Mouse in House: This is the story of my endeavor to paint 600 stones, the main focus in the art installation, Mouse in House. Last year in an energized moment of thought I … Continue Reading →
Rock Painting Process
Here are a few pictures showing the process of painting the rocks. I do not usually work by painting one at a time. Working with about 20 I create an … Continue Reading →
Mice are Nice
I think they are very cute, yet I don’t think I could ever hold one (except for the stone ones) and I don’t particularly like to see them skittering around on … Continue Reading →
Collecting Rocks in Spring
The first part in creating a mouse is finding a suitable stone! Here I am on a beach in Georgian Bay, on a lovely day doing just that. Snow and … Continue Reading →
The Installation and Me
Much of what I do represents my perspective of comfort, discomfort, and the uncanny. How different situations and objects can be understood as comfortable or perhaps uncomfortable. Memories and experiences … Continue Reading →
The Rocks
Currently… 330 painted mice are patiently waiting for their upcoming visit to the galley space in Art In House. Many more mice are on the production line, and others still … Continue Reading →
Why painted rocks?
Fifteen years ago my father-in-law gave me a book, The Art of Painting Animals on Rocks by Lin Wellford on how to paint cute little animals on rocks, “So silly” … Continue Reading →
Mouse in House
This is the story of my endeavor to paint 600 stones, the main focus in the art installation, Mouse in House. Last year in an energized moment of thought I … Continue Reading →