"Leonard's Trees," acrylic, ink and gesso on Canson board.

"Cottage Porch," acrylic, ink and gesso on Canson board.

Kleinberg, Sunday

KLEINBERG.
On the second day of the McMichael course I set myself the challenge of painting a landscape in the style of my hero, A.J. Casson. What made it an especially cool experience was taking a break and walking 235 steps to stand in from of Casson's grave.
Gave me a chill.  I call the painting "235 Steps."

Kleinberg, Day One

KLEINBERG, Saturday.

I spent the weekend attending the esteemed John Leonard's contemporary landscape painting course given at the McMichael Gallery.  What a great concept for a course.  You talk about the Group of Seven and then walk over to the main gallery and stand in front the collection.

Day one's task was to create a landscape from imagination.

John is a great teacher. Click the image.

"Cosmic Confusion" acrylic, 12x24 (Urban Abstraction Series)

"Concrete Proof," acrylic, 12x24 (Urban Abstraction Series)

Muse

Some mornings my muse is in a very, very good mood. But only when I have spent weeks or even years thinking about a piece. 

Sketchbook, Meditation Ink Series.

My evening relaxation after a day of painting is sketchbook doodling.  The goal for the "Meditation Ink" series is 1000 of these bio-mechanical structures.