New York 2011

Came into the Village thinking I would watercolour 50 or 60 pieces, got into my space on Thompson Street, and couldn't find the groove to get busy with anything. Next thing i know they are digging up the street and taking my space that i stay in the past 15 years, what to do,, head out of town , can't get into anything anyway, but thought i would check out the West Village, Perry Street no sooner got there and the energy level went up , found a nice little spot,, and soon had the pens out doing a drawing,, drew a crowd as well.I,m Energized, I,m on Fire,, the drawings are dropping out of the pens like magic,, watercolour paper comes along at Debbie and Daves party through Lynda, the new space is a groove, Ariel is fab, aria is Fab,, business is rockin,, BUT,, Head space is not right, woman trouble in my mind, shakin it, but got me out of sorts,, i,m doing ok but , and thats the trouble to many buts in my head, must be the age,, maybe its the hot can,t take the heat, New York Key West, Canada,, Friends all over the place , even doing this writing just can, t get the groove man,, just can,t get the groove,, have to sign out cause i need to fix the groove

Feeling Great at Sixty Eight

Yep,, turned 68 this Year,, and feeling pretty good,, not that theres not a whole lot of situations that need looking into and after,, but its all pretty good,, painting , drawing and most of all the health is ok,, having to behave myself a little more about what i,m eating and drinking,, but thats ok as well ,, having had the company of a woman in my life has made it all excellent,, and the kids and grandkids all seem to be enjoying their lives and doing good also which makes me very happy. Working on putting 7 new books together of a bit of my work,, 4 Key West books, 2 New York books,, a book of musicians,, as well need to have a couple books of my paintings done,,really need to get over to Europe as well,, so all that and all i want to do is hang out with that woman,, cause thats really what life is about,, that and the kids,, so left Canada in Jan. 2011, and had a couple good visits on my way to key west,, with Dave and Debbie,, Larry and Maryann and Ron and Suzi,, got down to key West and Quickly Found out that things down there had changed greatly again,, but adjusted to those changes and thought that maybe i should retire for the year,, and i did,, not to think that i wouldn,t do anything just that i didn,t have to do anything if i don,t want to,, hanging out in Key West,, was the best its ever been,, maybe it was the company of that beautiful woman but maybe it was the fact that the weather was the best ever,, anyway its been pertty darn good, life at 68.

Life At Full Speed

April 5th, 2011,, Key West,, the past 3 months,, 16 new oil paintings,, one of them 5 feet x 15 feet,, 3 of them 40 inches x6 feet,,, feeling good after not having oil painted for 3 years,, also a new series of drawings of musicians,, well under way with about 25 pieces done,, ny as well as key west musicians,, also have done 7 or 8 watercolours and maybe the same amount of new drawings.., now about my real life,, The Celestine Prophecy,,, The Tenth Insight,, and ,, The Secret of Shambhala,, and hopefully soon ,, The Twelve Insight,,, where it seems my path is heading ,, as well where its been the past forty years,, and then some,, for You See,, i have been on this path since i can remember at the age of six. Now again,, for what is even More Important in My Life Than even all of This,, The People,, Ive had in this life of mine,,as always I,m always at a loss for words that can even come close to express this "Value of Life", and am awed at the fact that no matter how You Try,, Or as many Times that You express,, What the People in your Life Have Meant and mean to You,,, it can not be to the slightest degree of what That "Real Value Is". At 68,, I,m Totally Blown Away,,that i,m alive,,, That what I have had,, and have,,and what i still am given Every day.

