Some of you know that Tuffy P and I are mad about all kinds of what you might call folk art or outsider art or whatever you’d like to call it. We have a couple new pieces that take us right back to another era.… Read More
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Now that’s painting
I was living in a storefront studio on Ossington Ave back in the mid-eighties, half a block up from Queen. It was set up with a painting studio at the front and a couple built-in bookshelf dividers behind which was my little living area.Then back… Read More
In the Studio
It’s been a while since I’ve shared anything from down in the studio. Here are some paintings I have on the go. These works are so fresh I can’t even tell you if they’re finished or not. These are small oil paintings and by small… Read More
Breeze
We ventured out to Bloor St W this afternoon for the opening of an exhibition of paintings by Claude Breeze. Of course we brought Memphis and Ellie Mae along. The show is at Robert Kananaj Gallery on Bloor near Landsdowne. I’ve known Claude and his… Read More
Ephemerata
I painted Ephemerata in the winter of 2001/2002, one of many paintings I created during what I can only call a ferocious flurry of painterly activity that winter. I made a lot of paintings in a remarkably short period of time. In fact this was… Read More
Sky Dragons
Sky Dragons, a photo by mister anchovy on Flickr. I thought I’d post one more old painting tonight. This is a small oil painting, only maybe 10 inches wide. I think I painted it in 2006 and it was exhibited once at NSCAD in Halifax.… Read More
Logan Branch
loganbranch, a photo by mister anchovy on Flickr. Here’s another older painting from the vaults. This one is from 2001 or 2002. That winter was a very prolific one for me. I worked in the studio constantly and produced a lot of paintings. They were… Read More
Sheila Gregory on Craft in Painting
http://youtu.be/-JHB7Pq8VEU This video was directed by Richard Mongiat. It’s from the exhibition The “C” Word – A Look at the Role of Craft in Contemporary Art, on now at the Doris McCarthy Gallery at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. You can check out videos… Read More
Exhibition
Tuffy P – AKA Sheila Gregory – has work in an art exhibition that opened today at the Doris McCarthy Gallery (University of Toronto Scarborough Campus). The exhibition is called The “C” Word – A Look at the Role of Craft in Contemporary Art, guest… Read More
Chagall today
Off to the Marc Chagall exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario today. The show closes on the 15th, so I’m meeting up with my old friend Tim today to catch the show and catch up. Tim and I know one another going back to… Read More
27th Street 