Fishing for a new series - step II... a bit of improvisation!

Yesterday, I implemented a first step towards getting back to home studio painting...

... I applied a second coat of paint to my last painting in the making (started two weeks ago in a group painting session), not exactly knowing where this would lead me. I have a specific idea in mind for a new series, and next steps will determine if I can pursue or not in that vein...

Back to painting after 7 weeks of renovation work around the house....

It's been difficult to maintain my usual painting schedule this winter, and the dumpster attests to that...

With regard to painting, today I decided to go fishing for a new series...

... so this is the foundation for a new type of deconstruction that I want to introduce in my future works. For now, everything is quite experimental...

Immersed in renovations... a time-out!

I have no time to paint these days. However, I still manage to attend my weekly group painting sessions in ville St-Laurent. I take advantage of a master artist there to address the human body...

...and the depiction of space. These exercises are bound to have an impact on my future works.

Transitioning... from sketches to painting...

Major renovation work in the house has prevented me from painting seriously over the last few weeks. I only have time for some exploratory work around the female figure...

I would like my figures to align with my faces... and in the past, I have favoured close-ups, so I will probably revert back to that...

Vernissage in ville St-Laurent - a success owing to the organizers!

Last Sunday at the cultural center in ville St-Laurent...

... a great display of contemporary art power in this Montreal suburb! Numerous artists are currently exhibiting (including yours truly). The exhibition is on until March 9th.

Painting exhibition in ville St-Laurent...

The poster came out last week...

... and luckily, it featured two of my paintings!

In gear for two group exhibitions in Montreal...

I spent the greater part of the week prepping 6 paintings for two group exhibitions in the Montreal area (ville St-Laurent and Pierrefonds)...

In responding to the "smaller painting" criterion imposed by the Pierrefonds group, I decided to smother one of my experiments in epoxy...

I thank the two cultural centers involved for their support for artists...