Patti Normand - Little Voices – The Photographs

You Were Bad

Photograph

800

All of the photos in this series are of miniature dioramas that I created for a previous exhibit Little Voices, shown at Karsh – Masson Gallery, Ottawa City Hall 2014.

As I took photos of my sculptures, I became aware of the possibilities that the photographs presented. I realized that I could evoke a different narrative than just the sculptures alone. By playing with scale I could create a sense of a different reality. Scenes that at a glance appear real, but upon closer examination are obviously not real, but are a world of my own making. This series represents this exploration.

About Patti Normand

Patti Normand lives and works in Ottawa. Her diverse career has ranged from her own art practice of sculpting, photography and painting, to her professional work in our national museums creating exhibits and props. She is a graduate of OCAD. Her work is in the collection of The City of Ottawa.

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Patti Normand

Siesta Motel

Photograph

800

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Patti Normand

Trailer

Photograph

800

SOLD

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Sandra Harris

Joffre Lake Pemberton BC

acrylic on canvas

60x36

$3700

Sandra Harris

"Broken Islands - Twenty-Two"

72 inches wide x 45 inches tall

4,300 SOLD

“Broken Islands - Twenty Two” is a coastal scene from The Broken Group on the west coast of Vancouver Island, in Barkley Sound, south of Ucluelet. The painting is inspired by the same sea kayaking trips as the other pieces from the Broken Islands series. I find that the landscapes along that stretch of coast just feel so alive with movement, colour, the drama of the light from whatever the weather is doing, and just an overall awe inspiring beauty. And all of that working together sort of weaves together this enchantment, or energy, or whatever you want to call it that fires up the imagination with this hint of an intangible sense of something that can't quite be put into words and yet is ever so captivating. (If that makes any sense?) :-) More simply put, the area just has a really interesting look and beauty to it that I'm quite fascinated by and hopefully that comes across in this painting.

Sandra Harris

"Hiking The Helm Creek Crossing" (Garibaldi Park, Whistler area)

45 inches wide x 36 inches tall

3,000 SOLD

This painting is a mountain scene from Garibaldi Park in British Columbia. Located north of Vancouver, the provincial park lies east of the Sea to Sky Highway. It stretches from Squamish all the way up to Whistler and encompasses a wild and well used recreational area where grizzly bears still roam glacial mountain rages with wolves, black bear, mountain goats, cougars,and other wildlife.

A couple of summers ago I hiked a trail through the park called the "Helm Creek Crossing." A 25 km one way route, it connects Cheakamus Lake to the Taylor Meadows below Black Tusk. Quite a long day hike, but well worth it for the scenery and sense of being out on the edge of the backcountry.

Sandra Harris

Cerise Creek - Three

24" x 18"

"Cerise Creek - Three" This is a sunny, brighter mountain scene inspired during a mountaineering course I took a few years ago north of the Whistler Ski Resort area, north of Pemberton actually, where there are some oversized wild fires burning at the moment.

SOLD

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Sandra Harris

Cerise Creek - 5

30" x 20"

"Cerise Creek - Five" is a moody mountain scene from north of the Whistler Ski Resort area (in British Columbia) with lots of interesting shapes and details going on in the rocks and clouds.

SOLD

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Sandra Harris

Broken Islands - Two

48" x 24"

SOLD

"Broken Islands - Two" This is a piece that I finally reworked the 'background' of and quite happy with now. The inspiration for the painting was initially from a sea kayaking trip to the Broken Islands on the west coast of Vancouver Island, south of Tofino. There are some beautiful landscapes to explore on the water in this area!

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Kathleen Weich

I wait for sunset

oil on canvas

SOLD

Weich's paintings are based on the abstract notions of landscape. Using a conceptual approach rather than representing a more traditional landscape, she is able to take more liberties with the subject matter, colour and paint.

Taking from city and rural images whether imagined or real, Weich uses different views as a tool for composition. This gives her space to use colour.

"My aim is not to present a finalized view of a given subject. I hope to offer a place where you can contemplate and bring your own visions."

