Mini-Interview with Liz Steel, #OneWeek100People2019
This little interview is related to #OneWeek100People project. Find out more about the week long event over HERE. MTH: You’re a busy person these days filming classes and managing your growing video...
View ArticleMini-Interview with Suhita Shirodkar, #OneWeek100People2019
This little interview is related to #OneWeek100People project. Find out more about the week long event over HERE. MTH: You’re a parent, (I don’t know how parents have time for anything!) and a...
View Article#OneWeek100People2019: It’s on!
UPDATE!: EVERYTHING TO DO WITH #ONEWEEK100PEOPLE IS NOW ON IT’S OWN PAGE: [ HERE ] Or just click on the tab #OneWeek100People in the navigation bar above. Thanks! ~m ORIGINAL POST: So it begins again!...
View ArticleComing up in June: #30x30DirectWatercolor2019
Where did all the #30×30 posts go?!? I’ve moved everthing from #30x30DirectWatercolor to its own page. Click Here – or – go to the tab #30x30DirectWatercolor on the navigation bar. Thanks! Original...
View ArticleEcho Chamber: Do you want to read an interview with me?
If you are not tired of hearing me talk – Uma Kelkar has posted a short interview with me, myself – part of our mutual getting-to-know-each-other for #30x30DirectWatercolor2019. Have a read on Uma’s...
View ArticleExcited to announce my new book: “The Apocalypse Variations: Thirty Paintings...
I am excited to announce my latest book – available now on Amazon in Print and E-Book. < affiliate links, thx ] The Apocalypse Variations: Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days collects all of my work...
View ArticleThanks to Everyone Ordering the Book! Please review on Amazon? Thanks so much :)
Tremendous thanks to all those who’ve ordered the new book! I hope you don’t mind me asking > Can you write me a review on Amazon? Print and E-Book. < affiliate links, thx ] I hate to bother you...
View ArticleWriters Block
I have ambitions to be a writer. I’m already an author, and for goodness sake, this blog has kept me writing steadily. But so far, my successful books are non-fiction – and that’s not really what I...
View ArticleSociety of Canadian Artists 51st International Juried Exhibition
“No Matter, Fail Again, Fail Better”, 30×30″ Oil on Panel The Society of Canadian Artists 51st International Juried Exhibition is opening 7-9pm, this Thursday, August 1st at the Papermill Gallery,...
View ArticleBook Followup: One Month of the Apocalypse Variations
My dear readers. I’d like to undertake a little post-project navel-gazing if you don’t mind. It’s been a little over a month since releasing my latest book, The Apocalypse Variations. Some of you might...
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New Mexico I’ve Never Been
“New Mexico, I’ve Never Been” 16×16″ Oil on Panel Actually I have been to Grants New Mexico. But I’ve never been to this particular place. I’m not even sure where it is. This is painted from one of...
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Welcome back Watercolor! It’s 2020!
Hello everyone. It’s been a while hey? Isn’t it exciting? It’s 2020! I’ve been waiting eagerly for this year. I like the nice rounded and doubled number. The older I get the more superstitious I...
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Ready to take on #OneWeek100People? March 9-13, 2020!
Hey everyone! Spring is coming – ever so slowly here in Montreal – but it’s coming. And that means we’re getting closer to street-sketching weather. This is something I’ve been largely ignoring for...
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I’ve reopened my Etsy shop!
I’ve reopened my Etsy shop! <click here :) Original works of art, from my studio to your home! You probably don’t even know I have an Etsy shop. I used to post prints of my favorite drawings here –...
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#OneWeek100People is Next Week!
Just a friendly reminder to prep your pens and palettes and get ready for sketching! Here’s a few quick warmups with ballpoint-and-wash. Turns out, this particular pen wasn’t fully waterproof. But...
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Warming up for #OneWeek100People with 5 minute sketches!
More warmups for this year’s #OneWeek100People! The other day I made it to a Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School event. They say they have over a hundred branches in sixteen countries, so if you’re lucky,...
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Day One : #OneWeek100People 2020 : Eyes on the Prize!
Welcome to day one of #OneWeek100People, 2020. I like to start with a big push – get all 100 people on the first day. That way I can be free to mess about for the rest of the week :) Well – to be...
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Day Two : #OneWeek100People 2020 : From Silhouettes to Puzzle-People
Hey Everyone! It’s day two of #OneWeek100People 2020. How’s your sketching going? It’s only Tuesday – you’ve got loads of time yet! I’m still working on the my street scenes. I hope to have something...
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Day Three : #OneWeek100People 2020 : Silhouettes on the Street
[La Vitrine, Montreal 18×24”, cropped] Day Three, #OneWeek100People, 2020. When I started thinking about my project for 2020 – I thought – OK – what’s the point of all this practice sketching people?...
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Day Four : #OneWeek100People 2020 : In the Zone
Day Four, #OneWeek100People 2020. I said it already, but watercolor is not at all like riding a bike. You spend even a month away from it, and you lose your sensitivity. Your dexterity. I imagine this...
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