100 Tiles - the beginning

I recently bought some tiny canvases - something drew me to them, making me throw many packages of them into my carry basket at the new art supply store. Yesterday I started painting on them and suddenly realized that they are the same size as tiles. I've been fascinated by the tiles I see here - especially the ones with rough, irregular surfaces. An image drifts into my mind of a row of almost luminous orangey ochre tiles in Pete and Clare's kitchen.

Painting on these tiny canvases is like making my own tiles. I will paint 100 of them, and show them all together. I'm starting with landscapes, and will probably end with them as well. Here is the first one - called "Approaching Storm"".