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Kathleen Weich

My destination

oil on canvas

48" x 60"

3,900

SOLD

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Kathleen Weich

Along the Road

48" x 60"

3,900

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Kathleen Weich

Open Door

24" x 24"

850

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Kathleen Weich

Rain on the Window

36" x 36"

1,800

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Kathleen Weich

Rainbow

36" x 36"

1,800

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Kathleen Weich

Shades of Blue

36" x 36"

3,000

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Kathleen Weich

Top of the Wall

36" x 36"

1,800

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Graham French - Cloudscapes - A Study in Fluid Motion

A Study in Fluid Motion

34" x 45"

This series was born on the coast of Spain while I was shooting landscapes along the cliffs that border the Northern Atlantic. Looking out over the ocean, I watched as vast, muscular banks of clouds gathered and dissolved. Fascinated by this elemental, fluid spectacle, I shot some pictures that captivated me when I reviewed them at day's end. Water droplets and ice crystals suspended above the ocean created a landless horizon a constant flux and motion. The tension resulting from the attempt to capture the ephemeral movements of a single element in radically different forms spoke to something larger. These cloudscapes projected the silent power, menace and misleading sense of stillness so often associated with the deep bodies of water that feed them.

I was inspired to seek out geographic spaces that marked the threshold of land and sea so that I might explore the interplay that creates these massive, delicate spectacles. I wanted to invite viewers, through my lens, to witness the beauty of these cloudscapes: the peacefulness, the power, the sense of isolation and awareness brought on by an impending storm viewed at a distance. This was not without it's hazards--I traveled to remote coastal locations in Spain, Ireland, Newfoundland and California only to be met, on occasion, with horrifically sunny days. At other times, huge and haunting skies proved too great a distraction. One might ignore a subtle shift in the oceanic currents and nearly be blown off a cliff. The elements seemed to relish the opportunity to illustrate the folly of trying to capture them.

The result of this undertaking are displayed here. I am proud to share them. They are an exploration of the relationship between elements intimately linked together in a state of constant change. This is a fluid world, that viewed carefully, reminds us that, despite their immense power and beauty, despite their inky black edges of disquiet, these cloudscapes are fragile constructions. As much a part of our landlocked existence as the water that creates them is a part of our bodies.

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Graham French - Cloudscapes - A Study in Fluid Motion

Bodego Bay

California USA

34" x 45"

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Graham French - Cloudscapes - A Study in Fluid Motion

Cabo Finnisterre

Galicia Spain

34" x 45"

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Graham French - Cloudscapes - A Study in Fluid Motion

Cape Spear

Newfoundland Canada

34" x 45"

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Graham French - Cloudscapes - A Study in Fluid Motion

Pt. Reyes #1

California USA

34" x 45"

Graham French - Cloudscapes - A Study in Fluid Motion

PT. Reyes #2

California USA

34" x 45"

Graham French - Cloudscapes - A Study in Fluid Motion

Ring of Kerry

Co. Kerry Ireland

34" x 45"

Graham French - Reflections - A Study of the Vertical City

Bank Towers

Photography

34" x 45"

Graham French - Reflections - A Study of the Vertical City

A Study of the Vertical City

Photography

34" x 45"

The Reflections series was born in the crush of rush hour traffic. I looked up at the jutting towers of glass and steel and found a world refracted within itself. Light cast startling reflections distorted on each surface. In the heart of the city, I found an improbable echo of my cloudscapes, a strangely fluid and elemental spectacle. I had to shoot it.

The tension between the rigid steel structures impaled by the liquidity of the bent waves of light produced a foreboding sense of instability that the slick mirrored surfaces seek to deny. The faceless facades contained motion and temporality--glass, after all, is liquid and these images only existed for a brief moment in time. As with water, in it's various states producing cloudscapes over the ocean, these urban objects became events.

Our earliest mirrors were pools of dark, still water. These buildings, made of objects designed to reflect light, suggest the quiet, menacing power beneath the misleading still surface of water. these mirrors filter and alter light. I placed the camera in a position to capture what is lost and found in the altered reflections.

The distortions also bring to mind the glass of the lens. I am interested in asking the viewers of this series to examine the power dynamics at play: who's behind the glass, who's behind the lens, what can be seen in the reflection?

