Journal
Will you join my passion project?
A BIG ASK for all my TORONTO FRIENDS! Will you help me? I am a born and raised Torontonian. It's a great place to live and has even been rated one of the best cities in the world. I am also a socially conscious abstract artist and I pour my heart and soul...
What is dharma and can it be what saves you?
This fabulous furry creature appeared on my computer screen one morning when I started it up and it was such a beautiful reflection of how I felt about the latest book I was devouring with such a sense of awe that it literally left me breathless. I can't...
Swishing and swirling and rising up…
“It is the soul’s duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.” ~ Rebecca West Caught up in the swirling waves of the sea, with patterns clashing and colliding, I find my inner walls of resistance are crumbling down in...
Doing Cool Sh*t Planning
"Why fit in when you're born to stand out?" ~ Dr. Seuss I think the world is becoming more accepting of this philosophy. In an age of massive change, it's leading the way for many to break away from how things have been done in the past, to create a better...
Crazy for cobalt…
"It always comes down to the same necessity; go deep enough and there is a bedrock of truth, however hard." ~ May Sarton Where wouldst thou be, if not in the light of thy gifts? If for a time in the pit of darkness? The mind is a tricky thing. A fox... a...
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed…
That's what I'm telling myself today. Just regroup and keep moving on. Artists have to deal with rejection and disappointment all the time, it's a fact. To learn to have thick skin while keeping the heart open and not take things personally is a skill to...
Today isn’t any other day…
"It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character of art." ~ Walter Pater It's been a while since I've painted some smaller works, so I decided to do a series with flowers as my inspiration, as I am wildly passionate...
Exploring the Realms of Self Love
"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Too much time wasted trying to change. Believing this is wrong, that is wrong. Too this. Too that. Too big. Too small. Too much....
What’s Amusing Me Right Now
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.” ~ George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes! I have a voracious appetite for reading books, novels in particular. When I find an...