This past weekend my teen daughter Tabs entered an apple pie baking competition at the KAG—Kelowna Art Gallery (the Okanagan is famous for fruit orchards, especially apples). Coincidentally, at the same event, I was called out by a local radio … Read More
Perception: You are not set. You are evolving. The human mind is never set. You are nothing less or more than a work in progress. Perspective is everything. Recent research by Carol Dweck (author of Mindset: The New Psychology of … Read More
Sketchy Lemonade Anyone? All kids eventually want to try and dabble in the art of making money. A lemonade stand with sketchy lemonade eventually materializes on a curb near you and the kids behind the stand are yours. Sometimes, their … Read More
Douglas Coupland is a Vancouver based artist and writer. He’s written 12 novels and many other books; as well, he’s a multimedia artist. His latest exhibition Douglas Coupland: everywhere is anywhere is anything is everything is currently on replay at … Read More
Hot off the Press! Peter Not-Pizzaface and the Decrepit Caboose is published on Amazon Kindle and Smashwords.com today! Peter Not-Pizzaface and the Decrepit Caboose On New Year’s Eve, during an extreme mountain blizzard, Peter is forced to hitch a ride … Read More
I will share the last sneak-peek illustration for Peter Not-Pizzaface and the Decrepit Caboose. I have only one more to finish (which you will not see unless you read the novel) and then the junior fiction novel drops into an e-store near … Read More
I’m a newbie at digital painting though, I’ve been a traditional painter for 20 years. I have to share my latest digital illustration from my junior fiction novel Peter Not-Pizzaface and the Decrepit Caboose (which will be published as soon … Read More
Here I am in my studio working on a painting (forgive my hair—I’m trying to). Times have changed in my studio. What used to be a giant wooden easel, canvases on stretcher bars and tubes upon tubes of oil paint, … Read More
My Mix Hart author website is up! Take a sneak peek! mixhart.com You cannot yet purchase Peter Not-Pizzaface and the Decrepit Caboose as I am adding a few more illustrations before its true release date. However, get psyched for the … Read More
I made a huge transition from traditional oil painting on canvas to digital oil painting on a tablet. I will most likely switch back and forth from traditional canvas to digital, depending on the art project; but for now, I … Read More