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The Better Angels of Our Nature This Holiday… And Every Day

This year more than any other, the concept of “the […]

Past And Present Come Together

A longer story for today, but worth it if you stick to the end! For my latest “Mini Vacations” miniature painting, I selected another Québec City subject from a recent […]

Miniature Art

Doing A Bunch of “Mini Vacations” This Year

Last year, I discovered a new love – the mini […]

Commissions/Sketchy Memories

Wrapping Up December

Before 2016 is upon us and new projects begin, I’d better update all the December happenings… and there were many! I was pleased to be commissioned to do 3 works […]

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Starting with a New Look

Go all the way with it. Do not back off. For once, go all the goddamn way with what matters. – Ernest Hemingway, “The Complete Short Stories” I read this quote […]

Miniature Art

Sketching A Soon-to-Vanish Toronto Landmark

The Toronto Urban Sketchers are racing around Toronto to draw landmarks that are at risk or are slated for demolition. The sketches and stories of these structures will be collected […]

Miniature Art

Pazzo in Pizzo

After a long train ride to Calabria and a short taxi ride, I arrived in the small coastal town of Pizzo. The apartment rental was fantastic, with amazing views and […]

Miniature Art

Being An Artist in Italy

Last Saturday, I finished taking a week-long painting and drawing course (Artist in Italy) outside Chiusi, Tuscany. It was a fantastic experience with so many wonderful things to draw… and […]

Miniature Art

More from my Sketchbook Project – Rome

From my Sketchbook Project, here are the Rome drawings – all of them focused on the Vatican. St. Peter’s Square: During the day there are so many people in the […]

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A Sketch from Florence

I didn’t get in as much sketching as I wanted in Florence, but I did spend a wonderful afternoon in the garden of Palazzo Vivarelli Colonna. I understand that it’s […]

Miniature Art