Graham French - Reflections - A Study of the Vertical City

Black Tower 8848

Photography

34" x 45"

Graham French - Reflections - A Study of the Vertical City

Black Tower 8877

Photography

34" x 45"

Graham French - Reflections - A Study of the Vertical City

Tower in Tower

Photography

34" x 45"

Graham French - Reflections - A Study of the Vertical City

Windows Abstract 8801

Photography

34" x 45"

Graham French - Reflections - A Study of the Vertical City

Windows Abstract 9023

Photography

34" x 45"

Paul Elia

King West

Mixed Media

6" x 88"

Paul Elia is a graduate of The Ontario College of Art and Design, where he began integrating Drawing and Painting with Digital Media. He has since exhibited work in various notable galleries and worked closely with eminent Toronto artists Judith Doyle and Ben Woolfitt. In 2007 Paul moved back to his hometown of Hamilton and started the Hamilton Strip series.

These photo-based illustrations depict post-industrial cityscapes of Southen Ontario (including Hamilton, Toronto, Brantford, and Windsor). Entire city blocks are recreated, often highlighting the surreal contrast between the imposing industrial shells from a manufacturing history and the residential development around it. The limited edition archival giclée prints are up to 8ft. long, allowing the viewer to literally walk down the block. Each piece is composed with dozens of photographs that are digitally stitched back together. The collected images provide a template that is digitally painted over, or “rotoscoped” for a stark illustration of a cohesive scene.

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Paul Elia

Queen East

Mixed Media

16" x 96"

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Paul Elia

Queen West

Mixed Media

16" x 88"

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Ian Busher

After many years of exhibiting his more industrial mixed media work he has returned to more traditional painting.

He paints in a geometric style reminiscent of mid-century abstracts. While he’s constantly evolving the core key elements remain consistent: balance; composition, form, flow, movement and colour. While a viewer may not be certain what they are looking at or what it represents, if there is a comfort and harmony in the elements of the piece he feels it is doing it's job: not to hit the viewer over the head with obvious meaning, but be representative of a time or place or mood. Ian’s studio is in Toronto and his works can be found in galleries as well as private and corporate collections worldwide.

Parade

I'd Love To Give You Wings

Jump

Piggy

Ileana Grimm

Passing the buck

acrylic on canvas

34.5" x 25.87"

845

For 26 yrs the Canadian Company Grimm has been pairing the twist of a phrase with bright bold pop art imagery to create hundreds of designs. This artwork can be found in gift stores across North America on many products ranging from fridge magnets to cooking aprons. In recent years Ileana Grimm, the artist behind the company, has been gaining a lot of attention for her original acrylic painting and limited additions, selling over 200 pieces in just the last two years. With a huge loyal following in Canada, Americans are getting an appetite for bold art and intentional simplicity that have become the recognizable trademark of a Grimm design.

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Ileana Grimm

Out standing in my field

acrylic on canvas

30.5" x 28.75"

870

SOLD

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Ileana Grimm

The Stock Exchange

acrylic on canvas

32.5" x 28.87"

870

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Ileana Grimm

Art

acrylic on canvas

32.75" x 30.5"

870

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Ileana Grimm

The Bar Exam

acrylic on canvas

32.5" x 27"

870

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Ileana Grimm

Briilance

acrylic on canvas

32.5" x 32.5"

870

SOLD

Ileana Grimm

Dex & Eddie Mood

acrylic on canvas

32.75" x 27.5"

845

Ileana Grimm

Living on edge

acrylic on canvas

29" x 24.62"

770

Ileana Grimm

Leave your mark

acrylic on canvas

34.5" x 27"

845

SOLD

Ileana Grimm

Losing my patience

acrylic on canvas

34.5" x 27"

895

Ileana Grimm

Nonconformist

acrylic on canvas

28.75" x 23.5"

770

Ileana Grimm

Pearl doesn't give a damn

acrylic on canvas

32.5" x 27.62"

820

Ileana Grimm

Test

acrylic on canvas

34.5" x 26.75"

845

Ileana Grimm

Well hung

acrylic on canvas

32.5" x 28.5"

