Well the show on Granville Island has been pushed back a day, which is great, gave me time to stress out some more.  There is nothing I hate worse than finishing edges in black paint around a finished painting.  I am not a meticulous person by nature, and fighting against my natural sloppiness is an exercise in frustration.  Anyway, they're ready to hang, and should be up by tonight.  Opening night is Sunday, from 7 -9 Pm.
Here we have one of my new night in the city pieces, “Speeding Lights”, acrylic on canvas, 40 X 50 in.  Painted to “Paid The Cost To Be The Boss” by James Brown.  Inspired by a photo by Alvin Langdon Coburn, an amazing photographer whose work I admire greatly.

I'm pleased to announce that “City Two” has been accepted to show at  the Yaletown Gallery's upcoming exibition, “Vancouver: Perspectives in Paint”.  The exhibit runs from April 3 - 15th 2008, opening reception April 3rd at 7 PM.  Yaletown Gallery is located at 123-1208 Homer St,  Vancouver,  Canada  •   http://www.yaletowngallery.com/•  Tel:  604.687.2787

So, book your calendars, my paintings will be showing at Performance Works on Granville Island starting April 7th until June 1st!  Opening reception will be Sunday April 13th from 7 -9 PM.  The address is 1218 Cartwright St., it's at almost the end of the street, before the hotel.   I'm calling the show, “Familiar Face, Worn-Out Places”, borrowing a line from “Mad World”, a song I've been enjoying. Expect to see some of my newer landscapes, plus other face studies (it is a theatre lobby, after all).  More details (view times, etc. ) to follow.  I'm excited to have the chance to finally have an opening in town, as there are so many wonderful people that have been supportive of my art that are here.

Well it's spring, and I've finally gotten around to a little spring cleaning on this web site. I can't believe it's two and a half years old already!  You will notice there is no more blog (no time, I'd rather paint), and no more watercolour and pastels sections for now as I've been focusing on painting.  And I have been painting up a storm.  Most of my new work is in the “Landscapes and Abstracts” section, as I've been challenged to do more than just faces and in the process have just opened myself up and enjoyed the experience immensely.  With my “city” series I've been trying to put a face on the urban landscape of my dreams.  Here is one I am particularily pleased with, “City Two” 38 X 62 in. (loving working big).  Painted to “Slept So Long” by Jay Gordon of Orgy.
Great news: I've got a show coming up!  Details to follow..

Vladamir: Dumb!  Since when?
Pozzo:  Have you not done tomenting me with your accursed time!  It's abominable!  When!  When!  One day, is that not enough for you, one day he went dumb, one day I went blind, one day we'll go deaf, one day we were born, one day we shall die, the same day, the same second, is that not enough for you?  They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.

Finally finished this portrait of Samuel Beckett.  It's 24 X 36 in., painted to “Me And The Devil Blues” by Robert Johnson.  “Waiting For Godot” is one of my favourite plays and this quote in particular stood out for me while painting.

Like many of us, I was shocked by the news on t.v. of Benazir Bhutto's assasination.  They also showed a clip of her speaking with a CBC interviewer Carol Off in April of last year.  She was so impassioned, carried herself with such grace, and spoke with such eloquence that I was inspired by her.  I am impressed with the life that she led, more so because as a woman in a man's world it must have been challenging.  I don't know much about politics in Pakistan, but my thoughts are with them at this time, and I am curious what will happen the next election.  In any case, Benazir Bhutto, I hope you are in a better place, and I'm sure you are missed.
What a beautiful face!  To find the image that I used for the painting I ended up rewatching the interview on the net -a great interview, here is the web address: http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/video/internationalus/benazir_bhutto_interview.html
and I froze a few frames to get a feel for what I wanted.  The painting is acrylic on canvas, 42 X 55 in., I painted it while listening to “My Father's House” by Bruce Springsteen.

Happy holiday season everyone.  For the last month my paintings have been showing at the Island Savings Credit Union in Ganges, Salt Spring Island.  They will be there until the end of February.  For view are some new abstracts,  including this one here, “Wishes”.  I'm still painting and working away, my health has not been so good this month.  I will try to post more in this journal soon.  Here's a wish for the season: Peace and goodwill on earth, for everybody out there.  Hope you all are having a great holiday!

My paintings will be showing at Libby's Kitchen on 3429 Porter st.  (Victoria and 18th) in Vancouver the month of November.  Check it out!  They have a web page (not updated last I checked) : www.libbyskitchen.com   Also, November 16th, 17th, and 18th is the Vancouver Eastside Culture Crawl, an awesome event where local artists open up their studios and everyone comes, walks around, drinks coffee and enjoys art.  This is the eleventh year it has been running and it can get pretty crowded, so good luck, people!  See you there! www.eastsideculturecrawl.com

Hi Everyone,  so the show with my mom went great and here are some photos of it (finally).  It was a really great experience, especially seeing my mom, Karen Reiss' sculptures together with my paintings.  It took a lot of rearranging in the space to find the optimal view, thanks to my husband Kevin and mom's friend Alexa who had good discerning eyes, it was fun!  Thanks to everyone who came to the opening and made it back to the show throughout the week. 

The show is tomorrow.  I spent all day yesterday finishing edges and boy is it nerve wracking - all that black paint around my finished pieces, just begging me to spill or splash it.  I'm not a tidy type of person so edge finishing is not my forte.  But it's done, and we're ready for the show!  I've got some new pieces in  the Acrylic section this one is called “Sun” and was painted to “Remember Yourself” by Adam Chaki.  Will post soon and let you all know how the opening went.  Thanks for your kind wishes!