"Art is dead! There's nothing left to say."

And now a word from 'Calvin & Hobbes':

Calvin: Dad, how come old photographs are always black and white? Didn't they have color film back then?
Dad: Sure they did. In fact, those old photographs are in color. It's just the world was black and white then.
Calvin: Really?
Dad: Yep. The world didn't turn color until sometime in the 1930s, and it was pretty grainy color for a while, too.
Calvin: That's really weird.
Dad: Well, truth is stranger than fiction.
Calvin: But then why are old paintings in color?! If their world was black and white, wouldn't artists have painted it that way?
Dad: Not necessarily. A lot of great artists were insane.
Calvin: But... but how could they have painted in color anyway? Wouldn't their paints have been shades of gray back then?
Dad: Of course, but they turned colors like everything else did in the '30s.
Calvin: So why didn't old black and white photos turn color too?
Dad: Because they were color pictures of black and white, remember?

Calvin: The world is a complicated place, Hobbes.
Hobbes: Whenever it seems that way, I take a nap in a tree and wait for dinner.

I have confirmed my place at the Sleeping Giant gallery in Toronto. I am one of the 9 'artists' being included in their Black & White (hence the wee aside, above) exhibition which launches on the 2nd of June. I don't have that many details yet but will supply them when I can. If you are on Facebook you can look at the group 'Sleeping Giant Gallery' and see some photos etc. You can even say you 'like' it. Or something.

I am in the middle of figuring out where to get my pictures (or, rather, pieces) printed, mounted, framed etc. It's going to cost quite a lot all in but it should be worth it for the end result. I am excited but also a little sad that you guys in Blighty won't be able to see it. If anyone fancies popping over for it (and maybe purchasing one) then you can totally stay with me!

As I say, more updates as events warrant, but until then I do not really have much more to tell you. Apart from that Ceri and I went to a party on Saturday night with people from my work - they had hired out a hotel room right under the CN Tower (the view was pretty cool) and we had a lovely time meeting and mingling and having some alcohol with people our own age in a social capacity. It had been a while... Other than that it's Ceri's birthday tomorrow but since it's Ceri's birthday in the UK now: HAPPY BIRTHDAY CERI!