SALES ARE UP, GALLERY AT THE PORCH DOOR
"July sales at the gallery are up and lots of new visitors too. Woohoo!
[We’re all wilting in Ontario but with those thick 1830’s limestone walls] the porch gallery is cool inside. Visitors often comment on that when they step inside. At the moment there are lots of locally inspired Kingston landscapes in the gallery to choose from. Or if that's not your thing, other small art pieces from a variety of fantastic artists make unique one of a kind gifts and personal treasures. Summer is sizzling but you don’t have to at the Gallery at the Porch Door!"
—Sally Chupick, owner
Gallery at the Porch Door
Here are two of my works from my collection Framed Wood Postcards, that are now at the Gallery at the Porch Door. They are professionally framed with 8 ply mats, conservation glass and environment friendly wood frames.
La Pedrera, is the pin wheel quilt pattern. I sketched the pattern from a marquetry floor in Gaudi's apartment building La Pedrera, in Barcelona. I chose blue, blue and more blue for the water and sky of the Costa Brava. Do you see how the pattern spins, just like children's summer pin wheels?
La Pedrera 13.75 x 15. 75 glazed size
navy wood frame
French Windows III, blue, green, orange, pink, purple, red and yellow. There's no limit to the colours for the French window and door paint colours that I photographed while in Provence. Can you find the French Navy jersey stripe or the French flag?
French Windows III 13.75 x 15.75 glazed size
aubergine wood frame
THE 10TH ANNUAL ORIGINAL SQUARE FOOT SHOW
Get Your Party Clothes Ready, Come Celebrate AWOL’s Tenth Anniversary
AWOL Gallery celebrates the very special Tenth Anniversary of The Original Square Foot Show. Since its inception in 2003, The Annual Square Foot Art Exhibition has become one of the most Exciting Art Shows for Artists and Collectors alike.
Collect Visual Art by New and Established Artists with more than 600 Artists and over 1500 pieces of art.
This is my eighth consecutive year participating in this show (2005 - 2012.) Please do drop by and say hello to the AWOL gang: Dale Thompson, Edmund Law, Nurit Basin, Pamela Rosales, Paul Robert Turner, Sandra Tarantino, Ross Bonfanti and the AWOL affiliated artists.
Come to the Party to get your first choice on the art. See what I've got hanging in the show!
AWOL @ Twist Gallery, 1100 Queen Street West, Toronto (just west of Davenport)
Square Foot Tee Shirt, 2006, collection of Janice Colbert
The Press and Collectors Evening Gala
Friday August 3, 7 - 10 pm.
Ticketed Event in support of Daily Food Bank and Arts for Children & Youth
Artists Evening Reception
Saturday August 4, 7 - 11 pm
Free Admission
Striking Gold
On the weekend I went shopping for heritage wood ironing boards. It is a frustrating experience because I never know if I’m going to find anything ‘good.’ The boards are rough, stained, burned and a little cupped from their decades of exposure to steam. When I do come across an ironing board I face the double challenge of deciding whether it is good enough to work with for a painting support and yet I don’t pass on them hastily because I don’t know when I will find another one.
detail of the condition of the wood
As my inventory grows I find that I relish taking on any that I find.
This time I struck gold. I found five ironing boards, two at a garage sale that are quite down on their luck, one in a barn and two others (one with a stripped bolt) at antique markets in the country side north of Toronto.
two washed ironing boards
I take them to my 'outdoor studio' (the cottage) where they begin their new life as archival painting supports. The first step is to give them a good vacuüm with my shop vac and then a thorough wash with the garden hose and wood soap to remove all the grime that has accumulated. The last step is to sand them and then they are ready to move indoors to my studio.
