Exhibition in Dhaka

Life of a Vagabond: Contemporary Art from Canada
Tivoli Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Opening Reception: Monday, October 11, 2010 at 6:30pm
Exhibition Dates: October 10-20, 2010.
Check it!

Split

New Painting. Split. 18" x 24" Mixed media on paper. 2010

When we are split open. When we have lost control. When things fall apart. This is what lies at the heart: sheer communion.

Departure

New Painting. As yet untitled. 18" x 24" Mixed media on paper. 2010

This is an aching, acrid representation of the imagined return as an im/migrant. It is the recognition that the journey is the only place of wholeness. It is a vision of a longing, like the ache of a lost traveller. It pays homage to the kingfisher who migrates back and forth, alone, year... after year and yet, as Dogen says, "leaves no trace behind and does not need a guide." If we long to live in two places at once and cannot, survival insists that we abandon the earth and claim the sky.

This new painting is both a departure from my previous work and a piece created on the theme of Departure". Enjoy!

It's Poppin'. Or Is It?

Top: Lighthouse (Jaffa, Palestine), acrylic on canvas, 2008, 3' x 3'
Bottom: Choose Life, acrylic on canvas, 2008, 3' x 3'

I've started painting large and loud! The colours are jumping off the canvas and I just don't know how to stop! Really though, it's a love hate kinda thrill. So how about you decide, is it poppin' or is it not?