If you are sailing south to escape winter on a tropical beach, beware the shores of Kalypso’s island, or you may become a prisoner of love! I like the loose, calligraphic brushwork and the sense of light and shadow in this painting. To rosy-fingered dawn… Barry
This week we are presenting two oil sketches on the same theme, the painter and his model. I applaud the way this artists lines echo the curves of his model. Mostly done in black,orange and browns, this one is full of textures, as it was painted over an autumnal landscape, which you can still see … More Painter and Model
My actors are artists, facing uncertainty in an indifferent world with a stoic gaze. They make me think of Penelope and Odysseus. They were painted in acrylic over a photolithographic landscape which shows through faintly in parts of the image. I feel that the muted colours here allow the swift lines to play off one … More Actors
There’s still a little colour in the few remaining leaves. A walk in nature can often restore the spirit in troubling times. Happy trails to you, Barry
As winter approaches, we feel the Sun’s gaze turning away from us. This week we will again publish a drawing and the painting it inspired. Planetary bodies take root as vegetation. Sunflower Girl and Cactus Man? The painted version with more refined, abstract forms. To peaceful days and nights, Barry
A third foray into a recurring theme of mine, love and lust in the age before humankind. These two pictures were made in quick succession. Our first offering this week is wild and loose with flat washes of colour and quick almost frantic brushwork. I like the separation of the primary colours here. The second … More Nymph and Satyr Part III
There once was a drinking establishment at Dundas and Clarence that featured a lot of blues music on their stage. I painted two large canvases for their windows to advertise the fact. Here are three sketches I made in preparation. There’s a rockin’ little trio under the spotlight tonight. Here we’re onstage with the band, … More The Blues
The hazy heat of summer is behind us, giving way to shorter days and cooler nights. One of the consolations of the arrival of fall is the change in the colour of the leaves , which adds new tones of red, yellow and orange to the fresh greens of the landscape. Here are two autumnal … More Autumn
My last two posts have been rather monochromatic, so it’s time to throw some colour and drama back into the mix. And what could be more colourful or dramatic than the story of Delilah, that sexy spy from biblical times? The temptress Delilah, about to disarm the mighty Samson by shearing his hair in his … More Delilah
After a week at the cottage (where blogging is verboten) we are back in business with this weeks offering, Macbeth and the witches. It is a theme we’ve covered here before, but as we just returned from seeing the play at the Stratford Festival Theatre, I feel it’s time to revisit. We have dug into … More Macbeth and the Witches
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