Tomie loved to paint. He didn’t care if he was painting for a book illustration, or for enjoyment, or for a gallery exhibition. He loved to paint. He had plenty of materials available for his book work, including hundreds of sheets of French and Italian handmade watercolor paper. For his non-book projects, he liked to have a blank canvas, or two, available in case he was in the mood and he had the time to paint on a canvas. It was yesterday when we donated SOME of those blank canvases - NINETY! - to the Art Department at Colby-Sawyer College in New London. The canvases ranged in size from four feet by six feet to five inches by five inches. (Thanks to Professor Jon Keenan for helping make this happen.) (Bob)
