Back from a vacation in the Ogunquit area (US East coast)...

An interesting 5 days in that part of the US, enjoying the beautiful beaches and the art galleries...

I could not miss the Ogunquit museum of American art featuring a private collection of Andrew Wyeth's watercolors and drawings. A John Marin painting was also featured. However, the artist who blew my top off was Richard B. Lethem (www.richardbrownlethem.com/). At 81 years of age, this artist packs a lot of power in his works... combining mystique, bold colors and total freedom of execution. Needless to say, seeing works from an artist like that can be transformative...

Voodoo doll - the evolution of an idea...

My last painting was initiated last week and completed yesterday. I started off with something in mind and ended up with something quite different...

This collage technique produces interesting depth...

I may experiment with other materials (other than canvas) in the future depending on the subject matter.

Galactic blond... the only title that came to mind!

I put the last finishing touches to my painting in progress...

The attention grabbing power of this collage technique is always high from the feedback I've been getting. It would be interesting to try more colors some time in the future...

Note to self: "Personality-wise, I seem to be more attracted to monochromatic color schemes... I fight it from time to time, but always revert back....Can I have it both ways!"

Back to being the "king of rag"!

Yesterday, I decided to go back to a technique I used for a flag series last year : i.e., "canvas over canvas" collage...

For some reason, this technique provides an excitement I don't seem to get from my usual painting style...

I like the sculpturing aspect in particular...

Color my world - final... went for a minimalist approach!

I took some time this morning to finalize my painting in progress...

 In broad daylight after retouching the hair with some carbon black (I wanted to emphasize markings)...

I think, I've achieved the desired effect with a "less is more" type of approach...

Note: The painting needs to be stretched and varnished

"Color my world" - close to final...Exploring mark making on pure figuration...

After some fine tuning, my last painting is finally ready for final steps...

We'll see how this one comes out in the end...

Last week at the Eastern Township studio... Some unfinished business... and some new one!

Last week, I spent three days in the larger Eastern Townships studio...

The larger space is conducive to creativity on a large scale! I still don't know which direction I will take with the one on the right...