Discoverimg the Past, or from 43 Years ago two Portraits.....

The other day I got a message: “Look what we found in the local fish & chip restaurant.

“George” is a coloured pencil, pen & ink portrait, dated 1982.

I had zero recollection of “George” and no record.

But, the restaurant is fairly close at hand so a visit was in order. There was “George 1982” and companion “Angus & Lucy 1982”.

The former owner on retirement and selling up, had given the two works to the new owner. The new owner is delighted to discover she owns two original works by a well known artist. I’m delighted to rediscover the two works They were completed when I was very pregnant working on a 6’5” x 7’ drafting board space in our tiny unfinished house. The restaurant was in different place. It too less fancy.

Off The Wall at the Heliconian Club

Some original of ABC Muskoka’s Lino relief prints on the mantle of the Heliconian Hall, each 8” x 6” @ $50.00 are ready to go “Off the Wall” to new homes,

It’s never too early to take this opportunity to affordably introduce younger members of your family to collecting original art for their spaces.

It’s never too early, or late, to to give an artist a special gift, your purchase of their efforts.

simply call The Heliconian Hall (416) 922-3618

to arrange a time and date.

A Map Project

Every once in a while a new project with new learning comes along. Who would ever have guessed that the history of King Township would provide the opportunity. Over the past couple of months I’ve learned a lot about Maps, the complexity of History (or Herstory if you wish) in Ontario. How to spell new words, like Haudenosaunee.

The image above is in Muskoka, The place that David Thompson wrote off. The maps will be seen when the King Township Historic Society’s book by Ann Love comes out!

Social 416 Gin at Comerica Park

The other night when I sent the announcement out of the release I could only access their web ready release image. Some got the impression that I designed the whole thing. I did not. Only the Pen&Ink view.
Social 416 Gin is marketed in right field at Comerica Park home of the Detroit Tigers.

A Naturally Creative Project

Muskoka Chautauqua 2020’s creative paddle fundraiser was a paddle. Oh My Goodness! It’s a real paddle, full size!! I contemplate the paddle. It is intimidating. What to do? It’s an opportunity to pursue several different not usual methods and materials.

A watercolour trillium image in my files from the 60 blossom patch in my East York backyard became a transfer. It was a Learning experience. Thank you Muskoka Chautauqua for this adventure in Creativity, Experimentation and New Learning.

Please contact the Studio for a Step by Step of the Complete Adventure

The World of Sports

Since 2000 I’ve been creating torso images that trace the development of the Game, be it Football, Hockey or Baseball through torso images of uniforms and their home stadiums, fields, ballparks and arenas. By 2020 almost 2000 individual images. The torsos convey that a real person is there, especially important in football where players size, build and equipment vary depending on position.

Complete team’s posters retail across North America. Occasionally are seen in surprising places, the background of a scene in ”Concussion”, an estate sale or lavish homes.

See the entire Heritage Sports Art catalogue Click Here or www.heritagesportsart.com

World Series is here

The Washington Nationals and Houston Astros face off in the annual baseball classic. For the full catalogue of heritage uniforms please visit https://www.heritagesportsart.com

Houston Astros

Ladies Who Lunch, and Discover a Portrait.

Imagine yourself out for lunch with a friend. You look over their shoulder and find one of your own works looking back at you. This is just what happened in a restaurant very close to Queen’s Park.Lady Di of Carp was the 3 year old Clydesdale Mare Champion at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in 1989. Her owner Stan Carruthers of Ottawa decided to have her win recorded with an original portrait. The portrait, in pen & ink + pencil crayon was only half the task. Next a smaller 8” x 10” black & white Ink version was needed, for letterhead, business cards with a numbered edition of 25. This special image went to his associates in the Clydesdale world.