How precocious, as Wayne Gretzky blurts out "I know who the goalie is" that modeled for Ken Danby's "At the Crease". Like a first grader trying to gar... (more)
On Sunday, September 23, 2007 Ken Danby and his wife were canoeing canoeing on North Tea Lake in Algonquin Park, when he had an apparent heart attack. (more)
The Winchester Gallery (1010 Broad Street) has mounted an impressive show of 50 prints by the extremely popular Canadian artist Walter J. Phillips (18... (more)
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) is the most famous French sculptor you could name. His iconic images - The Kiss, The Thinker, The Burghers of Calais, Balzac... (more)
Mitsu Ikemura was born in Japan and has lived most of his adult life in Canada. Fifteen years ago he left his career as an architect and devoted himse... (more)
Emily Carr wrote throughout her whole life. In her last words, newly published as This and That, she tells us about her first journals, and her pseudo... (more)
For Emily Carr fans, this is it. Gathered in one place are 203 examples of work by and about the most important artist this country has produced. The... (more)
Maxwell Bates (1906-2006) is a constant inspiration to me. The current show of a hundred of his paintings (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss... (more)
Recently Michael Hosaluk received a $450 fine from the city of Saskatoon for installing 4 chairs on the ice in the South Saskatchewan River, which flo... (more)
Sid Barron was an artist, best known for his cartoons on the editorial pages of the Victoria Times and the Toronto Star which made wry comments on con... (more)
He goes by the name of Ice Bear. I discovered this artist when he created the three-dimensional murals on the walls of Sidney, and later when his big... (more)