In love with this charming Japanese illustrator's style. See more here.
July 01, 2012
April 29, 2012
January 08, 2012
October 01, 2011
James Nares
James Nares does these in one brush stroke while hanging suspended in a harness above the canvas. – Beautiful!
September 27, 2011
August 14, 2011
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.
July 05, 2011
Adieu Cy Twombly
See more of his work here.
June 29, 2011
Michelle Armas Paintings
See more here.
June 04, 2011
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.
April 24, 2011
Clare Grill Paintings
See more here.
April 12, 2011
April 11, 2011
Jonna Pedersen Paintings
I love food. I love packaging. I love paintings of food packaging.
See more of Jonna Pedersen's work here.
February 14, 2011
Soojin Kim Paintings
If you love Wayne Thiebaud as much as I do, you'll love Soojin's work as well.
February 13, 2011
Carly Waito Paintings
See more here.
November 14, 2010
Gregory Thielker: Oil Paintings
See more here.
June 24, 2010
May 22, 2010
April 18, 2010
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.
April 14, 2010
April 04, 2010
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
March 28, 2010
March 22, 2010
February 14, 2010
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.
January 03, 2010
January 02, 2010
December 29, 2009
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.
December 23, 2009
November 09, 2009
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.
November 02, 2009
Moma to Warhol: "No thanks for the gift" – circa 1956
Click on image to see larger.
October 29, 2009
July 14, 2009
"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.
July 08, 2009
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