Author: patleary
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Project: Art -The Party!! 2013
Sooooo-o-o cold in Toronto, Stewie Griffin could have seen his breath while exhaling his imaginary cigarette!! Still, at -12°C , the artists and fans of the annual Project: Art December Exhibition did not disappoint! Our erstwhile somewhat grungy studio/work space was once again magically transformed into a funky Queen West gallery space, by Ewa Stryjnik and her…
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COBALT GALLERY – The Party!! 2013
After 5 months, the Three’s Company Show with Liz Russ and Lee Goldman is coming to a close at the end of December. (There is still time to see these wonderful art pieces!) … Meanwhile, we had our final reception on the 6th of December to coincide with the opening of traffic on Kingston Road,…
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Project: Art – 2013 Annual Group Exhibition
That time of year is back again!! The Project: Art Group Exhibition is always an exciting event, featuring the talented and loyal students of Ewa Stryjik. The formats of the paintings will be larger this year; nevertheless, the Small Paintings $50 dollar Charity Wall will be up again! You might find some little gems here? <<…
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Palm Springs Mid-Century Modernism: New Drawings
Modernism Week in Palm Springs, California is a unique opportunity to experience the Mid-Century Architecture, that was inspired by the desert environment, resulting in the style called Desert Modernism. An enviable life-style of simple elegance and informality is provided in these homes with the use of clean lines with unusual angles, glass, natural and manufactured…
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More Maine Beach T-Shirts!
Six out of ten Paintings of the Maine Beach T-Shirt were sold on opening night! I’ve added four new interpretations! This series will be exhibited until mid-November when I’ll show my new series of watercolor drawings of mid-century houses in Palm Springs, California.
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Maine Beach T-Shirt Series
New paintings at the Cobalt Gallery! “Three’s Company” Opening Reception: Thursday, September 19, 6 -8 pm; 870 Kingston Road, Toront0 Wed – Fri 12 – 6 / Sat 12 – 5 / Sun 12 – 4 The image of the T-shirt drying on the beach fence is a metaphor of longing … for the salt…
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“3Co” – Three’s Company @ Cobalt Gallery
Here’s what’s happening, now … After months of renovations, including the removal of all the remaining knob and tube wiring in a hundred year old Beach house, the time has come to get back to the business and fun of creating. Even though projects upgrading my house have finished, the city of Toronto is in…
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Art Buyers Be Aware!
This beautiful etching and aquatint, “The Deserted Garden”, by the Danish artist, Lars Bo*, was struck in 1962. I was pleased to acquire this piece from a private collection through the on-line art auction held in the fall of 2012 at the Hamilton Art Gallery in Ontario.
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How Picasso Draws Gilot at Gagosian
On one of the most inhumanly hot days last June, I flew to New York City to see the Picasso and Françoise Gilot, Paris-Vallauris, 1943-1953 Exhibit at the uptown Gagosian Gallery. I had to see this show, mostly because I’m a bit of a Picasso fanatic but also because Françoise Gilot was allowing some of…
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 3,500 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 6 years to get…
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