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joy#304 of, the last burst of colour before white white white, acrylic on board incised) 12x10 Nov1.09

Friday Night Lights article...

over at Salon. (Thanks ML)

Joy#303 of, a brand new painting, acrylic on wood (incised) 24x12 Oct31.09

Joy#302 of, finding some older paintings that still resound, this one secret #13, 10x12, oil on linen, 2004

friday night lights is back, finally.

joy#300 of, a return to secret #11, 10x12, oil on linen,2004

like a bird or five on the wire, Montreal, Oct 27.09

David Letterman + female tv writers

 

one writer tells of her experience in Vanity Fair

Joy#299 of, a return to secret#10, 12x10, oil on linen, 2004

Angus + the big orange tree, Montreal, Oct 25.09

joy#298 of, a return to secrets, 24x30, oil on paper, 2004

Heartland, season 3, tonight at 7, CBC

 

or watch it online here

Joy#297 of Angus's favorite time of the year, 12x12 acyrlic on linen canvas, Oct 25.09

Sorry, A.  I made you a bit fat + your head kind of pointed.  Blame the cold.  

joy#296 of another from the archives, Commie Hat, 8x10, acrylic + oil on linen, 2004

the hardest little working squirrel in nutbiz

Back + forth, up + down.  It must live in our house which is probably not advised but I kind of like it.  I draw the line at racoons which come down from the mountain. 

Joy#295 of one from the archives, Commie Hat, 8x10, acrylic + oil on linen, 2004

homeless chic

 a UK/Dutch design, % goes to homeless

joy#294 of, you say kumato, acrylic on linen canvas, 12x12, Oct 22/9

OMIGAWD. How did we survive the 60's?

capitalism 101, Laurier St, Montreal, Oct 20.09

The birth of hippies. (Thanks M.C.)

the wonderful Mary Cassatt + Winslow Homer+ others

 

At the Met 

joy#293 of stick-too-at-ness, linen canvas, 12x12, Oct 21/9

David Hockney's amazingly beautiful iPhone paintings...

  

wonder how much it costs to get out of my boring Bell cell contract

(Thanks J for sending this to me.)

4 years ago this week, we adopted a sickly pup we named Angus from the SPCA

The McFarthest Place: 145 Mi to the Nearest Big Mac, a map by Stephen Von Worley,

more here

Dead Man's Bones with Ryan Gosling + Zach Shields in Montreal

Saw an amazingly visual + creative Canadian band last eve at the National on St. Catherine's St. which included amazing local (kid) singers from the Every Kids Choir. Every performance begins with a local talent show which, here in Montreal included magicians...very retro + fun.   about the band + an article by T'cha Dunlevy about them.

joy#292, of a baby on board, acrylic + oil on wood, 20x20, 2003

Recycling artist, Tim Burke

more here

Nancy Spiro, RIP

   

about Nancy

joy#291, of plaster + surfing, 30x20, mixed media, 1984

Heartland, season 3, tonight at 7, CBC

  

or watch it online here

**Heartland (Sun., CBC): got 1,003,000 viewers (added Oct22/09)

Joy #290 of, the Gaspé, acrylic on wood (incised) 12x12, Oct18.09

the greatest living artist

in the whole world, if you asked me....

Gerry Ferguson, RIP

GLobe + Mail, obit

joy#289 of working small, 8x10, acrylic on board (incised) Oct 16.09

 au