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Art & Poetry – William Blake
The Tyger, William Blake (from Songs of Experience), 1794 It has been a rough month for me. I seem to have exhausted myself a little with my busy winter projects and it has left me with poor health...
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Dawna Robertson – Sculptor
Dawna and “Gandalf” I was first introduced to the work of Dawna Robertson in 2007. I was blown away by this incredibly talented and spiritual artist and by her story. Dawna is driven by something deep...
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Visionary Landscapes
Song for the Night Sun © David Beaucage Johnson* Have you ever had a dream in which a landscape so familiar to you is somehow, different? As an artist, I strive to paint the landscape as I see it. The...
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Meeting A. J. Casson at McMichael
“Kleinburg”, A.J. Casson I spent a part of my childhood in Kleinburg, attending a school adjacent to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. I’ll never forget the strange pictures full of colour and...
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Greats Reads – Fiction for Artists
It is a gorgeous, but, very cold and sunny winter day out there. It is perfect for a walk and then to curl up by the fire with a book. There are lots of books out there that are great for educating...
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Seth Godin’s Definition of ‘Art’
Arthur Lismer, Sombre Isle of Pic, Lake Superior, 1927; Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery What is Art? The topic of Seth Godin‘s last blog post and his definition of ‘art’ and ‘artist’ in his...
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Critical Mass
Han Island, watercolour, 22x30 © 2008 Pat Fairhead I had the pleasure of spending a lovely evening with a group of artists at the home of artist Pat Fairhead (one of her paintings is above). Pat is one...
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Looking Forward to 2012 & Discovering “Falls at Toltec Gorge”
Thomas Moran, Falls at Toltec Gorge, 1913, oil on canvas My last post reviewed 2011. I introduced you to my early experience of Oklahoma – a place that I seem to be making a connection with at a very...
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The Prix de West
"Interdependency" by Kent Ullberg at the Prix de West exhibition at the Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City Happy Independence Day! As a part of that, I would like to share a visit to a...
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Is Photography Still a Bad Word in Painting?
Cheryl Kelley “396,” 2009. Oil on aluminum panel. (*) Within 7 days in April, I visited the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, then the OKCMOA to catch the tail end of their Photorealism exhibition....
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Learning from Artist Bert Seabourn
Medicine Potion – Saturday Night © Bert Seabourn This past winter, I had the privilege of taking classes with internationally renowned expressionist artist, Bert Seabourn. It isn’t very often one gets...
View ArticleAre Art Galleries Obsolete?
*I have not added a picture to this post on purpose! Read on…. It has been some time since the discussion began about how the internet will change the viewing and purchase of art. Works of art from all...
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Seth Godin’s Definition of ‘Art’
Arthur Lismer, Sombre Isle of Pic, Lake Superior, 1927; Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery What is Art? The topic of Seth Godin‘s last blog post and his definition of ‘art’ and ‘artist’ in his...
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Critical Mass
Han Island, watercolour, 22x30 © 2008 Pat Fairhead I had the pleasure of spending a lovely evening with a group of artists at the home of artist Pat Fairhead (one of her paintings is above). Pat is one...
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Committed: A Memoir of the Artist’s Road
Recently I finished reading “Committed: A Memoir of the Artist’s Road” by Patrick Ross. “Committed” is a memoir that came out of what began as a business trip. Patrick crossed the country interviewing...
View ArticleA.Y. Jackson at Work
Canadian Landscape by Radford Crawley, National Film Board of Canada I have been following Canadian History Magazine since I finished the research for my upcoming book on the abandoned house series....
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A Tribute ~ Work in Progress
Bert – Charcoal drawing ©2015 M. Hendry One of the best outcomes of working with 84 year old Cherokee artist, Bert Seabourn, has not been what I expected. Bert is a fine expressionist painter with...
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Bert Seabourn and the Kingfisher
I stepped outside my comfort zone to try to bring to canvas my mentor, Bert Seabourn, an internationally renowned expressionist. I wanted to evoke the vibrance he brings to his own work and the...
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Visionary Painting and Rick Berry Workshop
My workshop oil painting. It went through two versions on the same board. This one is “Michael” with a lot of help from Rick Berry. (Click to see larger) Visionary art is a topic I’ve touched on a...
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In Forests and Mountains – Abstraction
“Reaching for the Canopy”, acrylic on 300lb rag paper, 22×30 Ever since my epic failure attempting abstraction with Bert Seabourn last summer, I have been trying to figure out how to break through the...
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