There's Still Time.

There's still time to shop Art Interiors Festival of Smalls. Here are the paintings I created for the show this year, part of my 'birds on wires' series. Don't you just love the round canvas!! One has sold (yay! and thank you) 

Do choose to give original art. It makes a unique and wonderful gift and you are supporting talented artists when you do so. Show runs until December 24th, 2pm. and you can purchase online here.

 Birds on a Wire No. 6

8x8 acrylic on canvas

$200.

available here

 Birds on a Wire No. 5

8x8 acrylic on canvas

$200.

available here

 Birds on a Wire No. 3

8x8 acrylic on canvas

$200.

available here

 Birds on a Wire No. 2

8x8 acrylic on canvas

$200.

available here

Birds on a Wire No. 1

8x8 acrylic on canvas

$200.

available here

My Fave Picks From Art Interiors Festival of Smalls Part 2

I'm back with my second installment of my fave picks from Art Interiors Festival of Smalls. There is seriously soooo much beautiful art available, it's really hard to choose. If you can't make it to the gallery in person you can shop online. I think I'll have to do at least one more post before Christmas because new work is always arriving. And for all you last minute shoppers the Festival of Smalls runs until December 24th.

Leila Cools

Pigeon

10x10 $225.

Sheri Kasprow

Untitled Landscape #460

8x12 $240.

Emma Hesse

Slip 

5x7 $250.

Lori Doody

Clothespins

4x4 $75.

Angela Cameron

Coloured Blocks

8x8 $125.

Rick Filler

Birches

16x16 $250.

Rita Vindedzis

Mini Birches #114

3x5 $50.

Art Interiors 21st Annual Festival of Smalls.

It's the most wonderful time of the year. It's time for Art Interiors Festival of Smalls. In it's 21st year, the festival opens Saturday November 8 and runs to December 24th. Get full details here.

I was so inspired by the Alex Colville exhibit at the AGO this year that I painted small round canvases. They are adorable little round views at 8 inches in diameter. Original acrylic on canvas, I've only painted six of them, exclusively for Art Interiors. I think they will go fast so if you can't get there when the doors open you can purchase online. Just click on the images.

 Birds on a Wire No. 1

$200.

available at Art Interiors

 Birds on a Wire No. 2

$200.

available at Art Interiors 

  Birds on a Wire No. 3

$200.

available at Art Interiors

  Birds on a Wire No. 4

SOLD. Thank you

available at Art Interiors

  Birds on a Wire No. 5

$200.

available at Art Interiors

 Birds on a Wire No. 6

$200.

available at Art Interiors

My Studio Table Uncensored and Unedited.

Today's blog post is part of a collaborative pop-up on Seth Apter's blog 'The Altered Page'. Seth has asked all participating artists to share their studio tables uncensored and unedited. After reading my post you can head over to the Altered Page and find links to all the other participating artists. Join the party!!

My studio table was purchased at Ikea about 10 years ago. I wanted to get one with a glass top so I could get messy on it and any acrylic paint or mediums could just be scraped away with a paint scraper. Quick and easy clean-up. I fell in love with this one at the store and the fact that it's the color of beach glass was a bonus. It was table love at first site.

When we moved 4 years ago my trusty studio table now had to double as a dining room table. Not a problem except that I'm not really big on tidying it up at the end of the day so we are usually eating dinner 'Big Bang Theory' style, on the couch holding plates in our laps.

As I am a fine artist and use my easel for large canvases, my studio table is usually piled high with art supplies that I'm using, inspiration sketches, tear sheets from magazines, and just about everything that I might need while working. And of course much needed mugs of coffee or green tea.

When I'm working on small paintings or mixed media work, I can pull up a chair and work right at my studio table. It's large enough to hold supplies with room enough for a nice work area too.

And when we have dinner guests invited my studio table gets the full treatment and gets used for dining. Cheers.

That Eglinton Painting.

I've received numerous inquiries about 'that Eglinton painting' on my art wall featured by Sharon Grech on Cityline. Unfortunately that painting is not available as it's hanging in my son's home, but don't fret, other small paintings in the series are available at Art Interiors and can even be purchased on Art Interiors site. 

 My art wall featured on Cityline

 Bay-Yorkville  6x6  acrylic on canvas

available at Art Interiors

 Exit-Cumberland  12x12  acrylic on canvas

available at Art Interiors

 Exit  6x6  acrylic on canvas

available at Art Interiors

Summerhill  6x6  acrylic on canvas

available at Art Interiors

TTC Smalls Available at Art Interiors.

I find it hard to believe that the holiday shopping season is in full swing. Of course in my opinion nothing makes a better gift than original affordable art. 

