It seemed that the weather forcasters had erred once again and the possibility of thundershowers were behind us. But at about two o'clock, with very little warning, the skies darkened and before we knew it the wind picked up and the rain poured down.
After 20 minutes the first onslaught was over. This tent didn't make it. Everyone took advantage of the burst of sunshine to pack up, but before we left the rain came again and it was hard to see while driving home.
This fine warm weather has really got me thinking about canoeing. Here are two pieces which I had on display at the Glebe's annual Art in the Park last weekend.
Well, the boys have been home from school for the last couple of days with sore throats. I took them with me to the gallery yesterday to drop off my work and they were inspired by all the monkey pictures there. When we got home they both did a couple of paintings, then this morning they painted another 23. That's right, twenty-three more paintings. We had so much work we decided to put on a show.
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Since it was lunchtime, we decided to serve food at our event. Carrot sticks, celery, cheesy pita chips and guacamole were the order of the day. Beverages were pineapple juice with just a hint of echinacea (shhh!). 
Guests
Cats
Portraits of Chloe and Gretchen.
Space Monkeys
Other Monkeys
Movies
Homages to Jackson Pollock
No, I'm not kidding.
Arachnids
The one one the left: a tarantula; the one on the right: a portrait of Maman, the gigantic spider sculpture outside the National Gallery.
There is one more piece which has not been categorized. It is a parrot (no picture), which could have been included with either Pirates, or perhaps along with Cats as a household pet. Also, strangely absent from this body of work are dinosaurs.
Thanks for visiting our gallery.
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Sometimes I think even the man of steel feels that he fails to live up to expectations.
Normally I like to make something new for IF, but when I read the topic, "fail", this collage book I made in 2006 popped into my head. That year, Karen & I and our friend Katie, decided to make a book a week to send to one another. The book itself is made from an 8.5 X11 sheet that is folded and cut to make an 8-page book. Each of the frames is one page and the double frame is in the centre of the book. Man of Futile Words (copyright 2006) is what I call my small press and the last frame is the back cover of the book. I reformatted it here to make it easier to read, but here's what it looks like when the book is folded out flat:
The pictures for this were all cut from a Walmart flyer.
Here is a diagram of how to make a one page book. To see some of my friend Katie's books, check out: http://plasticmasters.blogspot.com/search?q=one+page+books
The Colonel Sander's story evolved as I was arranging the pieces on the table. I didn't use everything, and the marble and key were things I already had. I like working this way because the materials really take over and suggest the direction of the piece. 
Cities and their Monuments
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collage and acrylic paint 5"X7" (click to enlarge)
Traveling salesman, distracted by birds (click to enlarge)
On brilliant days Mr. Sadler handled monumental decisions with quickness and ease, but in the cold dark days of winter, even choosing a tie held such enormous weight he was nearly paralyzed.
