Monday Murals – In the Neighbourhood, February 21, 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Sami for hosting Monday Murals https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/2022/02/monday-mural-tribute-to-vincent-lingiari.html

In a past post that I did on Monday Murals I only did close-up shots of a mural that is painted on the side of a building on 1st Street. Someone asked me to take a shot of the entire mural, so here it is.

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Today I walked along Lakeshore Blvd. for a total of 6 kilometres. On Ninth Street on the side of a Polish Credit Union is this mural dedicated to the Polish immigrants who live and work in the community.

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Closer to 20th Street is this restaurant with this lovely whimsical mural above its outdoor patio.

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Tuesday Textures in Art

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…I love texture in art

I am very much drawn to colour when it comes to art but I also love the use of actual textures. It is very hard not to touch art that uses textural materials. At WAAC there is a show on right now, called Collage and there are several pieces with loads of texture. I’m a big fan of Deniz Seker, Janet Potter, Margaret Rodgers and now Catharina Goldnau.

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57-FC52-EB-52-FB-468-D-85-C0-03-A411055-B1-D — Deniz Seker

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Catharina Goldnau – Cubed 3.2

Sunday Trees – January 23, 2022

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Sticky Thursday Trios – January 20, 2022

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….new sticky notes from the Korean Paper Store

Why not join us and share some of your trios. They can be from your archives or something you’ve recently photographed. The only rule is that there has to be three subjects in the photo. To share with me just copy my link on this page and paste it into your post. I’ll be sure to get a pingback and I will respond. Have fun!

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Whatever is so Lovely Challenge – Week 2

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…just discovered this challenge ….thanks to XingFu Mama for hosting https://xingfumama.blog/2022/01/16/whatsoever-is-lovely-challenge-2022-week-2/

Seeing I missed the first week of this challenge I’m going to post photos from the last two weeks. I met my youngest granddaughter for the first time over the Christmas holidays. On January 8th our son, daughter-in-law and Sevin returned to London, England after spending two weeks with us. The first two photos show Sevin just before she left for the airport and sleeping on the plane.

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AB293755-B4-B1-4463-B46-E-5-E5-F23-E91-DF2 — Winnie showing off the outfit that Oma and Papa sent her for Christmas. Sadly they didn’t make it to Toronto this Christmas

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Sunday Trees – January 16, 2022

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….close to the water’s edge and encrusted with ice

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Tuesday Textures from the AGO

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….I love texture in art pieces

There are two main types of texture in art: physical or actual texture that you can feel or the illusion of texture, created by lines and marks made on the canvas. The photos that I took at the AGO last week have actual textures that you can but probably shouldn’t touch.

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Macro Monday – Close-ups in January

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…taken on the coldest day so far

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Sunday Trees (January 9, 2022) – Bare Bones

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…winter trees have a beauty all their own

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Pull Up a Seat – Week 1 of 2022

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to XingFu Mama for hosting Pull Up a Seat https://xingfumama.blog/2022/01/07/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-2022-week-1/

Today has been the coldest day so far for 2022 or at least it seemed that way as I tried to take photos in High Park. In order to take photos it was necessary to remove my gloves and after about 20 minutes of taking them off and on to push the shutter button my fingers on my right hand were close to acquiring frost bite. I quickly returned to the car and place my hands over the heating vent after cranking up the heat full blast.

The cold, however, didn’t seem to deter some folks from finding a resting spot on some of the park benches. Here are a few of those brave souls.