Please Pardon The Interruption

It has been over two hundred days since my last blog post. Two hundred and six days to be exact. Please pardon the interruption.

Spring, summer and fall have all come and gone. This morning, when I walked Lexie (my yellow Labrador retriever), there was a light dusting of snow on the ground.

Lexington (a.k.a. "Lexie") in Centretown  Oct. 28, 2020

With winter approaching, I wanted to share some of the inspiration that has been carrying me through these crazy times we are living in.

Art Connects Us

It has been twenty-three days since I returned from New York City with my daughter and entered into a period of self-isolation and physical distancing from others.

What I have witnessed in the past few weeks is that art can connect us to one another .... especially in hard times.

Le Vrai Paris, Montmarte (Paris) sketch (Fluid Hot :Press watercolor paper 140 lb)

Declare These Days An Artist Residency

In this surreal moment of crisis ....andrew simonet ( the founder and Director of The Artists U) suggests that we ought to declare these weeks of COVID-19 separation and isolation as an artist residency ..... because artists’ skills are sorely needed .....

"Blessed Are The Weird People" by Cindi Moynahan Foreman

Sketching While Traveling

In this photo below, its March (2013) in Manhattan and the snow hasn't quite left Washington Square and my daughter and I sat down on a bench because there was a young man playing a piano ("Claire de Lune" by Claude Debussy). I pulled out my pocket sketchbook and did a quick sketch of the scene.

Sketching in Washington Square, Manhattan, N.Y. in March 2013

New Year - New Directions

My first sketch of 2020 was inspired by a tree that I spotted on my early morning dog walk along Metcalfe St. on January 1st.

My first sketch of 2020