Cheyenne Robinson and Erica Ngao from Ryerson stopped by the studio to talk about my work, the Toronto art scene and the value of intervention. Here’s what they put together.
Category Archives: Dans l’atelier
New Work Complete: RIO
After some time away from my regular style of work, it was really nice to to return to it when painting Rio, a private commission for a collector.
Here are some process shots.
The Making of CHERRY SMACKER
Cherry Smacker 48×72, Acrylic on canvas, 2011
Cherry Smacker was a commission by a client in Toronto. It was based on the candy pallet which has been the source of many paintings. I also used colours found in Hanna-Barbera cartoons.
The painting took a few weeks to complete. I took several process shots while working on it and put them together to create a sort of time lapse document . The music is by Architecture Helsinki.
Art of the Day
MONTREAL BY NIGHT 24×30 Acrylic on canvas 2010
Commissioned by clients in Montreal. I looked at images of Montreal at night from the 1970s. There were two colours that stuck out. One was a ocher and the other was a teal blue/pale green colour. The other two dominant colours are red and blue from the Montreal Canadians hockey team. Here are three colour palettes I started with to make the painting.
I think I’ll revisit painting Montreal again. It is one of my favourite cities in Canada.
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