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Painting On: To paint or not to paint →
I am finishing up my latest group of paintings, and am deciding whether to paint the sides black as I normally do, or a color that I have used in the painting, probably a red oxide color. This is an interesting article discussing the options. I’m still not sure what I’m going to do!
Apr 18th
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Portraiture - is it about a realistic likeness? →
 I follow the Archibald Prize every year.  This year’s winner is Artist Del Kathryn Barton, whose portrait of Hugo Weaving (who i loved in the Matrix, the Priscilla movie, and of course the Lord of the Rings to name a few) is a reflection of her style, which includes line drawing, and adds other aspects of Hugo’s character and interests. There is a great 3 minute video clip of her...
Apr 12th
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Lee-Nam Lee at Midland Center for the Arts →
I visited the MCFTA’s latest exhibition which closes April 14th, and the work that drew me most was the Video Art of Korean artist - Lee Nam Lee’s  - in particular the piece where he has reproduced Van Gogh’s self portrait with bandaged ear, located in a museum, and as you watch the screen ants carry portions away from the museum and reassemble it somewhere else, presumably where...
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March 2013
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Endless Renaissance at Bass Museum in Miami →
I saw this show recently and found it to be thought provoking. It’s open until March 17th.  The Bass Museum’s mission is to explore the connections between historical collections and contemporary art. Hans-Peter Feldmann’s work challenges the pretentiousness of the art world, and in this show he does this by altering found formal, realistic portraits and over painting...
Mar 10th
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Wrapping a painting for transport
A couple of my paintings were damaged slightly when i brought them back from Australia. I just found a really good article on the Canadian Conservation Institute website that explains how to wrap a painting for transport - techniques for both framed and unframed paintings are covered.  http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/publications/notes/10-16-eng.aspx
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"The Break" ibook
I have created an e-book that brings together my hospital sketches. It is in ibooks format, or pdf file for viewing. Because it is so large I have put it on dropbox. If you follow this link you will be able to view it. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/okkacpqm06fpdnl/lBSnxeOMCa
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