795

Every Time I Pass This Barn

Acrylic on wood panel

12 x 16 inches

Please call for pricing 416-463-7264

Spring Quilt

Acrylic on wood panel

24 x 24 inches

Please call for pricing 416-463-7264

The Barn

Acrylic on wood panel

14 x 18 inches

Please call for pricing 416-463-7263

Winter Ends

Acrylic on wood panel

12 x 16 inches

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Agricultural Landscape

Acrylic on wood panel

20 x 21 inches

Please call for pricing 416-463-7264

The Blue Barn

Acrylic on wood panel

23 x 31 inches

Please call for pricing 416-463-7263

At The End of the Field

Acrylic on wood panel

24 x 30 inches

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Treeline in Winter

Acrylic on wood panel

17 x 48 inches

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Lac Des Deux Montagnes

Acrylic on wood panel

48 x48 inches

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Broken Ice

Acrylic on wood panel

48 x 48 inches

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Agricultural Patchwork

Acrylic on wood panel

48 x 72 inches

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Lora Moore

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Blue Skies Ahead

Lora Moore

Photograph

23”x23”

525

Couch Potatoes

Lora Moore

Photograph

23”x23”

525

Emotional Baggage

Lora Moore

Photograph

23”x23”

525

Flocking Freedom

Lora Moore

Photograph

23”x23”

525

Keeper Of Keys

Lora Moore

Photograph

23”x23”

525

Lora’s life experiences have brought her to a place where she finds herself driven to create art about who she is, what moves her and what she feels. Her beautiful and dramatic works are filled with personal energy and emotion.

After the traumatic loss of her mother at the young age of twelve Lora suppressed most of her thoughts and feelings until she picked up a camera in her late thirties. Often building sets by hand to create intimate, emotive and evocative self portraits, or plunging below the water’s surface, she creates images that reflect ideas and emotions that viewers are drawn to regardless of their personal journeys.

Her images have an intentional painterly quality that gives her work a distinctive yet unique look, often blurring the lines between painting and photograph.

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Peter Andrew Lusztyk

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Stamp

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Photograph

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Canadian Centennial One Cent

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Photograph

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Canadian Two Dollar Bill

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Photograph

TTC Subway Token

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Photograph

American Single

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Photograph

I try to make things that are amazing. That's really the goal. Photography for me is the process of turning ordinary or overlooked things into something that causes you to pause and examine and make your eyes explode because it's so incredibly beautiful. I want to take you there I want to show you - I want to make you see the world the way I see it.

Peter Andrew Lusztyk b.1982 - Freelance photographer since 2009.

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Michelle Vella

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Elton John “Rocket Man”

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Sophia Loren

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Leonard Cohen

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Elvis

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Cher

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Audrey Hepburn

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Charlie Watts

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Jackie Kennedy

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Keith Richards

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Paul McCartney

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Iris Apfel 2015

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Marilyn On Blue

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Andy Warhol

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Frida Kahlo

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Bob Marley

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

George Harrison

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Brigitte Bardot

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

John Lennon

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Marilyn On Pink

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Ringo Starr

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Basquiat Tom Ford

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Albert Einstein

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

PIcasso

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Ricky

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Peggy Sue

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Iris In Stripes

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Bowie

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Gord Downie

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Dianna Ross Woman In Gold

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Katherine Hepburn

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Mick Jagger

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Princess Diana

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Twiggy

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Janet Leigh “Scream”

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Pretty Eyes

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

Prince

Michelle Vella

Limited Edition Print

20”x20”

400

MICHELLE VELLA

is a contemporary POP Portrait artist that has fun with her colourful WIDE BIG EYES signature style, making people smile, while telling the story of her subjects through words and symbols interwoven into each portrait.

In 2015, at the young age of 50, Michelle had a plan to sell her graphic design business to pursue something more creative. It had been 30 years since studying Fine Arts, and she started to paint again finding her big eye style. Posting a portrait to instagram everyday, she quickly caught the eye of W Magazine and the NY fashion scene.

Just months into her new career as an artist, Fashion designer and icon Diane von Furstenberg discovered Vella on Instagram, asking to purchase Vella’s BIG EYE portrait of DVF, which is now part of Diane’s art collection at the DVF Fashion House in NYC.

Michelle’s brand is on fire, painting non-stop, while designing a new WIDE BIG EYES women’s clothing line set to debut on The Shopping Channel’s (TSC) “Style Matter’s with Jeanne Beker” this April 4th.

