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Homme Made - Dundee Law
7 Painters, Tribute to Virgil Abloh and Dennis Edney
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Art is freedom
Art is not confined to galleries or bound by rigid interpretation—it moves through streets, public squares, and conversations, finding its audience in the flow of everyday life. It does not judge or take sides but stands as a mirror, reflecting the world in ways only the observer can define. Fate and serendipity weave themselves into the fabric of creation, guiding the brush, shaping the journey, and revealing truths long before they are spoken. To create is not to control but to trust the current, to let the unseen unfold, and to embrace the mystery of what lies just beyond the next bend.
Faith - Democracy - Nature
Birds of a Feather art project
Art Show & Tell, of a Point of Order, add a little ice cream, my just reward. A young woman, lingering with a tattooed crowd in downtown Edmonton near the library, complimented my artwork. After finishing my rapidly melting ice cream in the 24°C heat, I walked over to her gang to show the backside, titled Disorder. Suddenly, a young man lunged at me. "Get the f*** away from here!" he snapped. Before I could react, the group's matriarch—Mama Tattoo—spoke up. "I like your painting," she said, her voice steady. The young man’s demeanor shifted. He looked at the artwork again, his expression softening. "That's an amazing piece of art," he admitted. "You're a super talent!" .
The Painter: I began expressing my creative spirit as a child, armed with a box of crayons and an imagination that spilled onto my parents' basement walls and into the pages of my grandfather's leather bound encyclopedia collection. Recognizing my budding talent, my parents kept me supplied with paper and pencils, fueling my artistic growth. In secondary school, I formally studied commercial art and printing, supplementing my education with courses in photography and short video production. In my twenties, I earned my private pilot's licence and relocated from Toronto to Edmonton, embracing new horizons both in the air and on the ground. My forties were marked by adventure and introspection—I hiked the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island three times and once reached the mystical Rose Spit on Haida Gwaii. Professionally, I built a career in graphic arts craftsmanship, specializing in operating Goss high-speed web offset newspaper printing presses. I worked with the Edmonton and Toronto Suns before concluding my press career at the Edmonton Journal. Creatively, I volunteered at Walterdale Community Theatre, painting sets and handling public relations. After 42 years in the newspaper industry, I was laid off in 2013 and launched Hawkeyi Media Inc with a grant from Alberta Works. Though the business ultimately wasn't sustainable, it marked a bold leap into entrepreneurship. Now retired, I work freely as a social artist—no sales, only passion. My creations blend visual storytelling, political cartoons, and painting, all driven by a deep belief in the power of free expression. I paint as a citizen artist—one more voice added to strengthen our democracy.
