I’m a Fan of……Art Galleries

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Jez for hosting I’m a fan of……https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2023/03/20/a-ride-to-the-park-fan-of-198/

I love to browse through art galleries for a variety of reasons. It’s a great way to spend an afternoon or even just an hour or less. It informs me on what is happening in the world, the values of other cultures and the diversity of art itself. I don’t always love everything I see but I can appreciate what the artist went through to make their art. The one comment I despise from other people who think that a piece of art is unworthy to hang in a gallery is….”I could do that”. The problem is that they didn’t do that and never will.

The big art gallery in Toronto is the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) and I love going there but I also enjoy going to smaller galleries like the Dignam Gallery at WAAC, the Assembly Hall Gallery and all the smaller and larger galleries we visited on our trips in Europe.

The galleries below are: The Louvre in Paris – first two photos. The Musée de Beaux-Arts in Tours, France – photos 3, 4 and 5. The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tours, France – photos 6,7 and 8. The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in London, England – photos 9, 10 and 11. The Barbican Art Gallery in London, England – photos 12, 13 and 14. The Tate Modern in London, England – photos 15m 16 and 17. The Dignam Art Gallery at WAAC in Toronto – photos 18, 19, 20 and 21 and Neilson Park Creative Centre in Etobicoke – photos 22, 23 and 24 . The Assembly Hall Gallery in Toronto – photos 25, 26 and 27.

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Texture Tuesday – Textures in Fibre Arts

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….textures at the Assembly Hall

On my walk yesterday I went further than I have in months. It was a cool but gorgeous day as I made my way over to the Assembly Hall. It was about a 6K walk there and back. When I reached the hall I discovered that there was an art show on display called Herstory. It was put together by a group of Women from the Niagara Women’s Collective (SWFT) showcasing unique stories of women with overlapping experiences.

Some of my favourite pieces were the soft sculptures by Debra Jackson-Jones and Mori McCrae.

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AF7-EE832-7783-4139-910-C-E9-D562538740 — *Mori McCrae: Big Green Apple*

A06-CE070-8484-480-A-BF80-B41736-D85924 — *Morie McCrae: Little Green Apple 2*

I also enjoyed Francie McGlynn’s paintings that included soft woven patches of fabric and hard edged buttons.

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B5961-D66-50-F7-4928-9-FCA-4-FF083-A23097 — *The Woman Who Held Odd Notions*

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For those of you who live close by, the show runs till March 29, 2023 at the Assembly Hall Gallery at 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr., Toronto, ON.

Black and White Photo Challenge – Carvings, Sculptures and Statues

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Leanne for hosting Monochrome Madness https://leannecole.com.au/monochrome-madness-capturing-dragons/ and Cee for hosting the Black and White Photo Challenge https://ceenphotography.com/2023/02/09/cbwc-carvings-sculptures-and-statues/

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I’m a Fan of…..Denyse Thomasos

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Jez for hosting I’m a fan of….. https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2023/01/23/mallards-fan-of-192/

Denyse Thomasos was a Trinidadian-Canadian painter known for her abstract-style wall murals that conveyed themes of slavery, confinement and the story of African and Asian Diaspora. Sadly she died tragically in 2012. The first time I saw her work was at the McMichael Collection of Canadian Art, an art museum in Kleinburg, Ontario. I instantly liked her work and looked forward to seeing her show at the AGO.

The show is title: Denyse Thomasos, just beyond. It brings together more than 70 paintings and works on paper that she produced spanning the last 15 years of her short life. The first thing I noticed at this showing was the size of her canvases. They were large and some of them went from the floor to the ceiling.

*This is a life size photo of Denyse working on one of her huge pieces that greets you as you enter the show*

Midweek Monochrome Challenge – Lines and Angles

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Bren from Brashley Photography for hosting the Midweek Monochrome Challenge https://brashley.photography/2023/01/11/mid-week-monochrome-118-viola/

Looking up while entering the AGO (art gallery) and then looking up as we exited the gallery at the corner of Dundas and McCaul.

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RDP Wednesday – Exquisite

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to RDP for today’s prompthttps://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/10/19/rdp-wednesday-exquisite/

ex·quis·ite

adjective

extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.”exquisite, jewel like portraits”
Similar: beautiful, overly elegant, graceful, magnificent, superb

There are art pieces that I consider ‘exquisite’ because they speak to me. They can be large or small, refined or bold and realistic or abstract. The following pieces from our most recent art show at WAAC, From Nature to Abstraction, I find ‘exquisite.

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Room With a View

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/10/05/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-room-with-a-view/

Last spring while travelling in France and London, England we had multiple rooms with spectacular views.

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9-D3-C327-D-4-B4-F-42-ED-8-FDE-EF9-FA0-AE964-C — *View from our apartment in Tours, France*

750554-A9-F435-4655-923-C-1-A66-AD90-AD81 — *View from the second floor of the Musée Beaux Arts de Tours, France*

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D5-DA6-EE5-C1-E5-463-D-BFA8-C78-EEE172-CD6 — *View from the Royal Chateau de Blois in France*

0-DB9-F1-A9-B2-A9-4590-B334-E53-A684-E823-A — *View from our son’s flat in London, England*

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – The Colour White or Off-white

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Cee for hosting CMMC

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4-ED1-A1-AF-C6-B5-47-D2-B72-C-A20-BCA660-C1-E — *Art from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tours, France*

17-DA035-D-1-D28-4333-BCF2-731-BF2-AF623-B — *Bust of King Francois 1st at the Chateau Amboise, in France*

C05-C0443-6-E74-4-ADA-B3-DD-0464548-C3-D09 — *Art by Franciszka Themerson at the Barbican Gallery in London, UK*

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AEC4-F233-52-C3-4-F97-8-DAA-EBD921-D0-D24-D — *Art by Janet Potter at WAAC*

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At Last – My Opening was a Success

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Mama Cormier

… after months of work my show finally opened

Thanks to all who encouraged me to keep painting and then supported me with a visit to the gallery and/or messages of love. I couldn’t be happier.

Those little red stickers were the icing on the cake.

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DFDB59-A3-3-C3-E-4-B28-98-DA-5-BC32-AD26-EA5 — *The two pieces that made up this trio were sold*

A7-BAC411-BDCC-4-CA8-9-E49-176-D1-A6206-C6 — *My curator, advertising designer and loving daughter*

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Ready for the Big Reveal

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…the doors open today for “Before and After Paris”

After months of preparation with ordering supplies, painting, framing and advertising, my show is ready for the public to see. I spent hours yesterday, with the help of two good friends hanging the paintings. Barb did a lot of the ladder work and Arlene eyed the levels and curated the placements. We were all very pleased with the final result. For those of you who live close by, I hope to see you at the opening but the show will be up till July 9th.

Here’s a peak of the gallery where every piece you see is mine.