David Pattee is an Ottawa-based graphic designer., artist, maker, and musician. He combines all of those elements into his work. I met him and saw his work at RAW Toronto Verve in August and I was really fascinated with how different it was from any of the other art that was there that night.
Read moreRAW Toronto Natural Born Artists: VERVE
Verve: enthusiasm or vigor, as in literary or artistic work; spirit, vivaciousness; liveliness; animation. There was a lot this in the air at The Mod Club in Toronto on August 26th. This was the third RAW show that I've attended, but my first one in the summer months.
Read moreBuilding an Art Collection
"Galactic Positivity" by Arts and Arms. I ordered this piece from Society 6
The other day I pulled out the art prints that I acquired over the past year or so. They were securely packaged and had been living on a shelf in my closet. I had good intentions to get them all framed and hung a long time ago, but you know, sometimes you get sidetracked.
Read moreOn Being Shameless: Interview with Meaghan Claire Kehoe
Meaghan Claire Kehoe is a Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo based painter, muralist and live painter. She is always busy with murals for office spaces, and commercial spaces with Starbucks ranking as her top client. She recently won the regional title of 2016 Toronto Champion for Art Battle Canada and has been taking projects live-painting for weddings and events.
Read moreBe Yourself, Then You Will Learn From Yourself: Interview with Diana Elisabeth Åström from Paper.Roll.Art
Golden Cigarettes
Artist Diana Elisabeth Åström came to Sweden when she was 9 months old. She was raised by her adoptive parents in a small town in the north called Skellefteå. When she finished high school, she moved to Oslo Norway and has been living there for the past eight years.