Back to Work

As I write this I am procrastinating. I can see my studio from where I am sitting but I have thought of a dozen things that need doin' before I go there. First of which is update my blog. The second is update my i-pod with more Andrea Bocelli. The third, and perhaps more important, is to make myself an unbelievably buona cappuccino with some of the new espresso I picked up in Toronto – Caffé Kimbo (it's been a while since I had a taste of the ol' Kimbo!)

I guess what I am saying is that this is one of my least favourite things, that is, going to an empty studio filled with empty canvases after a show. At least this time I have a plan (procrastination not withstanding).

The Plan: There is no plan.

Good plan, huh? I am not painting for a show. Not doing a commission piece. I am just going to start painting. My goal is to start at least one new piece per week. Hopefully this will negate what I am going though right now. Hopefully this will mean that I can just get in a rhythm of constantly making art.

I take it back. That totally sounds like a plan.

I also need to start working on my confessional ideas. I can't count on getting a grant so I think it is best to just spread it out over a long period of time and hopefully defer the costs associated with it.

There is no photo. So instead, I will leave you with a video that I did with a grade 5 class near my place. Given the talk of procrastination, perhaps you will watch with that exact intention.



It is all them. Their ideas, stories, images, input. The only thing I did was to lay down the track and put things where they asked. I also found clips for video that we couldn't afford to get – re: 1st person war footage. They were really great kids.

Enjoy!