Ken VaughanMar 22, 20192 minExpressing The Inner LifeA young artist I know, a very prolific painter whose work is full of energy, colour and joy, recently posted a self-portrait on Instagram...
Ken VaughanJan 26, 20192 minRe-FramingIt’s strange how the creative process works, at least for me. I was in the studio this week, working on a large still life of tulips. I f...
Ken VaughanJan 16, 20192 min"How's the gallery goin'?"A bit of time has passed since my last post, but now that the Christmas and New Year’s madness is over and the quiet, relative calm of de...
Ken VaughanNov 24, 20182 minConfidence and TidesThe pesky portrait project appears to be over. I sent a photo of the nearly-finished piece to the client for approval, and received a “th...
Ken VaughanNov 15, 20182 minCreativity Is UsWork on the troublesome portrait commission has continued. Although progress has been slow, there has been progress nonetheless, and I am...
Ken VaughanNov 9, 20182 minPainting In The MomentNovember 9, 2018 It’s a beautiful day on the Eastern Shore, more like an early spring day rather than a late fall one. I’m sitting in the...
Ken VaughanOct 20, 20181 minFrom Then To Now That was the first sojourn in The West. The second and longer one came after a Masters degree in librarianship from Dalhousie, 1981-83. T...
Ken VaughanSep 14, 20181 minThe Best Place To Begin Is At The BeginningHow I Became A Painter Perhaps the best place to begin an artist’s blog is at the beginning, how the artist became conscious of his or he...
Ken VaughanSep 14, 20181 minTo ContinueEducation and stuff... It was far too irresponsible (according to my father) to go to art school, so instead I attended St. Mary’s Univer...