Michelle believes anything is possible, “go after your dream, make it bigger, work hard, create opportunities, stay positive, be confident, smile and always grateful.

Michelle Vella has been featured on CNN Style, The MARILYN DENIS Show, City Line, and in Harper’s BAZAAR Thailand, W Magazine, FASHION Magazine, City Life, and ELLE CANADA.

Michelle is based in Toronto, Canada

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Ileana Grimm

SINCE 1986 the world has laughed with Grimm on dozens of products and original art. Throughout her career, she has developed a distinct style; signified by her use of opaque, primary colours, bold black lines and playful visual metaphors.

Following a very successful relationship with US based S2 Art operating seven Jack Galleries in Las Vegas, Grimm's work is art that is true to its roots, full of life and vibrant. Internationally known, Ileana creates humorous pop art and her vision and interpretation of the world provoke thought, with her energy bouncing right off of her canvasses. Whether it’s the humour, the bold colours, a love of her characters, or an appreciation of the pop art genre, people of every age are drawn to the artwork of Ileana Grimm.

Ileana continues to grow as an artist through her unique acrylic paintings and through licensing of i.grimm characters. Her pop art style is no secret to corporate Canada. Her work has been commissioned by the likes of the Toronto Stock Exchange, The Ontario Science Centre, The National Capital Commission, McMaster University, and Casino Rama to name a few. They were all drawn to her bright, bold, inimitable strong original style that has captivated Grimm followers for years.

Animal Testing

Bar Exam

Don't Give A Damn

Out Standing In My Field

Not In The Mood

Stock Exchange

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Dave MacVicar

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Pallets

Dave MacVicar

Photograph

Sentinels

Dave MacVicar

Photographer

Ties

Dave MacVicar

Photographer

Pay Per View

Dave MacVicar

Photograph

Shallow Grave

Dave MacVicar

Photographer

Trinity

Dave MacVicar

Photographer

Remnant

Dave MacVicar

Photograph

Steel Span

Dave MacVicar

Photographer

Dave MacVicar is a Canadian fine art photographer who currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.

Dave discovered his passion for photography when he purchased his first camera for the sole purpose of filming a music video. Dave always had an interest in studying photography, and with camera in hand, his curiosity led him outdoors where he began photographing his surroundings. During this period of learning the technical aspects of photography and experimenting with different styles, Dave found himself drawn to the intimacy of landscape photography.

With landscapes and seascapes as his primary focus, Dave’s fascination with symmetry and minimalism began to impact the evolution of his work. Traditional landscape photographs were eventually replaced by long exposure black and white images that are free of any unnecessary distractions. This style of photograph has become a signature part of Dave’s current work. In addition to his landscape and seascape images, Dave has also been focused on photographing architecture in a similar fashion. Many of Dave’s images have received international recognition and have garnered awards in several international competitions.

Whether he’s revisiting a familiar location minutes from home or exploring new territories abroad, Dave’s commitment to making great photographs is relentless.

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Laurie McGugan

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Chief Guns

Lorie McGugan

Photograph

YMCA

Lorie McGugan

Photograph

Jeannie Pappas

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Ali-Corn Fairie

Jeannie Pappas

Ceramic Sculpture

Porcelain, Underglaze, Rutile Wash,

Gold Luster

More Fairies

Jeannie Pappas

Ceramic Sculpture(s)

Porcelain, Underglaze, Rutile Wash

7 x 150.00 (wall pieces)

Sarah Dolls and Max Dolls

Jeannie Pappas

Porcelain, underglaze, Rutile Wash

6 x 180 (wall pieces)

Bio

Jeannie Pappas is a Toronto-based ceramic artist. She attended Sheridan College, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), and is a graduate of The Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) where she received numerous awards. She has exhibited across Canada and the US. Her works can be found in private collections internationally.

Artist Statement I grew up in Cabbagetown, one of Canada’s most diverse neighbourhoods, the youngest of four children of immigrant parents. This became the ground of my experience: a world of individuals torn between the safety of community and the quest for freedom through assimilation. It is from within this space that I seek to expose the interplay of the familiar and the hostile other.

