Material Archive

Nice little video about Wayne Thiebaud

 

Love this man.

Backstage by Michael Carson

James Nares

James Nares does these in one brush stroke while hanging suspended in a harness above the canvas. – Beautiful!

Julia Dault's Mega Brush

Untitled (mega brush), 2011
Oil on canvas
72" x 60"

By Julia Dault

Hanging with the Abstract Expressionists (& General Idea) at the AGO

Spent a fun afternoon puttering around the Abstract Expressionist exhibit at the AGO today. Took in a little General Idea too.

Adieu Cy Twombly

See more of his work here.

Michelle Armas Paintings

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Words to live by:

Joel Penkman: Paintings of Sweets (and some meat & cheese)

Yes, another painter that has taken a cue from Wayne Thiebaud and done a lovely job of it.

See more of Joel Penkman's work here.

Clare Grill Paintings

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Lovin' Wayne White

(aw cmon)

(no you cmon)



(boo fucking hoo)

See more of Wayne's work here.

Jonna Pedersen Paintings

 

I love food. I love packaging. I love paintings of food packaging.

See more of Jonna Pedersen's work here.

 

Soojin Kim Paintings

If you love Wayne Thiebaud as much as I do, you'll love Soojin's work as well.

Carly Waito Paintings

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Gregory Thielker: Oil Paintings

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"Beat" Takeshi Kitano

More Edward Hopper

 

Jean Philippe Delhomme

One of my favourite books that I bought last year was Jean-Philippe Delhomme's The Cultivated Life. Today, after reading an article in Interview magazine, I was delighted to discover that he has a marvelous new blog under the nom de plume “The Unknown Hipster”. I think I love this man.

The Daily Painting:

By Swiss Master: Albert Anker

Portrait of Christina, My Sister

Frida Kahlo
Portrait of Christina, My Sister, 1928
oil on panel
31 1/8 x 23 5/8 in.
$1,655,750 at Sotheby's

Hotel Room (1931) by Edward Hopper.

New Maira

How is it possible to adore someone so much that you've never met?

Gary Taxali at Narwhal

Marty, AliB and I dropped by the Narwhal gallery yesterday to see Gary Taxali's show "Taxali 300" where he had, actually, over 300+ works on display. As wonderful as they are when you see them digitally, as shown above, they really do come to life in person when you can see the paper and ink textures up close and personal. Needless to say, I'm an even bigger fan now than before.

Nice colours Maya Hayuk

   
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Women in art

I just overheard Bach's Sarabande performed by Yo-Yo Ma and oddly enough it reminded me of this lovely video that was circulating a year ago.

Portrait Obsession

It's no accident that I named my former agency Portrait – I love these types of quirky renderings and am always on the look out for them at every antique market I visit. This charming painting is from Paris Hotel Boutique.

David Hockney

See more of his wonderful work here.

I love paintings of buildings

By artist Carrie Bobo. As seen here.

Did I mention I live across the street from Charlie Pachter?

PROMENADE, 1986


MARGARET ATWOOD, acrylic & pencil on canvas 1980
What I especially like about this is how unfinished it looks.


TITANICAR, serigraph 1971
Love this!


PROCESSION THROUGH LANDSCAPE, acrylic on canvas board panels, 1972
This painting used to hang in The Spoke Club's dining room when I was a member. Not sure if it's there any longer though.



PIERRE BLANC, 1990


VAN GOGH'S BED
I remember thinking, when I first saw this, how clever it was that he had painted himself in to a place he wanted to be.



Every day, when I leave or come home, I get to admire Charlie Pachter's beautiful house dubbed the "Moose Factory" – which serves as the artist's iconic live/work space.. The building is such a tourist attraction that I often have to navigate around enthusiasts taking photos. For my part, it's just very neat to live near someone whose work I've admired since I was in high school.

I think there are few painters that have branded themselves as well as Charlie has – cornering the market on Canadiana subject matter – from mouse, streetcars, famous authors and politicians, to the Queen herself. In some ways, I think of him as our own Andy Warhol.

Above are a selection of my favourite works of his.

Moma to Warhol: "No thanks for the gift" – circa 1956

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Delivery truck paintings by Kevin Cyr

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"The Average American: 34 donuts, 17 bars of soap, 1 book per year"

I love the juxtaposition of those stats in this painting by L.A. artist Sandow Birk. The style is an obvious nod to my beloved Thiebaud too.

Spending some quality time with Wayne Thiebaud