My Art

Still Going All The Way

Go all the way with it. Do not back off. For once, go all the goddamn way with what matters. – Ernest Hemingway Five years ago this week, I started […]

My Art

La Dolce Vignetta

Over these last few months housebound, I’ve definitely become one of the millions who has taken up the new practice of “Couch Travelling”… far more than is recommended. I find […]

My Art

The Last Time I Saw Florence

On the bright January 1st morning, I grabbed my painting kit along with a freshly-brewed cup of espresso, and headed out to the apartment terrace to start my year with […]

Miniature Art

A Little Tuscan Love Moment

Fifteen years ago, I got kissed on this spot in Pienza, Italy. I was lost in the vista from this winding promenade high above a wall. The sunny Tuscan valley […]

My Art

The Perfectly Imperfect Details

“So much detail.” “You must like detail.” “How’s your eyesight after all that detail?” I regularly get these responses from people who see my art in person, especially viewing the […]

Miniature Art

My Cinque Terre Recipe

Do you have a place that no matter how many times you visit, it never fails to move you in some way? The Cinque Terre region of Italy is one […]

Miniature Art

The Doors of Portugal – Part Two

As the days become more blustery here in Canada, my thoughts have been returning to sunnier times, like walking through the streets of Porto this past summer. Awhile back I […]

My Art

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

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

Miniature Art

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 […]

My Art

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 […]