My work reflects the condition of uprootedness and estrangement. It probes the search for meaning and identity within the shadows of the strange and bounded by disruptive narratives of normalcy and belonging. It explores the left-behind refugees, rejects, and delinquents who are drawn to the very norms that have cast them out, characters who reside within a homeless space between past and future, self-possession and alienation, assimilation and native fealty.

Working with porcelain clay with light washes of underglaze, my figures suggest narratives of tension: between body and mind, play and drudgery, the grotesque and the beautiful. Both individual and archetypal, these figures repel and attract, giving grace to the human made monstrous by conventions that shun in order to preserve the purity of their systems. In each I invite viewers to write their own stories, to reflect on their masks and their own Janus-faced identities.

Jordan Nahmias

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Lego Soldiers

Jordan Nahmias

Photograph

Revert’s Tires

Jordan Nahmias

Photograph

Paratrooper

Jordan Nahmias

Photograph

The Desert Inn

Jordan Nahias

Photograph

Pogs

Jordan Nahmias

Photograph

Jordan Nahmias is a Toronto-based photographer. Jordan's work spans a wide range of interests - traditionally focusing on travel and "found object" work, Jordan's current series moves toward nostalgia - the capturing of images of our youth and past.

The current "Toys" series is a memorialization of toys from Jordan’s collection which he, and many of his generation, looks at with a sense of familiarity and, in many cases, profound

Vanessa McKernan

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At The Table

Vanessa McKernan

oil and pencil on mylar | 2015

SOLD

The Last Of The Fruit

Vanessa McKernan

oil and graphite on mylar

36 x 48 inches

3000

Catching Flowers

Vanessa McKernan

oil and pencil on mylar

SOLD

Two Together

Vanessa McKernan

oil and graphite on mylar

24 x 24 inches

1100

In Conversation

Vanesssa McKernan

oil and pencil on mylar | 2013

SOLD

Vanessa McKernan received her Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Studio Art from Concordia University in 2006. In the year of her graduation she was also awarded the Cecil Buller - John J.A. Murphy Scholarship for Drawing. McKernan has exhibited within Canada, the United States and Central America. She lives in Toronto and works out of a studio located in the city’s Historic Distillery District.

“When I watch people in the world I wonder about how they got to be who they are. I wonder about their stories. I think about the pieces that make up the masks they put on and which of these masks they wear as they gather together, or sit alone. I wonder about my own masks too.

My paintings are narratives sewn together from pieces of stories; some personal, some universal, some completely fictional. I like to play with colour, decorative pattern and mark-making. I try to let myself give in to silly pleasures like (lately) the urge to draw flowers and make stencils. Somewhere between trying to tell a story and being playful the painting begins to take on a narrative all its own. This for me is the height of creative expression. When a piece is no longer confined to your intentions for it. When the work and the story truly become bigger than you.”

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Marni Grossman

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Authenticity

Marni Grossman

Limited edition pigment print

39 x 24

1000 print only

Ferris Wheel Christmas

Marni Grossman

Limited edition pigment print 24 x 24

975 framed

600 print only

Shee

Marni Grossman

Limited edition pigment print 24 x 24

975 framed

600 print only

Brighton Beach

Marni Grossman

Limited edition pigment print 24 x 24

975 framed

600 print only

Friendship

Marni Grossman

Limited edition pigment print 24 x 24

975 framed

600 print only

The Bike

Marni Grossman

Limited edition pigment print 24 x 24

975 framed

600 print only

Exposed

Marni Grossman

30 x 20

Limited edition pigment print

800 print only

Sea Haze

Marni Grossman

Limited edition pigment print 24 x 24

975 framed

600 print only

Unveiling

Marni Grossman

Limited edition pigment print 35 x 24

1250 framed

900 print only

Drawn to esthetics at a young age, Marni was compelled to pick up a camera and begin to document what she saw. Launching a career in the film and television industry in 1979, she amassed 25 years of experience, credits and a respected reputation. But in 2003 Grossman travelled to West Africa to photograph a group of drummers and, there, she turned her camera towards the extraordinary she found in ordinary life. Since then Marni has endeavored to become a student of what is elusive and beautiful in the real and the natural.

