Sweetie Pie - SOLD
5" x 7"
This time of year the markets start to ramp up towards the Canadian Thanksgiving (first weekend in October) with a variety of squashes and pumpkins for sale. The little ones always catch my eye as they're so cute. The variety Sweetie Pie is pie sized and a perfect miniature of its larger pumpkin cousin.
October in Canada is the federal election and back in July I was asked to participate in a national CBC series Voters of Canada. The project consisted of interviews with Canadians from a variety of professions who would speak about issues they felt were important. I was the artist in Newfoundland & Labrador and the resulting interview can be seen here. The image below shows the producer in the studio filming the painting I was working on at the time - Red Boat.
Interview content when aired is always misleading as so much is condensed to so little. The interview took three hours by the ocean and in the studio and ended up as about 2 minutes of footage. There have been a lot of funding cuts for arts across the country and recognition for the work that the arts contribute to society both economically and culturally is very important. Strong arts policies and appropriate funding should be a crucial part of the support for the arts.
