Tizio in una barca

12 by 16 oil on canvas, this is an iPhone picture, im pretty sure its done but you never know! I dont even have a title yet, Im thinking Tizio in una barca"

ca·thar·sis

noun \kə-ˈthär-səs\

: the act or process of releasing a strong emotion (such as pity or fear) especially by expressing it in an art form.

 These were two large unfinished  paintings that represent hundreds of hours of work. For technical reasons they were never going to be completed, destroying them was a good way to stop them from bothering me ever again...

Another 11 by 14 oil on board , this one is of a "Victorian town home" just behind the Drake hotel Queen st west

Oops!, I dropped these three 5by7 oil on board paintings to the Westmount gallery yesterday and forgot to take a good photograph of them. at least I have an I phone pic.
 they were a commission for a client through Westmount  

  12 by 12 oil on board,... New York Times Square. Rachell went to New York last year so I thought she would like this one.
 I am forced to wonder if too much colour can take away from the night time in the rain image that people like. perhaps because it is Times Square I can get away with it?...

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                                     11 by 14 oil on board, again in a loose quick style of painting.                                                                       "the Hotel Waverly"                                                      Including the comfort zone and the silver dollar, two, well... lets say interesting live music and drinking establishments , "just the right amount of seediness" its said.
 This may not be the best subject for some but, I think this important part of Toronto's history should be painted as it is soon to become a just a memory .In its place will be some cookie cutter condo high rise...