My first posting

Well this is it, my first attempt into the E-world.
My idea in creating this blog is to try to share my ideas about the creative side of painting and also a place to showcase my paintings with those in the art community and art lovers in general.

A short background. Born in England in 1946, came to Canada in 1953 all the usual childhood indiscretions ( too many to go into).  In high school we had to take art or typing along with shops, so I took art. I took typing later because there were good looking girls in that class. I loved the art classes and was hooked. The teacher was very liberal with rules and conventions.  Tried all the different mediums but oil was mine, just the way it flows under knife or brush. I took all the training and read all that the school had to offer.

Had to earn a living came along after High school; joined the RCAF- Areo engine Tech. Left the Air force; family came along.  We moved to Alberta in the 70's. for a job at an aircraft  manufacturer. I was still trying to paint but time restraints got in the way. So I took up photography. It's the same as painting, right? Composition, lighting, contrast and subject matter, but not the control like painting. In 1978 moved back to southern Ontario for 2 years then out to Brithish Columbia, north end of Vancouver Is. Unbelievable scenery, if you have ever wondered about Emily Carr's works, go and stand alone in an old growth forest, you'll understand.

Moved back to Ontario, work related, still doing the photography but started camping more in and around Algonquin Park and Killarney Park on Georgan Bay. It was Killarney that was the catalyst for my return to painting. My wife Louise and I canoed into OSA lake and camped on an island. Sitting there looking at the white quartzite rocks of the LaCloche mountains I finally understood the "Group of Seven" and their renditions of Canada's north.

So I started to study and find my way as an artist. This whole summer we have spent in the Muskokas and I have painted my brains out, with a smile on my face and glass of wine in my hand.
Well that's enough for now.

 Here are some new works.