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Drifting: Bradley McKay

11/15/2019 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

Thoughts uneasy racing around like a spinning top. Mind cloudy, sadness consumes me, my tears fill a cup. No sound, no fear, hazy things in my head. Thoughts no longer there as I drift off inside my mind. Deeper and deeper. I'm here now in the No Fly Zone. Where I hide out 'til I'm … Continue reading Drifting: Bradley McKay

First Kiss: Bradley McKay

02/14/2019 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

That kiss, those eyes and everything in between. Resonates in my mind and soul, my heart aches for so long it hurts. Time was a factor, but it was the timing that was the key. Your image so clear in my mind makes me calm and scared at the same time. I felt this once … Continue reading First Kiss: Bradley McKay

Void Inside my Mind: Bradley Mckay

01/16/2018 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

In the cloudiness of my mind a storm arises. Thoughts, dreams exist only in imagination of my insanity. It creeps into my very soul now takes over I no longer have the capacity for the goodness that once consumed me. Knowledge, wisdom that once had flowed through my mind now numb, hidden away in the … Continue reading Void Inside my Mind: Bradley Mckay

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About Brad Mckay

Bradley McKay, a father of three, was born in Winnipeg in 1968 to a family of artists.  His father was a painter, and Brad remembers drawing on the walls of his mother’s house.  He has always loved building things and learning by doing.  In school he was challenged by an art teacher, and also took drafting, where he began working with geometrical ideas.  For several years he became a chef, worked in security, and took mediation workshops.  He later graduated with honours as a counsellor in addictions and community service.  He volunteered on the Winnipeg City Committee for Safety, among others.  He has been given the spirit name Thunderbird Man.  Since coming to Artbeat-which Brad says “has brought out my inner artist”-he is thinking differently about art and art history. “I like Matisse,” he adds. “When he tells his story, you get it. I strive for that clarity.” He is currently working in pen and ink, drawing straight from his sympathetic heart directly onto the paper.  He also works in acrylics with added pastels and canvas and wood, “drawing with paint” as he calls it.  His interests include indigenous themes, emotional issues, tattoo images, and abstract geometric designs. He also writes poems and short stories. Brad says, “Whatever I’m focused on, I’m committed to; I don’t stop until it’s done perfectly.”

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