I have a full selection of my TTC series available at Art Interiors in their festival of smalls which runs right up until December 24th. Can't get to the gallery in person? You can shop Art Interiors festival of smalls here. With work from over 150 artists your holiday shopping is easy.

 Exit  6x6  acrylic on canvas

available here

 Queen  6x6  acrylic on canvas

available here

 Exit - Cumberland  12x12  acylic on canvas

available here

Bay - Yorkville  6x6  acrylic on canvas

available here

Art Interiors 20th Annual Festival of Smalls.

Exit-Cumberland  12x12  Acrylic on canvas

$250.

It`s finally here!!!! Art Interiors 20th annual festival of smalls starts today, Saturday November 9th. Original artworks form over 150 artists in gift sizes from $55.-$250. 

Art Interiors festival of smalls runs November 9 to December 24 2013. Mon-Sat 10-5 and Sunday 12-5. There`s an opening reception Saturday morning. Join the gallery for coffee and cupcakes. You can also shop online here.

Here`s another sneak peek of the series of ``subway smalls`` I did for this years event. You can see the full series, and purchase here. Congratulations Art Interiors on 20 years of this very popular show. 

Art Interiors Festival of Smalls 2013

Here is a sneak peek into what I've been working on for the past few days. Actually it's been a couple of weeks that I've been working on small works for this annual event coming up soon. I've discovered that I'll probably need to get glasses sooner than later lol. Painting straight lines and tiny letters requires a very steady hand, good lighting, and patience. As much as I like working on these smalls, I'll be very happy when they're complete and hanging on the gallery wall.

Works In Progress.

March has been all about studio time and painting. I have 12 paintings in various stages of completion and 3 that have been finished and signed. They still need to be varnished but I'll devote a whole day or 2 to varnishing once all have been finished and signed.

Close to finished

I wanted to go larger with the mini (6x6) restaurant signs I did last year for the Festival of Smalls and so I'm working on 30x30 canvases. This size seems to be my sweet spot for now as it frees me up to paint a little looser. Something I've been striving for. Loose and painterly. There are a few abstracts on the go as well but I won't share those on the blog until I get a few done (at least 6) in the series.

Halfway done

I've been keeping some exciting news under wraps for quite awhile now. I can say that I've been working very closely with my publisher for the past year. Stay tuned...

Only 4 and a Half Shopping Days Left.

There is still time to pick up an original piece of art to put under that tree of yours. Art Interiors 19th Annual Festival of Smalls continues to December 24th. Can't make it to the gallery? Check out the online shop. Every year I paint lots of mini birches just for this show. They are indeed mini at just 3 inches by 5 inches and  are affordable at just $50 each. Happy shopping.

 Mini Birch 3x5 Acrylic on canvas$50.

Click here to purchase

 3x5 Acrylic on canvas $50.

Click here to purchase

3x5 Acrylic on canvas $50.

Click here to purchase

New Birches at Art Interiors

New Birches  12x36  $750.

Acrylic on canvas

Available at Art Interiors

New 'Birches' paintings were delivered to Art Interiors this morning. I've been getting requests for them in medium sizes so I was happy to paint up a few this week. There are plenty of smalls available too. Art Interiors Festival of Smalls runs until Dec. 24th. If you can't get in to the gallery in person, you can purchase online here.

November Birches 2  3x5  $50.

Acrylic on canvas

Available at Art Interiors

Vegas Weekend.

Viva Las Vegas  6x6  Acrylic on canvas

$250.

Available at Art Interiors

I'm out of here for a long weekend in Vegas. I need a fix of the warm sun, the desert heat and of course some sparkly lights and a little bling. A second tour of the Neon Museum is booked and perhaps a helicopter tour of the strip. Plenty of inspiration for new paintings. See you later.

Fred's Not Here.

Fred's Not Here  6x6  Acrylic on canvas

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Available at Art Interiors

Festival of Smalls

Art Interiors Festival of Smalls Opens Tomorrow.

Good Food  6x6  Acrylic on Canvas

$250.

Available here

Art Interiors 19th Annual Festival of Smalls                           

Original artworks in gift sizes

from $55-$250
November 10th to December 24th
Opening Reception Saturday November 10th
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm  Sun 12-5pm 

If you can't get to the gallery in person you can shop online here.

Painting Away.

I am still in high painting mode these days. I actually took a count and I've finished 36 paintings of various sizes in the past month. 12 have been shipped off to an upcoming show and the others are for a special project that I'm unable to share here yet.

Some examples of texture that I've been working on in between cityscapes and neon/restaurant sign paintings. I like to alternate between painting details with some pure abstract. It's good to mix things up a bit, keeps my perspective fresh and I get to 'play' with different materials and mixed media. That's it for now-back to painting.