Back From The Track

Oil  40"X 30"

Living in a household with rambunctious kids my parents would escape from time to time for a recreational afternoon at the racetrack, gambling that the house would still be livable on their return.  We couldn't wait for them to leave so we could expel our inventive energy.

Occasionally luck showered them with greenbacks and they'd come home in a celebrative, festive mood.  Their winnings hardly covered the mayhem we so joyously created.

Capital Inspiration

Oil 30" x 24"

As a young teenager some of my buddies and I would hang around a nearby supermarket in the hope of being hired to haul some shopper's groceries home for a big twenty-five cent coin.

All the while I had the notion of a larger arrangement behind these brick walls.

The encouraging owner of a bookstore next door elevated my capitalist endeavor and self-image from delivery boy to loftier heights.

Hide & Seek and Street Hockey

Watercolour 30" x 22"

Frank's Grocery

watercolour 22" x 30"

5-10-15 and Chinese Jump Rope

Watercolour 30" x 22"

Dragon Cafe

Watercolour 30 x 22

Tying Down the Boat

Nova Scotian sailors tying down an old boat.

Watercolour  15" x 22"

Indian Archway

How unusual it is to find cows perambulating through the streets of New Delhi! 

Watercolour  15" x 22"

La Garderie

La "garderie" in Quebec refers to a daycare, the batissement (building) is often shared with others.

In this batissement you will find: Docteur Fortin, le dentiste, et la garderie.

Watercolour  11" x 14"

Friday Night

An accomplished woman, who can find? Her value is far beyond pearls.

Her husband's heart relies on her, and he shall lack no fortune....

King Solomon, Proverbs

Our traditional Friday night supper commences after I recite these few words to my wife.

Watercolour 12" x 16"

Happy Birthday Linda

I love you

Purple Iris

Purple Iris

Streaked with amethystine memories of the night

Health-glossed and firm are those ripe wings 

Of oriental butterflies....

from a poem by Michael Strange

Watercolour   12" x 16"

Pine Fishing Camp

Tucked away at the end of a bog creek off Lake Griffin, you may stumble upon the Pine Fishing Camp. 

Careful of the Gators and swamp marsh.

Watercolour  15" x 22"

Slide, Dada and Cool

When Linda plays my favourite piano composers I like to record her music.

I adjust the device to one of the following preferences; Slide, Dada, or Cool..., we have to wing it for Impressionists.

Four composers?

Watercolour  12" x 16"

Levers, Rollers and Keys

Levers, rollers and keys on a flute are bewildering and so I find it hypnotic when I observe my wife confidently playing her instrument.

Watercolour  10" x 14"

Wheel Chic

Safety and speed are foremost concerns but colourful raiment builds confidence in the Sunday speedster.

Watercolour  12" x 16"

Plierchy

Haven't been around much lately, but that gave no reason for the pliers to go on a tear nor the screwdrivers to act like frightened ostriches.

Watercolour  10" x 14"

Zoe And Her Toy

Zoe loves her toys especially her duck.

Watercolour (new palette) 10" x 14"

Skee Ball & Elephant Ears

Seems like every week they have an excuse to host a fair in town centre.

They are always colourful.

Watercolour  22" x  14"

Go Ask Alice

Been kinda of busy lately, so I got this caterpillar to pose for a quickie.

Fortunately, I had kept her number after we made contact a year ago on a photo-shoot dubbed "Go Ask Alice".

To see the photo click on the title"Go Ask Alice" above:

Watercolour   7" x 12"

Dragonfly 1

Dragonflies do not make good sketching subjects, they are fidgety and nervous and cannot sit still long enough before the first wing can be drawn. 

To sketch a dragonfly it must be either 

1. Dead

or

2. Observed quietly from a photograph

I chose the latter and invite you to do the same by clicking on the title Dragonfly 1 above.

Rialto Theatre

The Rialto is a big attraction in town, as it shows the latest and greatest pictures. This week; Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra.

Make sure you get there early because it does start promptly.

Watercolour  22" x 14"

L'il Tug Line

While sitting on the upper deck of a pier on a windy day I noticed poor traffic at this enterprise. The cold and wind kept the children away.

Watercolour  22" x 14"

Main Street

Strolling down Main Street one bright sunny afternoon.

Watercolour   21" x 13"

Sevilla

Zoe and I motoring past the Sevilla Hotel.

Watercolour  11" x 19"