Balance Rising

That is the title of this small piece I did for Heartbeats For Africa. If you can, you should go, its a worthy cause. I am happy to be able to contribute.

Opening pics

Here are some pics from our opening. All photography by the wonderful Skye Hohmann.
Also check out another project I'm working on http://acofo.blogspot.com/













Food by Grant with much help from Skye. Many thanks to all who helped and attended.

Upcoming Exhibition

Nomads No More

On Thursday December 17^th the stark white walls of the DeLeon White Gallery will be the backdrop to the gleaming dance and layered tension of Aleksandra Rdest’s explorations of abstract archetype and the fierce reverberations of Sarah Hillock’s red back drops and sacred aurochs.

This is a show that would be best summed up as a marriage of sensations not unlike eating vast quantities of bitter chocolate and sweet chilis. The one sensation growing so strong one can no longer stand it becomes the place of comfort from which one may experience a new disparate sensation. Layer on layer of experience and emotion intermingle within these works. The joy and the pain, with the common sense to temper them both with critical humor, is evident along with the hard won chops that are needed to express these kinds of nuance.

Original compositions by Grant Curle (strings) and Roberta Hunt (piano) will be the musical fair for the evening. Keeping in line with the nomadic feel the spectrum will vary from Tango and Jazz to Roma melodic improvisation.

Foods on the table and the drinks in the back, we hope to see you there.

Opening Thursday December 17, 2009 6-9pm

DeLeon White Gallery

1139 College Street West Toronto

Exhibition continues to December 19 (three days only!)

Check out my website for some images of the new work.

Morning on the Bruce

Last Sunday morning Sasha and I went for a little hike on the Bruce Trail at Mono Center. Wonderful looping trails.

Flashback

Aidan McNeill recently sent me these great pics she took in the school/studio in Pouch Cove. This would have been summer 2007; G is helping me glue finished paintings on panels onto frames before they were shipped off to an exhibition.

In the Studio

Just in case you were thinking it was all fun and fungi over here; here's a couple detail shots of a painting I am working on right now.

tee hee!

Hike on the Bruce

Frosty Morning on the Farm

I had to throw this last pic in; Sash is presumably resting/hiding in there, but the cat is still stalking her:)

New Paintings

Emergent Tenacity
56 x 40 inches

Bright Shadow
40 x 56 inches

Flying and Canoeing

Thanks again Ann and Keith for an unforgettable weekend!