Spring Thaw

Post an iconic horror movie image.

Wally on the threshold between the dimensions: Apartment, and Apartment Hallway.

Drawing a downtown.

Champ De Mars, Dusk. Oil On Canvas 12 x 24 inches (30 x 60cm) 2026

Remember! Blocking any profile that uses GenAI is better than a duty: it's a pleasure. ❤️

You know you’re getting older if when you want to see the Northern Lights all you have to do is stand up quickly.

Driving through the southern Ontario, late winter landscape, towards night.

Well! This one took a bit longer than I thought it would. Lots of subtle curves going this way and that caused some perplexity. Happily, they all added up. Near The Bateau-Lavoir (#2) Oil On Canvas 12 x 24 inches 2026

Kisses with Wally

Happy Valentine's Day!

Photo of El Capitolio from the Parque Centrale. Habana, Cuba, 2005.

A link to a page for Tumbler Ridge, BC. It has resources for residents listed, and if you'd like to donate to help them, or leave a kindly message, it has links to do so. www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...

It took me a minute to realize who Jivani reminded me of.

So I made a Hot Dish.

Am I the only person on the planet *not* enjoying 'Heated Rivalry'? youtu.be/CirrEChyg60?...

One of my favourite pieces of Sci-Fi art, ever.

All the best, Canada!

Here's a timely petition to the House Of Commons to sign, asking that every member of the Federal Government be required to have a full security clearance. It's unsettling that we have a politician circling that doesn't have one, and is not being held to account. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

This is good to see! Hopefully the rest of Canada's politicians will follow this good example. Be sure to write the Prime Minister's office and your local politicians if they're still on X, and prod them to depart it.

My sister asked, "What about painting one of those lovely night-time views of the Eiffel Tower?". I told her that I thought it would be more or less impossible, and due to its intricacy, might work better just left as a photograph. Or a real-life view. Well, then I got curious. So, here we go...

By Gum! I'm featured in an article in Living Local magazine, by Helen Fidler. Thanks, Helen! livinglocalmagazine.ca/fresh-start-...

Studio Shot. Lots of prep! (Warm-coloured oil-based grounds drying on white-gesso'd canvasses).

What an amazing moon!

Thank you for everything, Ms. O'Hara. You are loved, and you will be missed.

Nifty! A petition to the House Of Commons, to review and/or ban US and foreign media ownership in Canada. Worth a gander. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

It's a long cold winter. But at least we're getting a little sun at the start of the day. And Chester's here for it.

Grey days, grey days.

*watching The Pitt season two, episode 1, through splayed fingers* "Don't rip the lung off the hilum! Don't rip the lung off the hilum!"

What a long, cold winter this is.

Our thoughts are with the family, loved ones and friends of Alex Pretti, today. May his memory be a blessing.

Bluesky is definitely gaming their algorithm away from Minnesota. Yesterday, despite the first major general strike in the US in years, "Trending" didn't even mention it until late in the day. Today, after the shooting of Alex Pretti, this is what its showing. Do better, bsky.

Consider giving a little something to Minneapolis. There's a widespread strike today - the first in the US in ages - being done by good people on a f*cking cold day. With what they and the country are up against, they're going need all the support they can get. www.standwithminnesota.com

Ice Skaters At City Hall

A good essay. "Carney seems to be betting, I think correctly, that America under Trump has reached its Melian moment: maximum confidence, minimum self-knowledge." open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...

No new pictures. Where are you mentally?

Carney is so hot 🥵 It’s like Heated Rivalry but with foreign policy speeches 🔥 🏒 🇨🇦

Drawing a twisty little corner of Montmartre.

I just got a kiss from a Catahoula doggie in the elevator. My day instantly improved. ❤️

This remarkable man's obituary is a must-read. It's beautiful. What a hero.

"You must be certain of the devil. Because he's certain of you." -Diamanda Galas

This is the truest truth of any creative career

Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Oh My God, and when they laugh at the trial of the innocent Let them be cut as in pieces! Bring them down, O Lord, our shield! -Diamanda Galas, from Psalm 58.

X is a Nazi-saturated, disinformation and CSAM machine. I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

One reason that Metropolis remains such an incredible movie is that its vision of the future is based on human nature, as shitty as it is. gizmodo.com/the-vision-o...

“In a capitalist society, creative work is not valued as a productive or profitable field, which often means that artists are being underpaid for their work, if they’re paid at all.” But in Ireland, there's an alternative model. The latest in Hope Week by @nicolefroio.bsky.social.

Wally doing his flying bat-cat thing.

Eiffel Tower time, again, so soon? Sure. Why not?

Chester's still enjoying his Christmas tissue paper.