Could The Stars be Aligned Tonight?

Sure I like cheap entertainment – who doesn't? Like most closet readers, I'll check out my horoscope for the day every once in a while. I definitely don't live my life by the words of a head wrap Sharma, but you have to admit how uncanny the words hold some truth to them.

My Horoscope for Today: Aries: It might sound cliche, but this is definitely not the end. It's absolutely the beginning.

So I thought – wow, they did it again – wrote something that is so in sync in how might my day may roll out. I believe though, that there is some sort of bad karma in knowing the future before it actually takes place. But at least I can day dream of great things to come and dress accordingly.

Tonight is the closing show to my solo Contact 2009 show. The show its self has been rather quiet as I'm the first artist in a new (amazing) gallery space. The general public still haven't realized that the gallery exists. This of course will come in due time with lots of advertising and reputable artists hanging on the walls. I have been able to forge an amazing relation with the owner Mark Trusz, and am proud to say that I am formally represent by Trusz Gallery. I am also now the new gallery curator.

So there you have it, this show is definitely not the end, but only the beginning of great, amazing things to come!

Wind Swept Inspiration - Georgian Bay

It didn't matter how many times I clicked the heels of my little red welly's, the 50+ winds still threatened to blow me and the tents away to some place other than OZ

There is something so special about the Canadian Shield. With vast, smooth slabs of granite, covered with a multi coloured patch work of moss and lichen. Winds swirling from the cool waters of Georgian Bay. Mosquitoes and black flies nipping at your nose … eyes, ears or anything else that might be exposed! And this is how three close friends of mine and I spent our May long weekend – camping.

Our three day in-field mentoring session was one focused on early AM rises to catch the first rays of morning light. Discussing visual attributes of having strong, interesting fore-ground, mid-ground and back-ground. In search of beaver ponds and granite rock formations with windswept Eastern White Pine, all characteristics of the islands and much of the shoreline of the bay. The rugged beauty of the area inspired landscapes by artists of the Group of Seven, painters and photographers alike.

On this particular trip, I really wanted to capture the true essence of the traditional Northern Ontario scene. Finding the right composition of water, rock and tree - ever so difficult, as the typical Carolina Forests can lend to a noisy (messy) image.

Contact Continues to Amaze with Stunning Photos

May is Contact Month. 30 days of amazing images by amazing artists all through out Toronto. The city wide photography festival grows leaps and bounds every year - offering artists and art lovers visual delights. for more info on the festive .. click here..

I've been busy with my own two shows currently running simultaniously. With Elsewhen at the Charlotteroom, a group endeavour exploring abandoned treasures in and around the southern Ontario and Buffalo area's. As well as my solo show "Le Reve" at Trusz Gallery, located in the heart of Lesieville.

Le Reve May 1 - 31, 2009

Suspending moments in time that are always in flux

Trusz Gallery .....349 Carlaw Ave, Ste 305, Toronto M4M 2T1 416-452-1976

Artist Reception: May 30, 5 pm - 10 pm

Elsewhen May 1, 2009 - May 31, 2009

The Shadow Collective - Urban Exploration Series

The Charlotte Room19 Charlotte Street, Toronto 416-598-2882
Artist Reception: May 28, 7 pm - 10 pm

Sure hope to see you all at the Artist Receptions - T