trusting 12" x 12", Oil on chalkboard, 2002

touchy-feely, was held at the Burston Gallery in Toronto in August, 2003. 40 small paintings of sock puppets on chalkboards each one expressing a different emotion. Happy. Paranoid. Drunkenly Amorous. Mildly indignant. The show was quite successful. The large majority of the pieces sold during the run and positive reviews appeared in both the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. touchy-feely Gallery 1 touchy-feely Gallery 2 touchy-feely Gallery 3 The idea for touchy-feely began in September of 2000 when I was convalescing after being hit by a car on my bike... (touchy-feely Artist Statement)

January morally superior April fiscally responsible July gorgeously insincere

February needy May giddy August drunkenly amorous

March strategically oblivious June socially-ill-at-ease

Also, available through this site is touchy-feely, a sock puppet perpetual birthday calendar. This is a 12 month calender featuring sock puppets paintings from the show. To be used year after year, to record events - birthdays, anniversaries, whatever you want. The calendars are 8.5 by 5.5 inches (closed) and in full colour. Wire-bound, printed on medium weight paper by Maud Street Printing, layout by designer, Andy Parks. Now in its second printing. The cost of each calendar is $19.95 (tax included) plus shipping. Prefer cheques?..... Contact

Click on any image to see a larger version. More touchy-feely works shown in Commissions.

touchy-feely Artist Statement

	cranky Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 18" x 32", 2003 collection of Alex Gorelick
	codependent Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 22" x 30", 2003 collection of John Alcorn / Ronnie Burkett
	critical Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 16" x 18", 2002 collection of RM Vaughan
	coquettish Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 16" x 26", 2002 private collection
	demure Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 18" x 22", 2003 collection of Liz Russ
	desperate Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 18" x 32", 2003 collection of Tanya Niemeyer
	distracted Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 16" x 24", 2003 collection of Moynan King
	drunkenly amorous Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 18" x 26", 2003 collection of Jeffrey A'hearn
	evasive Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 20" x 30", 2003 collection of The Academy of Spherical Arts
	fiercely competitive Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 18" x 32", 2003 collection of Michelle Reid
	fiscally responsible Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 26" x 14", 2003 collection of Dr. Nitin Dilawri
	foolishly optimistic Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 26" x 14", 2003 collection of Don Nijboer
	giddy Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 18" x 26", 2003 collection of Lynn Robinson
	gorgeously insincere Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 20" x 22", 2002 collection of Stephanie Belding
	happy Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 22" x 16", 2002 collection of Dominic Giovanazzo
	hopeful Oil, chalk on chalkboard, 30" x 18", 2003 collection of Behn Conroy

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touchy-feely birthday calendar

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