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.