Work in progress Forest Pattern #4, middle of the image greens are applied over underlayers, and at the bottom Veridian transitions to brown depending on the amount of veridian on the brush left as brushing over true red. Let's talk layers. During one of the gallery talks, Lyndy mentioned her admiration of Tom Thompson, one of the Canadian Group of Seven. He was quite the prolific painter, painting mostly outside in all forms of extreme weather. His life came to an untime

Prototype of 3 of the 36 tiles that will become the Abacus. Working towards the July 2026 Solo show at Gallery A3 in Amherst. My next sculpture, something I've been calling an Abacus is progressing steadily. Learning much along the way. Still limited by the tools available (daydreaming of a table saw and a drill press), but enjoying the challenge for now, as the limitations in space, material and tools are helping define the solutions and approach to the puzzle. Good fun

Progress update: I am rounding the corner on the second prototype of the adjustable columnar frames! Over the weekend I mapped out how many more steps were needed to complete the task and took a deep breath. My kitchen will not be fully usable for traditional cooking until Jan 2026. For now I will share the space with clamps and wood frames drying at different stages in preparation. I do have a workspace with a chop saw on my porch, but it is not climate controlled and w

Knot diagrams in sketchbook documenting patterns, questions and notes. Key aspects of working with the materials: Wooden button, braided fishing wire, mechanical pencil, and utility knife. The knife works better than scissors to cut the line. The mechanical pencil can be used to loosen line that is too tight, or grab small loops to pull them through larger loops. Circling back to the mobile this week to finalize the piece to be "gallery ready." I've made the frame more r