This is my most recent piece, which I painted for this summer’s “I Heart Bowen Island” art show at The Gallery on Bowen Island. The colours are much richer than they appear in this photo. Some time late this fall, I will be gathering up all my work and properly photographing it. I am holding off because I have lots of ideas for paintings and I want to dedicate my time to making them a reality, rather than working on administrative stuff (for now). I’ll be spending the next few months locked in my studio and when I  emerge, bleary-eyed and haggard, I will have a brand new collection ready to show.

I finally had a chance to sit down and add another entry to my sketch pad journal. Last night while I was on the beach with some friends, I was inspired by the view of nearby islands and far away mountains. Here is a sketch of the scene.

At long last, I have finished my next drawing and I am finally ready to post it. The subject is a king penguin. I found this picture in an old issue of National Geographic (September 2009). I drew it using a technique called pointillism. Pointillism, normally associated with painting, was developed in the 19th century and arose out of a style called impressionism. Dots of pure colour are placed on the canvas so that when the viewer stands back, they see a complete picture. The French Painter, Georges Seurat is most commonly associated with pointillism. In my drawing I simply used paper and two colours of ink – black and orange – to create the image.

My latest idea (not terribly original, I realize) was to do a drawing a day and to post it on this blog. I decided to do that a week ago and so far I have almost finished one drawing and just started another. But, with a part-time job working as a researcher/editor/writer and a full-time job as a parent, I’m thinking that it may not be super realistic to create a drawing, post it, and write about it each day. My new plan is to create at least one drawing per week. I hope there will be people out there who will hold me to it. Here is my first sketch, which is not quite done. I apologize for the quality of the photo, but it was taken from the webcam on my laptop. Every once in awhile, I will properly photograph a bunch of my work at once and post it.

Hi World: I’m just checking out this new medium (for me) – this is my first post on this blog website. This looks like it will be fun!