Getting ready for the MK ...

I'm currently painting a body of work for a show at the Bau-Xi Gallery in Vancouver (October). This series is in collaboration with the conservation work of Wayne Sawchuk, and is based on the 6.4 million hectare region (aprox. the size of Ireland) of the Muskwa-Ketchika Management Area of Northern British Columbia. Two new works based on this region were delivered today.

Earth, Wind, Bone

I received an email the other day, asking which I would prefer, to be credited as "Painting Consultant" or "Painting Mentor." I didn't think much of it and quickly replied "whichever you like."

It didn't occur to me until much later while painting in the studio what, exactly, I was being credited for.

Earth, Wind, Bone is a yet to be released NFB film on Georgia Okeefe, Emily Carr & Frida Kahlo, created, written and directed by Jill Sharpe.

Being credited as a mentor in painting which helped to inform this film is not something I'm overly comfortable with. I'm very grateful to Okeefe, Carr & Kahlo for their monumental contribution to the field of painting, and of their influences on my studies in learning this craft. I'm also grateful to Jill Sharpe for her keen interest in painting and for illuminating these three so beautifully in this film.

Arrangements

Arrangements is the title of a Solo exhibition scheduled at the beautiful Foster/White Gallery in Seattle, May 5th-28th.

Happy Valentines ...

Yesterday, I dropped off a couple new paintings to the Bau-Xi Gallery in Vancouver. They were well received and now hang in the front window:
(L->R) White Light Arrangement and Roses for Tulip.

Sparrows, on the cover of Mr. Archambault's latest novel.

Available through Boreal Press...

Sparrows

'Sparrows' has been selected for the cover of a book by Montreal's author Gilles Archambault. This is his 30th novel. He had a radio show for over 30 years on jazz on Radio-Canada. He is appreciated for his moody writing that is also very soft and touching, much like a resonant jazz melody.