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Artist Profile: Jennifer McGregor
Jennifer McGregor‘s abstract works are playful and delicate. Her sensitivity to technique and keen sense of colour is evident in the delicate brushwork of her newest series. Calmness and subtlety define these watercolours. Click on the images to see the incredible detail. Jennifer McGregor grew up in rural Alberta. She studied visual communications at the [...]
Artist Profile: Ryan Louis
Ryan Louis creates surreal works that flirt with the conventional. We are loving these bright and whimsical photographs. Ryan Louis is a Toronto based visual artist who creates contemporary mixed-media and photographic images often using paper cutouts. His work is playful in nature and addresses nostalgia and the familiar. He is interested in creating open-ended [...]
An Erin Vincent Commission
As a gift for my youngest sister, I commissioned Erin Vincent to paint her childhood teddy bear. A memento of her past immortalized in a miniature work of art.
Client Profile: Julie’s Bedroom
Former Art Interiors’ employee Julie Piotrowski purchased some smalls from the Festival this year to hang in her elegant bedroom. Pretty sheets from Au Lit Fine Linens complement ephemeral works by Diliana Popva and Erin Vincent, creating a very dreamy space.
Artist Profile: Erin Rothstein
In her newest series Tasting Room, Montreal-born, Toronto-based painter Erin Rothstein captures indulgence and desire in high realism. The Tasting Room Series, my latest still-life endeavor, was inspired by my passion for food – how it tastes, how it is presented, and how our relationship with food is cultivated. I wanted to take culinary aesthetics to new heights [...]
Client Profile: Virginia & Pierluigi, Revisited
My older sister Virginia and her husband Pierluigi have finally settled into their apartment, and have hung up all their art. I especially adore that she has placed the pieces in her daughter’s bedroom at a child’s eye level (for little Gianna to enjoy).
Festival of Smalls: Inspiration
The other evening, my super talented roommate found inspiration while sifting through the Festival of Smalls online gallery. Armed with limited art supplies, Michael created a mock up Festival of Smalls grouping that I just had to share. (There are still 24 days left of the Festival, so come check us out).
Festival of Smalls: Groupings II
Here are a few more examples of groupings, with new smalls work.
Festival of Smalls: Installation Shots
Here are a few pictures from the opening hour of our annual Festival of Smalls. Smalls work is arriving daily, so drop by for a visit to check out what’s new.
Festival of Smalls: Groupings
Lisa and I have a habit of creating mock groupings with Festival of Smalls works, before the official opening of the show. Here are a few examples.