I've been tremendously busy with family responsibilities - the birth of my second child, and the ever more time-demanding education of my first. Therefore my art-making has been relegated to late evenings, after everyone else had gone to bed. I've always preferred painting at night…

https://www.chch.com/new-art-initiative-by-the-city-of-hamilton-adds-a-splash-of-colour-to-downtown/I was pleased to learn yesterday that my design for the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada had been placed right across from Hamilton's City Hall and covered on local television. I am looking forward to doing more public art. Above: the initial watercolor sketches used…

I had a very successful show closing in Galeria Bordello, 20 prints and 7 paintings sold. Presently trying to figure out how to keep my website up to date, realizing that if I don't post every new painting as soon as it's photographed, I simply…

It is almost November. The year really flew by. I have been enjoying spending time with my son Nicolas, taking care of the garden and the house, writing a bit (two books in the works - a short commentary to help young artists, and a…

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In 12 years of painting, 7 of them full time, I've reached a moderate degree of success. I am happy and grateful to be able to live solely from sales of artwork. I am able to support my family and love where I live. And…

I have recently moved to the country with my family and as a result was subjected to pretty slow internet speeds. This prompted me to look over all of my photos of my artwork, organize them, optimize them for web, and upload them online. So,…

Artists are known to lead volatile lives, some through drugs and alcohol, others through explosive relationships, others yet through recklessness - financial or otherwise. All this is because the artist, to be satisfied with his or her output, needs to feel something and express those…

I usually paint every day, even if I don't feel like it. I say to myself "I'll just do half an hour today" and go to the studio. Most of the time, I end up doing much more than just half an hour. The difficult part…