tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49020811863790293922024-03-12T19:43:06.023-04:00A Painter's PotThe intent to share with others, daily explorations and insights through creative processes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-5109451460461255472014-12-07T08:03:00.000-05:002014-12-07T08:03:39.327-05:00Who has seen the wind? Neither you or I...that is what life has been like in my world.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-40701819683268377412012-12-13T00:09:00.001-05:002012-12-13T00:23:04.142-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thought I would add a few things I have worked on. I am so into creating with fibre these days. A peak at hand printed, felted, sewn pieces. They were fun to make and now the possibilities are taking up a lot of room in my head.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-25382970112960110002012-03-20T11:03:00.000-04:002012-03-20T11:03:56.553-04:00what to do what to doWell, I have returned, waiting for the house to be free of foreign bodies this morning. <br />
I'll put a photo up of the textile installation I finished last year. Now I want them to become something else. But what?<br />
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Painting is coming along and I will post new works in a few days. Getting back to it has been a challenge but I am glad to say I'm back in the moment.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-50737811109084261902011-09-27T09:35:00.000-04:002011-09-27T09:35:12.695-04:00timeIt's been quite a summer at the ranch, what was it Leonardo said about the absence of doing...something like, there is more done in the not doing than in the doing. So I am trusting that the stitching work I have completed has fed my painterly side. It will soon coming I feel it brewing ever upward...D.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-59789761126562106722011-04-17T10:40:00.000-04:002011-04-17T10:40:58.342-04:00"Coloratura" Abstract Expressionist Show at RedEye Studio Gallery<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Using time and passages as a point of departure, Greco infuses canvas with mark making, symbology (personal and representative), and colour. Greco embarks on a personal journey as she considers the elements of time and the human passage through it. The impasto paint, carved, swirled and runny leaves one with questions of pertinence and relativity on the human journey.<br />
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Show dates October 13-31, 2010<br />
Opening Reception Saturday October 16, 1-5 p.m.<br />
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The Distillery Historic District<br />
55 Mill St. Studio 100,<br />
Case Goods Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario<br />
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</a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/TFxvtdyFRmI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/6vzeyvB9M-4/s1600/Canoe+series+I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/TFxvtdyFRmI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/6vzeyvB9M-4/s320/Canoe+series+I.jpg" /></a></div>I relate to the above quote, the recent paintings evoke such a thought well.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-31670078087077962752010-07-30T10:01:00.000-04:002010-07-30T10:01:22.496-04:00Great Wall of China<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/TFLZXR2AhyI/AAAAAAAAAFE/P2flBaGgwBw/s1600/Great+Wall+of+China.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/TFLZXR2AhyI/AAAAAAAAAFE/P2flBaGgwBw/s320/Great+Wall+of+China.jpg" /></a></div><br />
When asked to paint a scene from a recent trip to China, and specifically this image taken of the distant Great Wall, I was reluctant yet inspired. I did some research on it's great history and wanted to immerse myself in the importance of it's history and how it relates to humanity. I wanted to give it a sense of joy, hope and purpose. I hope I convey these elements to this customer. Alas when he came to view this painting he was in tears, wow what an effect creation can have, how lucky to be able to share a passion.<br />
Keep on creating!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-42229446038078672722010-07-30T09:52:00.000-04:002010-07-30T09:52:43.818-04:00capturing the essence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/TFLYsnZF6mI/AAAAAAAAAE8/lF5eesU5A6Y/s1600/red+canoe+series+IV.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/TFLYsnZF6mI/AAAAAAAAAE8/lF5eesU5A6Y/s320/red+canoe+series+IV.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Boating down a river in Muskoka I quickly laid down paint to capture the light and moment of the day. Later I may use this small study as a larger painting.