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Reducing the distractions
A while ago I read the book Indistractable by Nir Eyal and was reminded of it recently as I watched another Joshua Becker video about how reducing watching television would be the one thing that no one regrets doing after they do it. The Indistractable book was how to reduce distractions in daily life in…
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Finding inspiration from other artists
I found it easier to get started on a new work listening to a Ray Bradbury book “Zen in the Art of Writing” which was regarding creativity. While I haven’t gotten into it very much, it was nice to listen to someone else in a different medium of art discuss how he worked. Lately I…
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Accepted!
I received word that I’ll be at the Oakville Art in the Park on August 5, 2024, the Civic Holiday! I visited last year to see what it was like and it was much larger than I expected. Part of me wanted to try out something different than I’ve done before, though the Toronto Outdoor…
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The Process of Making A Painting
The process of making a painting is a pretty long one. First, I use a reference that I take to come up with an idea. What this means is, I look at a folder that I have on my desktop and use those to be inspired to make a painting these are places that I…
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Showing up
Have been in a rut lately where I have been working quite slowly on my paintings. I suspect it has to do with the fact that I haven’t been out in nature as I usually have and have been preoccupied with other things. I have read that waiting for inspiration to show up doesn’t really…
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The Myth about Suffering Artists
There is a myth about how artists make their best work when they are dysfunctional or suffering. It’s a vicious and dangerous concept to imagine artists are those that stay up late at night, or are suffering, and from there they produce their best work. Indeed, there is good work that comes from a transformation…
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Priority setting
While I’ve been asked a few times (which is more of a comment every time I’m asked) “How do you find the time to do this?”, I actually am not sure. My simple answer is “in the wee hours of the morning” when I wake up and cannot go to sleep. But I do squeeze…
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You Do You Exhibit at a Gallery
I’ll be exhibiting at the Leslie Grove Gallery in the You Do You exhibit! Exhibition Dates: Jan 31-Feb 25, 2024 Opening Reception: Thurs. Feb. 1, 6-8pm (I’ll be there!) Gallery Location: 1158 Queen St. E (Queen & Jones) Gallery Hours: Wednesdays through Sundays, 12-5pm It was a juried exhibit and of the three that were part of my new…
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Create more than Consume
When I’m tempted to sit and just watch hours of videos, or catch myself scrolling through social media, I’m reminded of the mantra to create rather than ton consume. The idea is that the pay off is much greater to make something and put it out into the world. It’s easy to be a consumer.…
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Feeding off of other people’s likes
It always is really exciting when people like my work. I’ve tried now to post up the in-between scenes between my paintings on social media. I was surprised that it seemed to resonate with others. It is a virtuous loop. I still recall when little seeing other people’s sketch books and being in awe of…
