Get Off My Lawn!

I do love the intersection of art and philosophy, but unfortunately I get the feeling that too many people who write about art are never able to escape the words.

Jennifer Soldiers On

I've been working a good deal with Jennifer recently, though the first sketch here is from back in the winter when she was going through chemo. It was done down in her place, and she has her hands full with the twins! I put it up now because I'm in the process of turning it into an etching (with the assistance of the folks at the print studio down at the Mahone Bay Centre). (pencil on Canson sketch paper).

Anita Relaxing

Alas, I'm going to be losing Anita soon - she's a delight to work with, and after several sessions, I feel like I'm just beginning to "see" her. Plus she's quite good at creating striking up interesting poses like this one, relaxed but somewhat intense, and holding it well. (These things are not easy). And I could spend hours just working on her hair....

Some Oldies....

Yesterday was not a great day. I would have much rather spent the day drawing Lisa, but alas, a stomach bug intervened. So I spent the day photographing work from this spring - I'm so far behind! - and I'll try to get some of the photos up over the next couple of days. These were done at the Wednesday DASL life sessions. Both are 24"x36", pastel on Kraft paper.

Bob Rossing....

Arlene said (in effect) I was channeling my inner Bob Ross when I did this this Saturday. And I quite agree - happy trees, happy skies, happy laneway. It was a nice day.
It's a plein air pastel done on the lane behind the house on Fabriano pastel paper from NSCAD, the size is metric (yucch), 50x65 cm I think.

Anita Descending

I met Anita a few weeks ago at Richard's Findlay Center drawing group. Aside from being quite a lovely person to work with, she's one of the few people I've met who actually might have a chance at understanding David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest. I know it went completely over my head (I only lasted about 50 pages...)

David, Both Sides Now

Two drawings, the first from this week, and other from two weeks ago.

David playing guitar


Reading A Giacometti Portrait.