Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The Songcatcher and Me

Ruth Latta's new novel for young adults is The
Songcatcher and Me
.
"It is 1957, and fourteen year old Sheila feels stalled, living with her tired grandmother and irritable uncle at their failing country store in the back of beyond. Then a songcatcher turns up and everything changes."

The book is available for $20 (+ shipping & handling) from Ruth (ruthlatta1@gmail.com) and from her publisher Baico Publishing Inc., 294 Albert Street, Suite 103, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 6E6. (613)829-5141. baico@bellnet. www.baico.ca.

I did the painting for the cover. It is mixed media (mostly acrylic) and is called General Store. I took it to an art show recently where it generated some interest but did not sell. Such is life.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

New art at last

















The first painting is called This Old House. It is entirely imaginary and was done to practice painting some architectural details. I wanted it to have a somber, "middle-of-a-long-winter" feel about it, relieved with a little bright blue (cobalt blue) and soft yellow.

The second is called White Pine No. 2. It is a semi-abstract work based on nothing but the impulse of the moment.