Shipping Update

I recently had a large 40" x 60" painting lost by UPS. It was destined for Texas and I suspect it may have been stolen. A large painting can be very tempting. From now on I will be Shipping all large paintings rolled up in heavy duty mailing tubes. It will be specified in the auction listings.

I've always tried to ensure the highest quality in my work and hope that this will ensure they're safe arrival to all my wonderful collectors.

New landscapes

I spent this past weekend at my parents farm, taking a few hundred photos of the surrounding countryside. I'm hoping to get a series of landscapes based on these midsummer images.I'm not sure if they'll be in oils or acrylic but I'll post some pics as soon as I have a few done.

Just Sold

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This is a large 40" x 60" piece I recently sold.It's titled " Ciudad" and is done in Acrylic and mixed media.

About best offers on Ebay

I found this article written by an ebay member that explains the best offer option.It's a good article and I think it will help alot of the buyers out there that are unsure of how to go about making an offer on a piece. Here's the link -

http://reviews.ebay.ca/How-to-best-NEGOTIATE-using-eBay-s-BEST-OFFER-tool_W0QQugidZ10000000004871478

Still Working hard

It's been a few weeks since I've posted anything new on the blog.I've been very busy with some gallery work and hope to have some new pieces up on the net. It's been tough to get to the easel since I've been taking care of my 20mth old son(his Grandparents are on vacation). I'm hoping to get a good amount of pieces going into the end of the summer. I'm also going to give etsy another shot and I'll keep everyone posted on it's progress.

My Kid could do that !

I recently watched a documentary from 2006 titled " My kid could do that! ". It's the story of a young girl named Marla Olmstead. They had called her a child prodigy and some of her paintings were selling for tens of thousands of dollars.She was 4 yrs old at the time!

The story was interesting(even though it was obvious to me that the child was not painting the pieces herself) because of the way abstract expressionism was portrayed. As an abstract artist I've had to explain why some pieces sell for millions of dollars even though they look as though a child could have painted it. I could spend all day writing about the topic, but I'll keep it as short as possible.

It was Picasso that said,"there are no child prodigies, it's just the genius of childhood". Children see the world in it's simplest form.They don't have any pre conceived notions about the world around them. As artists many of us go through years of formal training and it becomes difficult for many of us to paint without bias. We have our favorite styles ,mediums, and artists. Going beyond the box of realism is difficult and we struggle to return to a child like way of viewing the world.I guess it's almost like the circle of art. " All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."-Pablo Picasso

Newly Sold

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I recently sold a large 40" x 40" abstract piece titled" Broken Silence ".The piece was sold to a collector in Western Canada. It was painted in acrylic and mixed media.