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Jadea Kelly – Clover
(listen to her new album: link below) Jadea Kelly is a singer-songwriter I admire. Here she is with Justin Ruppel, a drummer who played in the band when I first heard Jadea sing a couple of years ago....
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Happy, Happy Canada Day
For all the people around the world, a little geography lesson about the second largest country on the planet, via Bob and Doug:
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Artists I Admire – Selwyn Dewdney
Don’t ask me why I like his work. I don’t know any logical reason why I would like it. I just like it. A man of many talents… Writer, explorer, historian, painter… what can I do other than celebrate a...
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ART MATTERS
masqua:This article helps to buttress my own personal perception on the importance of art within any particular society and the human race as a whole. It’s not a long read, but Aidan Ware hits all the...
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Scarlett Jane & Lee Harvey Osmond Together
Scarlett Jane I’ve showcased on this blog before, but now fate has played a hand in bringing them together with Lee Harvey Osmond. This live video is filmed in pretty dark circumstance and lacks...
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Tom Wolfe on Modern Art – The dissolution of skill and the legions of elves.
Gotta love this little lecture, especially if you enjoy being an artist and are familiar with Kurt Vonnegut’s Bluebeard. What’s wrong with Modern Art? Nothing at all, but the 300 of which Wolfe...
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Maybelleen
A couple of songs by the band Maybelleen, currently touring in the UK. Hope you like these two songs as much as I did. They remind me of the Beatles ‘Rubber Soul’ album, which, imho, was one of their...
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Easy Listening for a Saturday Morning – Mulatu Astatke
The more I listen to his music, the more I want. Mulatu Astatke is an addictive drug which not only gives pleasure but calms the frenetic mind.
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Leon Theremin Plays the Aether
The soulful sounds of the Theremin flow from the hands of the master conductor.
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Don Bonham – Sculptor RIP
quote: Fredericton, NB, December 16, 2014 – Sculptor and former Marine Don Bonham was a colourful individualist with a fantastical artistic vision. He was an inspiring mentor to numerous art students,...
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Jeff Healey – An artist of Note.
Throughout the 80’s and 90’s, I was a fan of Jeff’s guitar work. Blind since he was a child, Jazz and Blues was his inspiration and he worked hard to become the renowned musician we remember today. To...
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A Tuareg Blues Guitarist?
A new film covering a Tuareg Blues guitarist? That’s really kind of surprising and a testament to the power of blues and Jazz. The licks featured in this trailer are very good, in my humble opinion and...
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Orbit (work in progress)
12×12″ acrylic on wood panel With a nod to sculptor/painter Glenn Elliot, who’s work I admire. http://www.glennelliott.ca
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Jennifer Castle – Singer/Songwriter
Last night was special in many ways. The venue, Jane Bond, is a small place tucked away in a side street of downtown Waterloo, Ontario. The poster above is, besides being a very nice artist’s...
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Step by step illustration of Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq – Canadian...
Step by step illustration of Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq – Canadian Geographic. What a lovely find. A fine artist honouring another fine artist. This makes my day.
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Elspeth McLean
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Elspeth-McLean-artist-/113764415348201 Wow… really enjoyed reading about and seeing the work Elspeth does. The colours are organized and beautiful.
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Tim Schmalz’s Jesus sculpture.
“TORONTO — A southern Ontario artist says he’s “very, very happy” that his homeless Jesus sculpture is being used to help the most marginalized people in society. Tim Schmalz’s sculpture depicting a...
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