  (As long as they leave their feuds + hatreds behind....) Oh, + that photo above, is not from Montreal, it's from the website.  I think this shot is from Amsterdam.  Here in Montreal, the walls are black, black, black. 

for Plateau-ites, the Farmer's Market, today

the farmer's market, Laval + Marianne St.

joy#262 of a sleeping cat, 7x10 acrylic on canvas, 21.09

joy#261 of a backyard, even if it's tiny, 7x10.5, watercolour, Sept 19.09

1. 

Happy Birthday Leonard!

joy#260 of getting the hang of acrylics, 8x10, acrylic on masonite, Sept 18.09

joy#259 of painting sunflowers 8x10 acrylic on masonite, Sept 17.09

Me+my shadow + first of autumn, Montreal, September 15.09

Joy#258 of slogging away, 8x10 watercolour, Sept 16.09

saw this on my friend G. Kelly's site...

Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.

Joy#257 of three little pigs, 8x10 acrylic on masonite, Sept 15.09

Roxham Marmalade, September 13, 2009

Made from a 1832 recipe + takes four days to make.

Angus + the electric fence, Roxham, Quebec September 14, 2009

under the blowing my own horn category....

 

On Monday, September 14, NBC NY will launch a brand new lifestyle show called LX New York, which will replace the 5 o'clock news in the NY tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT). The live, daily lifestyle show will feature the latest in fashion, gossip, food and New York-centric stories. LX New York, hosted by Sara Gore, Siafa Lewis and Michael Flocker, will also feature celebrity guests.

Over the course of one hour in this inaugural episode, decorator and on-air personality Courtney Cachet  will transform a couple's living room from plain to "lounge chic", by adding fabulous paintings and other decorative elements as well as new furniture. Courtney has chosen to work with DailyPainters.com gallery and selected striking works from artists Edith Dora Rey and Tim Gagnon.

DailyPainters.com was founded in 2006 by artist Micah Condon and has since grown to include over 120 artists. DailyPainters.com artists have been featured in The New York Times, USA Weekend Magazine, The Boston Globe, Art Business News, Domino Magazine, The Washington Express, Wired Magazine, and more.

(So....locally, I don't think I even get the channel, here in Montreal but I'm sure it will be taped + I'll see it later...if the segment doesn't get cut or whatever...)

joy#256 of impending fall, 7x10.5. watercolour Sept 14.09

the woolgathering, Roxham farm, Quebec September 13, 2009

Jim Caroll, RIP

about Jim Carroll

Joy#255 of dressing for dinner, 8x10. acrylic on hardboard, Sept 13.09

+ thanks to local photographer Carrie MacPherson for letting me paint from one of her beautiful photos of the 1st dinner in white  event held in Montreal this summer. Wish I had been there. 

Larry Gelbart, RIP

about Larry

joy#254 of getting the hang of small brushes, 8x10. acrylic on hardboard, Sept 12.09

The Death of General Wolfe, by Benjamin West,1771

One day the people of Quebec will be able to face their history truthfully and honestly and openly.  Hopefully. 

9/11 The world trade centre's heroic rescue dogs

see more here

joy#253 of love and peace everywhere, if only 8x8, watercolour, Sept 11.09

Joy#252 of struggling with acrylics, 8x10, acrylic on hardboard, Sept 10.09

nine minutes after nine on the ninth day of the ninth month in the year two thousand and nine

stop the race baiting

joy#252 of a little island of gold, watercolour, 8x8 Sept 8.09

Angus + the couch on Duluth St, September 8, 2009

joy#251 of the first of night, watercolour, 7x10.5 Sept 7.09

Me+my shadow + L'Express, September 7.09

Currently, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts...

Painting and Photography of American and Canadian Landscape 1860-1918

Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion
1379 Sherbrooke Street West 
514-285-2000

Checked out the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts show yesterday.  Some pretty amazing Tom Thompsons, a wonderful Sargent a few Homer Winslows, Emily Carrs, etc.