Author Archives: lesamm
Pete by Pete Persuasion
Initial Public Offering refers to the exhibit of paintings by Pete Smith at the Station Gallery, Whitby, ON. The financial trade of objects is implicit in the title and references … Continue reading
William Powhida does Painting
From the New American Painting review, by Trevor Spaulding @ Painting in L.A, about William Powhida, Bill by Bill, @ Charlie James Gallery, L.A. and the trailer below. The cynical artist takes … Continue reading
Figuration Feminine (FR)
I could see spending many hours at Figuration Feminine. Now this should put to rest or at least add to the substantial list of women artists/painters, for the … Continue reading
Re-searching the Early Renaissance
Given a gift of a tour over the weekend; paintings on wood pieces from buildings of devotion, and home, from Florence, Italy, 14th century are at the AGO, Toronto. This … Continue reading
Family, Friendships, Groups, and Collections
In the local public gallery, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, there is a significant female painter legacy and the gallery will and has exhibited more women artists work than most galleries it … Continue reading
The History of Books about Painting History
3 more books in my collection, and I’m trying to read all at the same time, with short spans of reading, speed reading, and flipping through sections. I’m … Continue reading
Canada’s Canons
Hurtig Publishers, Alberta: Edmonton, 1983. Of 3 (or 4) books, which are survey’s of art work and artists and considered those to write the canon of Canadian Art, this is … Continue reading
Stockholm & Hilda af Klint
The paintings by Hilda af Klint, 1862-1944, completed from 1907 to 1930s-40s, are completed with as much as 4 years in between where she painted nothing. One of her first … Continue reading
The More I stack the Less I read
The tipping point may have happened in my sometimes very busy life. It happened when perusing The Art Stack recently. Sitting down to take the time to read reviews, articles … Continue reading
