TOAE

I just came back from the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. First impression – not a lot of painting, or else paintings I didn’t think all that impressive except for a select few. I found this wierd, since I know there are quite a few really good painters in Toronto! I wonder what happened.

Here are a couple that I liked…

Kelly Grace www.kellective.com www.kellygraceart.blogspot.com

Kelly Grace, "Road Trip" mixed media 18 x 30 in.

Kelly Grace "Chocolate Milk" mixed media 15 x 20 in.

Kelly Grace "Prinsengracht" acrylic on board

Also, I like some of Elizabeth Lennie’s work, however, I wasn’t able to grab any photos . I particularly like her summer paintings. Her newer works are better. You can check her out at www.elizabethlennie.com

Cori Lee Marvin www.marvindale.c a These are the sweetest watercolours I have ever seen, and beautifully framed. They remind me a bit of Wallace Edwards’ work although I think her rendering is even better. There is one in particular that I desperately want, called “Frog Covets Cupcake”, where the cutest little tree frog with the most ridiculous grin on his face, leers over the most deliciously painted cupcake you’ve ever seen.

Cori Lee Marvin "Landing of the Spacepod" watercolours 7 x 7 2009

Cori Lee Marvin "Crow Admires Crow" watercolour 8 x 8 2009

Braden Labonte www.bradenlabonte.com I thought some of these were interesting…paintings on mylar. For certain, I noticed there were a lot of representational paintings, detailed and finicky.

Braden Labonte "Michelle" 18 x 18 in. acrylic, ink, guache on mylar 2008

Braden Labonte "Shauna" acrylic, ink, guache on mylar 2008

Brian Harvey www.brianharvey.ca I liked these. They were so simple and clean.

Brian Harvey "Orange Vinyl Chair" oil on panel 40 x 30 in.

Brian Harvey "Dundas and Howard Park" oil on canvas 24 x 36 in. 2007

P.S. I also want to mention that there were an awful lot of paintings and photographs covered in resin. I don’t really get them. There doesn’t seem to be a point to this, really, except that people love plastic, shiny things?

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July 12th, 2009

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steph

Funny, I noticed the resin thing in Ottawa when I went!! I imagine they’re more…weatherproof?

Anyway, I didn’t really love any that you showed here, except for Marvin’s. I love that stuff! I also tend to prefer watercolour, I think, and pencil as well. More soft stuff. And of course I love Jeffers. And the guy I showed you who’s here in Belleville, Brian Lorimer…

I saw the TOAE advertised in House & Home, and I think I emailed you about it. I would have expected it to be huge!

July 13, 2009 8:26 pm

admin

Ahaha (resin stuff). It appears to be the ‘in’ thing, but has been for a few years now, and I think enough already.
I was pretty disappointed this year with the exhibit. Lots of ceramics and stuff, but not a lot of anything else, and some were…I was surprised they went passed the jury, let’s put it that way. But I think Kelly Grace is a REALLY good draftswoman – her mixed media stuff are transfers from her own drawings – when I first saw them, I thought they were just photocopied transfers – and her paintings are really well done too. As for Marvin, I wanted to buy them all! Wish I had money.

July 14, 2009 5:23 pm

steph

If I had a dime for every time I’ve said that myself…I wish I had money…

July 26, 2009 2:41 pm

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