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-64854480474808090402010-06-13T14:39:00.001-04:002010-06-13T14:40:42.602-04:00<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">May was a wild busy month and June is filled with more of the same. Visitors from abroad have shared beautiful days with us. Ontario continues to astound me with it's landscape. Quaint towns I haven't ever been to with huge history have awakened in me a strong need to explore more. The tornado which has devastated Leamington occurred just a week after I was there visiting Point Pelee National Park. Southampton, Picton, Niagara, Port Hope and Alexandria are all glorious spots to visit and have fed me with fresh stimuli. How lucky am I to have ventured to these places and renewed my spirit with the wonder of the place I call home. Hope you all have a wonderful, fun packed summer of adventure!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-2152176842030906562010-05-17T22:42:00.000-04:002010-05-17T22:42:27.796-04:00A Painters Pot: end of day<a href="http://doloresgreco.blogspot.com/2010/05/end-of-day.html">A Painters Pot: end of day</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-65890704255220189792010-05-17T22:41:00.000-04:002010-05-17T22:41:40.850-04:00end of day<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'll be showing a painting at the Octopus Project this coming weekend. If you're so inclined come and check us out!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-17170494860048788882010-05-17T08:42:00.000-04:002010-05-17T08:42:26.954-04:005.13 this morning<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The birds were active and right outside our bedroom window composing the most joyful aria. The day began so sweetly.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I made my favorite brew, opened the back door, the day just beginning,the wildlife making market noises, how lucky am I?</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/S_E5ltZmg-I/AAAAAAAAAE0/IZpqvmdbzJI/s1600/Clarity-and-Finch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/S_E5ltZmg-I/AAAAAAAAAE0/IZpqvmdbzJI/s320/Clarity-and-Finch.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A painting in symphony, "Clarity and Finch" </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-16336419572610840512010-05-14T20:03:00.000-04:002010-05-14T20:03:27.779-04:00something special going on<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/S-3kwnOe6xI/AAAAAAAAAEs/gVIoPBr_Cig/s1600/resurrected+10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/S-3kwnOe6xI/AAAAAAAAAEs/gVIoPBr_Cig/s320/resurrected+10.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">So what do you think about painting with coffee? Mine went all over a drawing I had spread out on the floor this morning. Teaches me, but wait, something special started happening as the accident was drying, check it out!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-15490635143966969332010-05-12T17:23:00.000-04:002010-05-12T17:23:31.484-04:00the paint thickens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/S-scSJMcFiI/AAAAAAAAAEk/Wy0x37ZFXHE/s1600/The+Pier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/S-scSJMcFiI/AAAAAAAAAEk/Wy0x37ZFXHE/s320/The+Pier.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">today is a day of planning, I pulled out an old handmade journal (2008) in it I found sketches of trails, pathways, a few landscapes. I remembered that these were messages to myself which lead to a series of "Path" paintings. This lead me to explore the same visual path using collage. Here is an image for you.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-69652828823785197002010-05-10T21:11:00.003-04:002010-05-11T21:33:25.634-04:00It was a rainy day...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/S-oCy5nwBzI/AAAAAAAAAEc/hIO6g772E5U/s1600/DNA+III.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/S-oCy5nwBzI/AAAAAAAAAEc/hIO6g772E5U/s320/DNA+III.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I worked for a short while on a painting today DNA III, as I had planned, it was a day turned on it's end and so I will rest and do some needlework instead. Tomorrow bright and early in the studio, with Max and Java of course.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902081186379029392.post-78105353878414351912010-05-10T09:29:00.001-04:002010-05-11T21:20:22.407-04:00begin to commit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/S-oCRLPKaAI/AAAAAAAAAEU/6ckUjC_QxT4/s1600/Whiskers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_47LxHDuAQG0/S-oCRLPKaAI/AAAAAAAAAEU/6ckUjC_QxT4/s320/Whiskers.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I walked into the studio this morning to find Max, my cat basking in a ray of sunshine. A beautiful site, his whiskers glistening in the bright light. This vision excited me and I began to lay down the the whiskers, using graphite on Japanese Washi. The soft arcs are the beginning of todays work. </span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0