I’m in this year’s Halifax Art Map. Please join me for the launch at the Art Sales & Rental Gallery on May 2nd from 6 to 8 p.m.

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This year’s open sessions for figurative and portrait painting and sketching are going full tilt now. Today was our second week. The top image is our life model Mark, it is a 16 x 20-inch oil on canvas from a 2-hour pose. The painting below it is Lydia, that is a 5 x 7-inch oil on board painting from a 3-hour pose. Our models are wonderful, am totally enjoying these Sunday afternoon sessions. For some reason, burgundy seems to be a popular colour so far this year. Wonder what colours might show up next week? If you would like to find out, there is still a spot or two left. See the registration details here if you would like to join us this Sunday.

Model: Lydia

Model: Mark

And here’s a photo of about 1/2 into the two-hour pose painting above.

And a pic of some from our group painting from our live model the week before (the first week).

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Portrait and figurative open studio sessions begin January 13, 2013 at the Isleville Centre in Halifax. The model, backdrop, props and lighting are provided over the 12-week open studio sessions for artists of all ages and skill levels. Suitable for sketchers and painters alike. All media welcome (odourless mineral spirits in a lidded container, please). Long pose sittings with breaks for the model. These are independent open sessions so no instruction. Respectful atmosphere.

Class is full. Drop-in may be available (until April 14, 2013) please contact me to see if there is a seat available for you.

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You are invited!

Hope to see you at the 59th Dalhousie & University of King’s College Student, Staff, Faculty and Alumni Exhibition. Opening reception to be held Thursday, December 13 at 8 PM. The exhibition runs until December 22, 2012.

You can find the Dalhousie Art Gallery at 6101 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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To Ingonish

This is a small acrylic on board painting from a recent trip to Keltic Lodge in Ingonish, Cape Breton (Nova Scotia). A road crew was working and my friend and I had to stop. The scenery in Cape Breton is pretty any time of year but it is spectacular in the fall when it is alive with bright oranges, reds and yellows.

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A view from the hill

This is a typical sunset across the street from where I grew up. It looks down to the water tower at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, now, the Dalhousie Agricultural College. The sunset reflects in the windows of this building (the Abundant Life Victory Church in Bible Hill). The church wasn’t there when I was a kid, just a big field.

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Flugel horn

Here’s a sneak peak from a project I’m working on. Stay tuned. :)

(With apologies to trumpet and flugel horn players who probably recognize that this illustration may not be anatomically correct. It is imaginatively correct though.)

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