Christmas is almost upon us, and for 2012 I promise to be more economical with my Paintings of the Month, as many people couldn’t read the jpegs I sent out due to their size.  I thought it was just large enough, at about 10″ across and 140 pixels per inch, but I guess not.  And I was experiencing many problems with my server which finally resulted in me making an error with some of the mail, which I apologize for profusely.

Anyway, hope all are holding up ok and I’m tremendously excited about the subtle new direction my painting is taking me.  I have a show at the Gordon Harrison Gallery in February and I’m back, baby, at the Artist Project in early March (at the CNE in Toronto).

Here again is the Painting of the Month:

Intrusion, 36 x 48"

Getting back into a life drawing class is exciting and fun.  I’m getting out to the Nepean Sport Complex once a week (these days, every Sunday morning) for a couple of hours or so, bringing a small range of paints, papers and canvas.  If I can’t quite complete a painting in the allotted time I may bring it back to the studio to finish it off.  My challenge is to make the paintings an interesting combination of drawing, composition, colour and technique.  Luckily, the other artists make room for me and my network of materials… I’m going to post some of these as they come along.