The mystery and magnitude speak to her: sunlight paints the landscape a different hue at every moment; constantly changing weather leaves it's footprint on every blade of grass; an impassive mountain range breathes and subtly shifts. On the west coast of this continent, Grossman pointed her lens into the mist of Big Sur; in B.C. she was awed by Canada's Great Bear Rainforest and the fragility and nobility of it's indigenous bears, particularly the sacred and illusive White Spirit Bear, whose habitat is threatened. It is difficult and painstaking to capture such images but it is her aim to engage with and photograph what is ephemeral, evolving, endangered, innocent, dangerous and beautiful.

In this vein, Marni has also explored the abstract elements she finds, to record what is primary and naturally occurring in shape, colour, texture, light and shadow. Human sensibility depends on the existence of such beauty; on the possibility of encountering what takes our breath away and reminds us of our own vulnerability. Mani photographs not just with her eyes but instinctively from her heart, and with a desire to preserve - in the frame as well as in the landscape - the tenuous magnificence of places where not many people get to walk. Grossman's work as a photographer is less about composing the shot and more about becoming a medium for the fleeting canvases of art she finds around her. In her latest works, Grossman has moved into an expression of herself beyond where she has tread... exuding passion and movement in a still and ever so silent moment.

Marni is devoted to the environment and is printing using sustainable papers.

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Tammy Ratcliff

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Brown Daisy

Tammy Ratcliff

Brown Daisy, edition of 15
drypoint & chine colle

6"x12". - 225

Burning Bush Berry

Tammy Ratcliff

Burning Bush Berry, edition of 20
drypoint & chine colle

6"x12" - 225

Butterfly and Berries I

Tammy Ratcliff

mixed mono print & chine colle

18"x18" - 725

Butterfly and Berries II

Tammy Ratcliff

mixed mono print & chine colle

18"x18" - 725

Golden Bush

Tammy Ratcliff

monoprint & chine colle,

6"x6" - 200

Mountain Ash Berry, edition of 10

Tammy Ratcliff

lithograph & chine colle

18"x24" - 625

Ranunculus Sticks, edition of 10

Tammy Ratcliff

lithograph & chine colle

18"x24" - 625

The Tired Conversation

Tammy Ratcliff

edition of 25, etching/chine colle

18"x24" - 625

Butterfly and Berries III

Tammy Ratcliff

mixed mono print & chine colle

18"x18" - 725

Gold Lilac Panicle, edition of 10

Tammy Ratcliff

lithograph & chine colle,

18"x24" - 625

Nasturtium Tangle, edition of 10

Tammy Ratcliff

lithograph & chine colle

18"x24" - 625

Small Vine, edition of 18

Tammy Ratcliff

drypoint & chine colle

9"x3" - 150

The Neighbours I

Tammy Ratcliff

etching, edition of 10

15"x19" - 350

Dahlias

Tammy Ratcliff

edition of 25, 2 plate etching & chine colle

12"x12" - 350

Lily of the Valley & Ladybird

Tammy Ratcliff

etching, chine colle

12"x12" - 300

Peony Bud, edition of 12

Tammy Ratcliff

drypoint relief & chine colle

6"x12" - 225

Softly, Softly Tripping,

Tammy Ratcliff

mixed monoprint, 24k gold leaf

18"x18" - 825

The Neighbours III, edition of 20

Tammy Ratcliff

etching & chine colle

12"x12" - 350

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Tammy Ratcliff was born in Toronto in 1966. She studied printmaking at BealArt in London, Ontario and has been printing since her first class there in 1990. She lives in Guelph with her husband, artist Chris Ahlers, and works at her printmaking practice in her studio in the Trafalgar Building downtown. Sometimes her time is spent at Wyndham Art Supplies in downtown Guelph, which she runs with her husband.

Her work has shown extensively in group and solo shows, including: SHIFT- Environmentally Responsible Print Practice exhibition at McMaster Museum of Art in Hamilton; Print City: Detroit; Art Toronto with Open Studio; World Washi Summit, and Printopolis, Toronto, and most recently Memento, works from a month- long residency in the Norwegian arctic at Renann Isaacs Contemporary Art.

