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Making art to inspire, to connect and to feel fully alive. 
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Wondering the streets of Mexico

1/14/2019

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...is always a feast for your eyes and ears. Layers of colour and the crescendo of horns, music and sellers all mix together creating a tremendous and endless improvisational jazz song. Each time I go to Mexico it is a trip in MAKING art, APPRECIATING art and FINDING art in unusual places. 

The walls, ceiling and floors offer a variety of textures and colours. Here are a few shots I took while walking the streets. I see them as little abstract paintings. 
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Acrylic Paintings inspired by Parque Chaputapec in Ciudad de Mexico

11/30/2015

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Carousels and Street Carnavals are popular in Mexico City

11/7/2015

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Inside my favourite park - Parque Chapultapec - is a beautiful carousel that sits in the middle of the green forest, like a fantasy, as if made by magic. I am trying to capture this in the paintings. 

A word about the carnavals - they call them 'Ferias' here and they are basically little travellling rides that are set up in neighbourhoods. There are about 10 rides for kids  and they set up for about 10days and then move on to another neighbourhood. Carousels are very popular here.

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Woodcuts - my favorite medium these days

10/30/2015

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I have been doing a lot of woodcut lately because I don't need a lot of space to create them. The process starts: 1. taking many photos in the city 
2. editing my favourite photos and using them to create more complicated, realistic compositions. 
3. Then I draw the image on the board with reference to what I created on the computer
4. carve. carve. carve. I make drawing decisions while I draw as well

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Thu, Jun 11, 2015

6/11/2015

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You can't add back what you have already carved out of the wood so it is important to do a one or two proofs before maki`eeded. Usually needed. Here is an example of pre and post proof.



Pre-proof cutting

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Inking up with Rafael in his home studio.
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Post-proof with new cutting. Can you see the many improvements?

Now back to the printshop to see if the cuts are actually an improvement or all is destroyed.

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Tue, Jun 9, 2015

6/9/2015

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Inked up and going to press
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The proof copy. Minor adjustments will be made to the carving and then to print the limited editions.
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Sat, May 30, 2015

5/30/2015

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Finished carving, now I need to print. These ladies are selling flowers and pan, two very popular items at the tienges.
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Close up before finishing
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Stencil and Spraypaint - scenes of Mexico - Mexico City inspired.

3/30/2015

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Big City Mexico  Living - influencing my art making big time!

3/7/2015

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Mexico is  EARTHY. Not in the warm fuzzy environmental way we say 'earthy' back in Canada, but  rather, Mexico is RAW. Earthy and raw. The underlayers are exposed and you eat the dirt from the pyramids as you walk the city.  Mexico city is a cosmic crash that explodes into a  thousand stars. It is jolting and in your face. It screams at you 'WAKE UP!' 
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Piñatas plátanos y cerámica - objects making up my Mexican life

2/15/2015

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Acrylic on Canvas. Size: 36"x57" or 92cm x 145cm.

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