Painting in Twos and Threes, and a Couple Black Ivory Podcasts
I and Thou 2026. Oil on loose canvas, (1 of 2) 14 x 18" I and Thou…
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I paint and write myself in and out of Afib from a cedar shake cottage by the shore of Lake Ontario. I seek nice people who think like I do, sometimes.
Living Dogs, Dead Lion
Hellow 2026. (2 of 3) Oil on paper, 11 x 14" “A living dog is better than a dead lion.” —Henry Thoreau Back in October 2024, I gave two discussions about my book…
Black Ivory 10.15.26 and Sad Paintings
This week’s podcast was solid. Someone even commented that it was “coolness in a sea of banality”. Hear about Ron’s gout, Emma’s birthday, and Edgeworth’s (@jompiy) upcoming…
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The Verdict is In on the Emotional Success of My Alter Ego 2026. Oil on paper, 11 x 14" The following quote from cousin Henry Thoreau sums up my feelings about Free Art Frees…
Back Home Getting Grounded
After a month nursing my patient in the hell of South Carolina, I am back to the easel, and the glorious normalcy of the abnormal. I give you some pictures of my studio, and…
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Coming to America
I spent much of this morning on a videophone call, pushing 50 with nothing in the bank, unhelpfully wearing a reversed baseball cap, trying to convince my girlfriend that FREE…
New Paper-Paper Paintings and Lake Ontario Podcast
Girl Trying to Catch Fish With Hand, or The Artist 2026. Oil on paper, 11 x 14" The new paper arrived, which has me worry less, although @jompiy and others assured me that I was…
Lake Ontario Paintings and Free Art Frees Art Should Not Make Us Slaves to a Concept
Lake Ontario Spirit Animal Digests Fake Leader Alive 2026. Oil on paper, 18 x 24"…
I Am the Joke and Weirdly Thrilled
This Old Artist Walks Into a Bar and the Bartender Says, “Yup Man, That's the Joke!” 2026. Oil on paper, 18 x 24" Have I got a tragic hero story for you! Last Thursday I spoke…
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A Day at Home Working on Cash Flow
Today wasn’t too bad, missing yet another Saturday at Camden Market to work on the ongoing FREE ART FREES ART cash flow issue as it was raining anyway. Saturday’s usually…