Tammy has received provincial grants and various awards for her artwork since first exhibiting in 1993 and was awarded third prize in Open Studio’s National Printmaking Awards in 2010. Her work is included in numerous private, public and corporate collections, including: the Dan Donovan Collection at St. Michael’s; Stratford Gallery; Art Gallery of Guelph; Ernst & Young, and Idea Exchange. Tammy has travelled with her work, notably to residencies at Frans Masereel Centrum in Belgium, Spark Box Studios in Picton, Ontario, Prima Ink at Troms Fylkeskultursenter in Tromsø, Norway and recently spent time in Japan researching paper making and visiting a fifth generation papermaker.

Hazel Ling

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Earth & Water 1

Hazel Ling

Photograph

Earth & Water 5

Hazel Ling

Photograph

Earth & Water 2

Hazel Ling

Photograph

Earth & Water 6

Hazel Ling

Photograph

Earth & Water 3

Hazel Ling

Photograph

Earth & Water 9

Hazel Ling

Photograph

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Bio

Hazel was born in Amsterdam shortly after her parents migrated there from China. Although she was raised in Holland the Chinese cultural influence on her was huge. Her cultural duality has shaped who she is today, how she sees things and the way in which she expresses herself in photography. Unconsciously the serenity, harmony and imaginary of Chinese art, combined with her awareness of western art have left an impression in her photographic style.

From an early age, she started to play with compact cameras and loved going through her mum’s black and white studio portraits from the sixties. Later she discovered the SLR cameras and found she could play with different objectives, combining apertures and shutter speeds and this opened up a whole new world to her. However, for a long time photography remained a much loved hobby and she chose to study Business Economics and worked internationally in the financial industry for a decade. When the right time came she decided to follow her passion for photography at the Photo Academy in Amsterdam. Shortly after beginning there, The Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam approached her to create an artwork to cover a huge wall, 7 meters long. During this process, which took more than a year, she was guided by her mentor. Her first international exhibition was in 2015 at Arta Gallery, located in Toronto’s historic district, during the most prestigious curated Photo Festival (Contact Photography Festival) in Toronto. As a result of her association with Arta she got in contact with another Toronto Gallery, who also exhibited her work. Following on from this she continues to present her work both in The Netherlands and internationally. She has participated in many other festivals and art fairs including the Affordable Art Fair and was nominated for the ‘Rabo Ontdekt Talent Prijs’. She has also exhibited in Museums such as Hilversum Museum and Museum de Fundatie.

Artist Statement

As a fine art photographer, I allow my intuitive sense of direction to unfold and for spontaneity and improvisation to dominate my choices. I often start with a raw concept and it’s the subject, my surroundings and state of mind that inspires my creative process. Photography allows me and makes me feel safe to let go of all constraints and just let things happen. I love to challenge the rules of photography, to break away from expectations and push assumed boundaries out of my way. Photography helps me to quieten my analytical, controlling side and nurture my intuitive free spirit.

I’m driven by the desire to mould colours, light and movement. Layering light with motion and transposing the imagery through a motion blur allows me to create an abstract reality. Playing with the blurred line between photography and painting, reality and the imaginary excites and inspires me. My photography creates compositions where the internal and external worlds collide and where reality meets the imaginary. When I photograph I feel like I am painting with the camera, using the camera as the brush and my surroundings as paint.

For me Photography is a meditative process, providing me with the opportunity to be fully mindful within the moment. It’s a playground where I explore life and come to a deeper understanding of myself. In this process I allow myself to see a new reality. Through my artwork I aim to evoke curiosity in others and allow them to look deeply into these images and find their own reality and emotions in my work.

Simone Guimaraes

Simone Guimaraes

Orangutan

36 x 36 inches

Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel 2018

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Simone Guimaraes

Panda

36 x 36 inches

Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel 2018

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Endangered Species: A Tribute to Andy Warhol - Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel (2018)

In 1983, And Warhol created a series of ten colour screenprints that portrayed endangered animal from around the world entitled Endangered Species. Decades later, eight still remian on the endangered species list. This series by mixed media artist Simone Guimaraes, is a tribute to a great artist and to these beautiful creatures still in desperate need of our support to survive.

Since 2016, ten percent from sales of the artist’s work is donated to organizations around the world in support of wildlife, nature and humanitaria causes.

Dimensions Custom Framing & Gallery has partnered with the artist in support of the Orangutan Foundation International (Orangutan) and WWF (Panda), as they continue to work to protect these vulnerable creatures.