November 23, 2023 Elora, ON After all my big city adventures of late, it feels good to be back in the quietude of the country. Although the November grey has settled upon us, the woods still seem rife with life around here. The creatures of the forest abound… The green is full of colour and the silence full of sound….   see more…

June 12, 2023 Toronto, ON Greetings from rainy Toronto, where after an eternity of sunny days and smoky skies we are getting some relief at last. Personally, I’m also enjoying some relief after what has felt like an eternity of hard work in my world. I’m very pleased to announce that after months of labouring intensely I’ve succeed in clearing…   see more…

March 27, 2023 Toronto, ON Dearest Friends, Happy Spring! After what felt like an extra long and extra grey winter, colour seems to be returning to my world (and my palette) once again. Much has happened in my life since last I wrote… I feel I’ve been speaking more in images than in words these days, but there are numerous items…   see more…

December 7, 2021 Toronto, ON Hi Friends, Thanks so much for all your sweet comments and support for my recent photographic posts. It’s been an intense year for me in more ways than I’ve expressed publicly and as a result I’ve had a little less personal time to devote to my creative pursuits… However, I’m back at it and feeling…   see more…

January 5, 2021 Toronto, ON Happy New Year, dearest friends. Hope this finds you safe and well wherever you may be. I imagine that most of you had somewhat strange and solitary holidays like me. Although, I admit I found them rather cozy and in the end quite relaxing… I actually had so much fun on New Year’s Eve home…   see more…

July 3, 2020 Toronto, ON Dearest Everyone, I hope you are all doing alright out there. Today I am so pleased to announce the official video release for my song Sunstone, shot, performed and edited by yours Sweetlandishly. This project was part of a quarantine challenge I gave myself – to create a music video for one of my songs…   see more…

May 1, 2020 Toronto, ON Happy May Day! I am so very pleased to present to you all, Trilogies, Part 2. This collection of songs represents the second instalment in my Trilogies EP series produced by the amazing Chris Stringer. The compositions range from ethereal Sweetlandish fingerstyle guitar to some quirkier places I have never gone before. You’ll also hear…   see more…

April 22, 2020 Toronto, ON Happy Earth Day! I’m very excited to announce that my new EP Trilogies, Part 2 -which is set to launch on May 1- has a subtle but significant theme of BIRDS… To honour this, I’ve decided to partner with Birds Canada to help raise money for bird species at risk, those whose habitats have been…   see more…

August 28, 2019 Toronto, ON It’s been a successful, sunny summer here in downtown Toronto and there’s lots of fun news to catch you up on. Firstly, I’m excited to announce that we’ve finished all the recording for Trilogies, Part 2 — the newest instalment of my three-song EP series. The songs are sounding so beautiful and I can’t wait…   see more…

May 1, 2019 Toronto, ON Happy May Day! The ancient Celtic pagan holiday “Beltane” which is celebrated today has long been one of my favourite days of the year. Back in my youth, we would wake up at dawn to frolic amongst the Vancouver Island flowers and wash our faces in the morning dew. (This would apparently ensure that we…   see more…