Art exhibition & Fan Expo

Alas, my exhibition is coming to a close, but there is still time to see it! Come to Toronto, have a fabulous Italian lunch or dinner and look at some tree art.

InsideHalton.com just published a story about me and my show. You can read it by clicking this link.

For directions to the restaurant and a preview of the menu, click here.

Some of the Outgrowth art hanging in Vesuvio Pizzeria & Spaghetti House

As the article mentions, I will be at Fan Expo in just a couple of days. Fan Expo runs August 31 to September 3, and I will be in the Artists Alley at table A265. I’ll have my usual wares all stocked up, and a couple of new things that I haven’t had time to share here, so they will be a completely new surprise. As a teaser, I can tell you that one of my favourite greeting characters, the “arrogant cat” is making a comeback in two new cards. Come to Fan Expo to see them!

For all the information on Fan Expo, click this link to the official website. Hope you can make it!

August art exhibition “Outgrowth”

“Outgrowth” is my new exhibition of art currently on display at Vesuvio Pizzeria & Spaghetti House until September 2, 2017. Please join me for the reception on Sunday August 13, 3–5pm. I invite you to leave your comment on this blog, or write in the exhibition comment book at the show.

I decided in recent years that it’s a bad idea to have an art exhibition in the summer because it lures me to the solitude of my studio when I should be outside enjoying the weather. Well, somehow I convinced myself that I could finish the artwork for my current show in the spring, which didn’t happen exactly as planned. I’m not a procrastinator in the typical way, but I do tend to cram in as many “final touches” in the very last minutes before hanging an art exhibition. If someone had forced me to hang this show an hour earlier, there would have been one less artwork!

This series of art is completely different from anything else I’ve done. It has been an indulgence for me to immerse myself in trees, examining rugged ridges in minute detail. With this show, “Outgrowth”, I am inviting you to explore every bark fold, crack, burl and crevice in the stark contrast of black ink. A close inspection uncovers my sincere and earnest reverence to the smallest features that reveal a tree’s individuality and history that may span several lifetimes. Step back, and the tiny ink lines soften and blend to form a naturalistic depiction.

The trees I studied for these pieces are all real and live near Lake Ontario’s shore in Oakville.