Toronto Art Expo

a sure sign
that spring is here
the Toronto Art Expo
is happening this coming week
with opening night thursday april 11

my work at the Expo will be represented
by the Callanish Contemporary

i have
made several
new works since my last posting
unfortunately i have not had the opportunity
to make photographs for this posting
which i suppose means that if
you are interested in
viewing them
a visit to
the
Expo
is the surest way to satisfy your curiosity

the Toronto Art Expo runs from april 11 to april 14

http://www.torontoartexpo.com/

below

are some of the works

for the 

Narratives Exhibition

the 

opening

is

friday january the 4th

Carnegie Gallery 

10 King St. West, Dundas

                                                                                        

                   

                                 Bukowski
                                 paint, crayon, color pencil,
                                 pencil, paper, on canvas
                                 48" x 36"

                                 2,400

                               

                              Ryokan
                              paint, oil bar, crayon, pencil, paper,
                              on canvas
                              40" x 40"

                              Sold

                             
                               

                     Sophia
                     paint, oil bar, crayon, pencil,
                     on canvas
                     48" x 60"

                     4,600

                    Krishnamurti
                    paint, oil bar, crayon, pencil,
                    on canvas
                    48" x 60"

                    Sold

about the paintings for the Narratives exhibition

there is a narrative that occurs when
image and word are placed within
the same boundary or frame
word(s) change the
viewers’
perception of
an image or images
reciprocally an image or images
alter the viewers’ understanding of a word or words
and
the dimensional element of time via the process of layering
affects the narrative of image and word
foreground becomes background
background(s) become the
underlying structure
within which the
fusion of
image
and
word
occurs

the body of work for this exhibition explores the narrative possibilities of when
image and word are bound together within the framework of painting
the work as a unified whole presents the viewer with a
visual lexicon
that entices one
to engage a larger narrative
to take an imaginative leap into new worlds

                                      
                                       
                                      

making preparations
for
the Carnegie Gallery exhibition
january 4 to january 27

rough draft of the information/exhibition card below


























more to come ...

about the 'weather series'

all of the paintings are 12" x 12"
paint, oil bar, pencil
on plywood

they are atmospheric renderings
fields of gray infused,
penetrated, overlaid

by the crushing blue of sky
by the ethereal white of winter
by the red radiance of a late autumn sun

directing the eye toward the days of
november and december

bleak yet
luminescent

light so soft
that things appear
illuminated from within























weather series # 4


























weather series #5

outside
there is a stillness
the light is diffraction gray
of the kind that often descends
from the northern november canopy

it is difficult
not to apply gray
directly from the tube

on december 5
i will be installing
a selection of paintings
at my friend Adrienne's shop
Oma Chiropractic on queen street east
the corner of queen east and munro street to be precise


the body of work is titled weather series





















weather series # 10
12" x 12"
paint, oil bar, pencil, on plywood
2012

150



and
in january
i will be participating
in a two person show at the
Carnegie Gallery in Dundas Ontario

the weather continues to be fabulous

i will adhere to the
'kis'
principle
for this post

on the weekend of september 14
i will be participating in the
queen west art crawl

http://www.queenwestartcrawl.com/

below is a sampling
of what will be offered

it promises to be a great weekend for art lovers

and
i will also be taking part in a group show at
renann isaacs contemporary art gallery in guelph
the opening will be on the afternoon of saturday september 14

http://www.renannisaacs.com/about.htm

here is a sample of some of my work that will be shown there