2007, Active Citizenship, 2025
Free News Sharing & Social Artistry.
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Art Is Freedom
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Tribute to Virgil Abloh and Dennis Edney
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Faith, Democracy & Nature
🎨 The Art of Summer Fades — September begins the final chapter of Birds of a Feather, a project that has, for 13 years, explored Faith, Democracy, and Nature through the lens of social art. It’s been a journey shaped by brushstrokes and headlines—practicing free press and painting in response to the stories that stirred us, challenged us, and brought us together. Now, at 70, I prepare to step back. This September marks my semi-retirement from my social art projects—not a farewell to creativity, but a turning of the page. Looking ahead to 2026, I’ll begin a new chapter: Free from Art and advocate for top-billing kids' art.
Alberta Wildfires and Caribou: I’ll continue practicing free press, sharing painters’ notes and cartoons on social media, and painting intuitively. I’ll still invite my community to co-create in public spaces—where art shows become story circles, and brushstrokes become bridges. This website began in 2007 as a platform for Civil Information Activism—a way for citizens to speak between the narrow corridors of Alberta's corporate media, to tell their stories, and in doing so, become the media. As summer fades, so too does the autumn of my life. But the spirit of connection, curiosity, and creative resistance lives on—in the work, in the people, and in the stories we’ve shared. Thank you for visiting, be kind, enjoy!
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Painter's Notes, Alberta Wildfires Continued: Labour Day, 2025 – Edmonton, Smokey Silence. Today, the city moved under a veil of wildfire smoke—thick, quiet, and strangely still. I walked a gentle 3 kilometers through this muted landscape, masked against the haze. Environment Canada warns that during heavy smoke conditions, everyone’s health is at risk, regardless of age or fitness. Yet, the walk helped. My back felt better. Movement, rather than hiding in the house is a kind of healing. This day carries a deeper weight. Graham Greene, the celebrated Indigenous actor, passed away. His roles—especially Kicking Bird in Dances with Wolves—embodied a reverence for land, spirit, and stewardship. Greene’s legacy reminds us that environmental values are not abstract ideals, but lived truths rooted in heritage. His characters didn’t just speak to nature—they listened to it. I thought of my 2018 painting of the Low Level Bridge, titled Smokey Silence. That same hush hangs over the river now. The bridge, the water, the sky—all blurred into one soft gray breath. And yet the sun still shines, and the still river flows...
