….this monster reminds us that scarf season is not far off
Monster Monday – October 4, 2021
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Category Archives: Art
Textures in Art
….for Tuesday Textures
Another great display from the McMichael Gallery.
Jon Sasaki: Homage is a suite of photographs depicting petri dishes with bloomed bacterial cultures derived from swabs of the palettes and easels used by members of the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson, objects held in the archives of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Lines in Art – October Square
….thanks to Becky B for hosting https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/10/06/past-squares-6/
This month Becky is opening up October Square to any of the themes from the last four years. Today I’m choosing lines. On my recent trip to the McMichael Art Gallery in Kleinburg I was introduced to an artist that is new to me. Her name is Denyse Thomasos (1964–2012). She was a Trinidadian-Canadian artist whose epic paintings incorporate imagery from a range of sources, including Caribbean textiles, historic slave ships, industrial shipyards, graveyards, villages and maximum security prisons.
TGIFFF – Tonguely Celebrating International Coffee Day
….any excuse to eat donuts
Thursday Trios – Trios at the Art Gallery
…join the fun and post your own collection of Trios….any subject as long as there are three in one photo
To join Thursday Trios copy the link on my site and post it into your’s. I’ll get back to you as soon as I get the ping back (maybe a few days later).
Wacky Bird Wednesday
….for some reason my husband finds this fellow a bit rude….referred to him as a mockingbird
Textures in Art – Tuesday Textures on Wednesday
….everything is late this week due to family visiting from out of town and getting ready for Dad‘s memorial
At the McMichael Gallery last week my daughter and I saw some great textures in art. The first was a huge boulder that was carved by:
Bill Vazan (born 1933), Shibagau Shard, 1989
Granite, On loan from the artist
Constructed from a single piece of Pre-Cambrian Shield granite, Shibagau credits the small creek in eastern Ontario where the stone was found, while Shard makes reference to the science of archaeology. Using modern sandblasting technology, Vazan, who studied the inscribed petroglyphs and pictographs of the First Nations of southern Ontario, has emulated the mark-making of stone-carving tools employed by Canada’s original inhabitants, making reference to ancient methods of documenting human interaction with the land. (copied from the McMichael Gallery website)
I’ll most more textures in art next week when things calm down a bit around here.
Monster Monday – How Was Your Weekend?
….clearly this monster looks like he’s had better days
Sculpture Saturday – September 25, 2021
….sculptures from the Sculpture Garden at the McMichael Gallery
Andrea petting the ears of this wolf sculpture.
Mary Anne Barkhouse (born 1961) and Michael Belmore (born 1971), lichen, 1998
In this work, the artists address issues of nature versus culture. The role of wolves in this setting is symbolic. They are positioned like silent sentinels.
The following sculptures are all part of the Sculpture Garden which was established in 2011. The nine sculptures, donated by well known Canadian artist Ivan Eyre, is part of the McMichael’s permanent collection. Eyre is perhaps best known for his large landscapes and mythological paintings.
Thanks to No Fixed Plans for hosting Sculpture Saturday https://nofixedplans55.blogspot.com/2021/09/sculpture-saturday_25.html
TGIFFF – Tonguely Doesn’t Want to Get Out of Bed and Fishy Friday is Back
….all this rain is keeping poor Tonguely in bed and as a special request Kevin has resurrected Fishy Friday (for now anyway)
I thought frogs liked the rain. It seems that Tonguely has other ideas and would rather stay under the covers. I can’t say I blame him.
One of my blogging friends asked me if Kevin ever drew fish. I totally forgot that he started with fish long before Monster Monday and Wacky Bird Wednesday. To my surprise he drew a new fish. So here it is Judy, just for you.
Mama Cormier 