These days are about exploration and absorption. Hiking out with the guides and my guest Kelly is amazing – we are sweating like mad but thrilled and amazed at every turn. The staff are so knowledgeable – they ignite a passion for paleontology in everyone. Its all about bones, stones, hoodoos, heat and cactus. Doesn’t … More Under the Influence – Day 5-7
Day 3 at Dinosaur Park is really about Dean and Sue de-camping and a leisurely walk around the camp. I check out the field station museum (buy some pottery of course and a DP patch) which is wonderfully air conditioned, the outdoor amphitheatre, the river and some nearby hoodoos. I get a quick sketch in … More Under the Influence – Day 3
Day 2 at Dinosaur Park – the sun is my enemy. … More Under the Influence – Day 2
The official arrival at Dinosaur Park, the prank, and lovely surprises for an unsuspecting artist. … More Under the Influence – Day 1
The back-story of a life-long obsession with the badlands at Dinosaur Provincial Park and how it has become a driving force in my art. … More Under the Influence – the Dinosaur Park Journals
Contemplating the things that drive us to create as visual artists and where we find our obsessions. … More Under the Influence at Dinosaur Park – why I am ok with being obsessed