Departures

Leaving New York,, Again,, after two months, of drawing and watercolouring, hanging with the ones i know ,, and love,, hospitality again in New York was wonderful,, and the lifestyle,, that again changes,, eating habits,, Mustaffa,, the fruit merchant on the corner of Laquardia and Bleecker,, this is where i eat the most fruit everyday,,all because of what he has,, Bob and Vishal,, at the wine store,, Val and Matt, Liz ,, Boyd,, Chris, Ivan,, Junior,, Sarah,, The girls with the baking Project that spoils me,, Peter,,, Leni ,, and on and on,, again Leaving a part of my life till who knows when,,, Storing the work,, what to do with it,, take it to Debbie and Daves,, visit with Lynda and Will, and then the drive to Cambridge,,,spend a couple months with the Family and be able to enjoy the Grandkids again for a short time of my life,, before again, will head to Key West,,, Departures,,, I,m Really not sure i,m wanting to have to deal with Them anymore in my Life

Months Of Silence

Sometimes You just don,t want to share your thought to words,, then the urge to write gets in You and it must be done to have ,, a peace within yourself, I,m thinking that I feel so empty when i try to put my life to words,, like so little happening,, yet,, i,m totally caught up in having something going on 24/7, art exhibit in July,, trip down to NyNy,, 20 some paintings done,, organizing,, the whole situation for 2 months in nyny and then theres the constant contact with trying to have a slight insight into my children and grandchildrens lives which i know is way less than i want it to be,, just can,t stand not seeing them,, yet a greater desire to complete this Art Vision i have with what ive done,, and then the crazy part of that world is that i can,t stop doing the Art to add to the vision. The other part of my life is the people i interact with on a daily, weekly, Monthly, Yearly bases,, i,m just never having enough time to go for a drink or dinner with them and then when i do it seems to be way to short a visit,,, Bottom Line,, Have to be Happy for all we have in life,,, and Thank God for all the Blessings

Life in Changes

A song from the past, but a time in a life, when theres a question of maybe changing directions, 25 years in the food business, what a time that was so rewarding in the satisfaction of feeding people with that quality of product, the workers we had, the customers, not that it wasn,t trying and that there wasn,t really any money made but ever thankful that it was a part of my life, Then the past 25 years in the art world, a couple thousand drawing and paintings later,as well 5 books i,m feeling totally satisfied with the result of this part of my life, I have a number of painting that I would still like to do, as well a couple of series of watercolours of nyny and then theres the part of having all the work put into books, but theres this thought starting in my mind of changing direction into something that has more meaning, something that I respect in others yet have never had the courage to get involved in myself, I believe that its because its such a series matter and I really don,t know if I have it in me to be able to do it,, helping others in the 3rd world situations, A totally major decision because I do believe that if you do take that onyou must be totally dedicated and totally follow through on the direction one would take in this life change.I will finish with what I must with the art work and then make a decision on this thought.

Beginings and Changes

Funny how we think of what to do with our lives,, and how that thought changes from age to age or month to month,New York, Key West, Cambridge Ontario, how different my life changes in each of these locations, and how different your thoughts change about what life is, maybe its the changes in latitudes that does it,, naw,, thats not it at all, its the people you need to deal with on each level,, naw,, people be people as Will Hoppey says, just your head space,, then again it sometimes has to do with your health like when your hung over or something like that,maybe its just the way it is as Van Morrison says, it just "Is",should i stay or should i go,, you know, that song,i wonder if it would be different if i had money, would i live different, eat different hang out with other folk,, naw,, i don,t think that has any bearing at all on what happens in my life,, maybe just maybe,, everything that happens and everything you think ,say or do is exactly what you have to,, your entire life,, like i,m saying just maybe been hanging out in lame bridge,, opps sorry Cambridge for a month now , set up a little exhibit at "The Groove Kitchen", in Preston,, been kool, running into a few old friends I havn,t seen for like 30 to 60 years, but also difficult in many ways, changes from New York and Key West, thought of how people see me and my art work,, New York, definately see me more as an artist and respects that much more than Key West,, but Key West does see me as an Artist,, but has no Respect for the artist,,well a few do.. but just a few,, the mayor of New York,, is one of a few people I know that neither knows artists or respects them and what art means to mankind,, now Cambridge or maybe even Canada,, forget about it,, they snicker or even laugh at the artist , but what do i know i just have these thought that seem to change as i move from place to place and these thought may change from age to age,, man,,, i need something to do