How Court Painter spends his days as the Great Dominion’s premier portraitist of pomp & pulchritude.

Editors note: Because of technical difficulties, images were not made available to correspond with the narrative of the story however a selection of past gems will perhaps delight the eye and avoid complaints.

Court Painter’s favourite spot for power breakfasts is an unremarkable Tim Hortons next to  a drone airport and tattoo parlour. He makes meeting oil executives secretaries and their political friends a priority, typically keeps his evenings open for holding court at the Ship & Anchor and travels outside the Calgary area about three times a month to avoid by law enforcement regulations.

Court Painter does not as a rule release itineraries detailing how he spends his days, but eight months of his calendars obtained by the Sun’s Dinger Bell  through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests provides a window into how he uses his time and who has his ear and fills his bottomless wine cup.

According to Court Painter’s schedules, his formal work day in the studio typically begins just before 9 a.m. with a call-in briefing on sales and future commissions and ends by 5 p.m. In between, Court Painter usually has five to 10 appointments, including interviews with unpaid studio interns, answering ham radio calls and attending wine events . On average, he has an evening engagement 7 days a week at the Ship & Anchor and is on the road three times a month avoiding the sheriff with court summons. Other than his daily briefing, about half of his Fridays have limited or no appointments except for the Ship & Anchor . He has a few events on about half of his Saturdays and Sundays including the Ship & Anchor.

Asked about Court Painter’s schedule, Press Attache A Hardon MacKay said his calendar does not reflect his full workload. “Court Painter is one of the most accessible and hard-working artful creative and imaginative elites in the country and is often working late into the night returning phone calls from angry Alberta hobby painters and technique challenged oil patch heavy equipment operator water colourists while also seeking a bit of well earned down time at the Ship & Anchor.”

Court Painter has also Zoomed with former prime minister Jean Chrétien to discuss the Shawinigan handshake but his favourite is with Jordan Peterson and their heated but good natured discussion about lobsters and the traps they often fall into.