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ON NOW - WEST TORONTO ART TOUR - JUNE 4 & 5 2022
SITE 11 - 33 PARKVIEW GARDENS
PONTE ROTTO oil on panel 16"x20" framed $500 - A fragment of antiquity stands peacefully in the heart of the bustling city of 2019.
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LA STREGA (Aft. P. Annigoni) oil on canvas 22"x16" framed $3000 - This is a study after Pietro Annigoni’s 1959 portrait of Patricia Rawlings, characterized “La Strega” (The Witch).
CASTEL SANT'ANGELO oil on panel 15"x19" framed $500 - Originally commissioned as a mausoleum by Emperor Hadrian, this massive structure was for centuries used as a castle and palace by the Popes. You could almost think of it as Rome's ‘Tower of London’.
DISTILLERY CHRISTMAS oil on canvas 22"x18" framed $800 - Toronto’s historic Distillery district, site of the Gooderham & Worts Distillery, is now a popular destination, especially during the annual Christmas Market.
TWO CHERRY TREES oil on canvas 17"x20" framed $400 - This is during the Cherry Blossom ‘Festival’ in High Park. No cameras were harmed in the creation of this painting.
TIBER ISLAND SUN oil on panel 18"x15" framed - $400 - It happened on my way to the Forum, literally! Crossing the island in the river I caught a glimpse of the brilliant afternoon sun.
STEPS TO THE RIVER oil on panel 18"x22" framed - $500 - Along Rome’s tree-lined Lungotevere, there are stone staircases down to the river, where you can catch a boat ride or just walk, jog or cycle to your heart’s content.
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HUMBER BLUE oil on panel 14"x18" framed - $500 - After a seemingly interminable spring of lockdown and isolation, I found relief in nature along the Humber River in the summer of 2020.
AFTERNOON AT KEW oil on canvas 26"x38" framed - FAMILY COLLECTION - On a sunny afternoon at Kew Beach in 1924, my Grampa (JYL I), my Dad (JYL II), and his older brother Jim embrace their new life in Canada.
LUNGOTEVERE MORNING oil on panel 16"x20" framed - $500 - My first ever morning in Rome! A dawn walk from our flat in Trastevere to see the Pantheon, and on the way back, I see this view from the Ponte Garibaldi.
STEPS TO THE RIVER oil on panel 18"x22" framed - $500 - Along Rome’s tree-lined Lungotevere, there are stone staircases down to the river, where you can catch a boat ride or just walk, jog or cycle to your heart’s content.
TIBER ISLAND SUN oil on panel 18"x15" framed - $400 - It happened on my way to the Forum, literally! Crossing the island in the river I caught a glimpse of the brilliant afternoon sun.
GELATO ROMA oil on canvas 21"x15" framed - $700 - This is where the taxi let us out. It’s all foot traffic from here to the famous Spanish Steps, just visible in the sunshine at the end of the street.
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FIVE O'CLOCK IN TRASTEVERE oil on panel 20"x26" framed - $1200 - It’s a busy afternoon. The five o’clock hour approaches and shadows lengthen as passersby cross in front of the Chiesa di Sant’Agata in Trastevere.
CAMPO DI FIORI oil on canvas 20"x26" framed - $1200 - A young woman musician takes a break between shows to feed the pigeons in this popular Roman piazza on a rainy evening as cafe goers and diners look on.