The Pipes

THE PIPES!
They have always made me laugh not because of the people that play them or even the their sound. I think it's the look of the instrument and how the piper kind of manhandles them like a sexual object or something that is alive and struggling to get away.
Just funny to me. I'm one to talk because I play the 5 String banjo which takes lots of hits for it's sound and the fact that we banjo players spend alot of time tuning the instrument. Well, if you can't laugh at your self!

I will be learning the pipes next.

Queen Berta
A composite of those musicians that live for their music and exude a raw energy that can be miss-construed as sexuality.
She is one minute from fame and one minute from the street. I can recognize her potential and her torment at the same time.
Life is not easy yet the little things in life are what make it all worth while.
Gather around because here's the Queen!

Men With Hats

“Men With Hats” is my present series of paintings. This series is the offspring of larger drawings I created in 1986, about the time I was finishing my Fine Arts degree at the University of Lethbridge.Conceptualized portraits of musicians is how I would describe this work.Multiple views and angles similar to a photo shoot. These subjects have personality and presence.
The re-emergence of musicianship in my life has been a major factor in the revival of this series. In the mid 90’s when I started to exhibit my work on a regular basis I found myself slowly and creatively discarding preconceptions I had of the art world.
I began to paint horses specifically to exhibit at the Calgary Stampede.I was determined to be a success, at least economically.Little did I know that I would continue to paint these images as my primary subjects for almost a decade .I established a good clientele but became weary of my lack of creative progress. The prospect of some economic stability with a lack of creative inspiration began to drag me down. All things considered I needed to evolve creativity. I decided to move in to a new role as an independent artist.
In 2004 I met Catharine and a year later we were married and moved into Inglewood. It is here in Inglewood that my art has flourished. I have painted series after series, rural abstracts, urban landscapes and which are all derived from earlier more conservative work.
Colour, movement and texture has become my fortier. Filling the canvases with thick impasto paint is my trademark.
I have come full circle because today I am creating images that first presented themselves 25 years ago but now I am painting them with experience, sophistication and maturity behind me . The work shows better and with each new piece there are new challenges I approach with a sense of discovery, heightened sensitivity and skill.
My most creative season is upon me and I am just beginning to learn. I see the world differently now and I think my art is finally telling the truth about my journey.Don’t take my word for it come and see for your self. “Seeing is believing”
DGrudniski