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Field Trip Festival Highlight

So good...

Georgia O'Keeffe at the AGO

Andrew and I went to the AGO last night for the new Georgia O'Keeffe show.  I am always pleasantly surprised when I get the chance to see a well known artist who I don't know well and find that in fact there is a lot more to their work than what they're best known for. 

Jimson Weed, 1932

  The flowers are the images of O'Keeffe's that everyone knows but with good reason. This is a stunning painting and in person it draws you in and casts a spell.

Blue, 1959

 But I was not familiar with some of O'Keeffe's more abstract work. I stood in front of Blue for a long while getting lost in the depth and wishing I could dive straight in.

Pelvis III, 1944

  I knew O'Keeffe got into painting skulls but I was less aware of her series of sky views through pelvis bones.  I love the mystery and anticipation of this shift in perspective.

Lake George, 1922

 O'Keeffe's early work was much more traditionally figurative, but no less captivating.  This piece is in the collection of SF MOMA which was a extra little joy.

Lake George Barns, 1926

 I'm a sucker for old barns, I guess O'Keeffe was too cause she painted them a lot.  

East River From the 30th Story of the Shelton Hotel, 1928

I would not have picked this painting out of a line-up as a Georgia O'Keeffe.  But it is, and it's lovely.

Iconic Toronto

Derek Flack, editor and top contributor for BlogTO, wrote a great post today about iconic images of Toronto. Some of the images will be familiar to Property regulars, like Peter Doig's Don Valley image, which of course we have written about before. 

But others were new for the Property team, like this Albert Franck image - Behind Massey Street 1966. 

I was also glad to see two favourites: Kim Ondaatje's The Hearn 1974 

And William Kurelek incredible image  Balsam Avenue After Heavy Snowfall

In addition to Derek's choices there is also Christiane Pflug's 68 Cottingham 

And of course everyone knows the master himself Lawren Harris.

This is his Toronto Street, Winter Morning. Thanks Derek!

High By the Beach

Beach anyone? 

Christmas, Baby Please Come Home.

Thank you Darlene, for the best Christmas song ever!

Dayum... RIP BKS Iyengar

Around the Way

The cheap seats.

Heading out on our roadtrip.  We drove through Creemore, ON.

And Algonquin, where we saw four moose!

Took in the sites in Ottawa

Selfies!

The canal at dusk! 

Spent the afternoon in Quebec.

Arriving in Halifax.

Oh Nova Scotia, you're a beaut.

Idyllic at Peggy's Cove 

Did I, or did I not get the best lighthouse shot?  I think I did. 

On our way to PEI.

On the Ferry to the Island.

Beautiful Prince Edward Island.

It was May so it was very quite and lovely.

Red roads.

Our home in Charlottetown

Stopped in at the The Great Canadian Soap Company. 

Did some scenic driving. 

Saw a Bald Eagle!!!!!

And did the obligatory drive by of Anne's Green Gables.

More my style.

PEI is like a postcard. 

Seriously.

So is New Brunswick really. 

Happy Earth Day

Let's Give Up Winter for Lent!

Been spending most of my days across from this beauty.

Literally everyday looks like this!

  

Hasn't stopped Mas' and me from getting out into the wonderland. 

Looks like we aren't the only ones who've been making tracks!

Love Toronto

Stunning

 It hasn't been all freezing and no fun though.  Went to the AGO's February First Thursday party.  

 And yea... what they said

This month my class held our symposium at the Berkeley Church.  It was a fantastic success.

And I went for a walk past my favourite monument! 

Mason likes to show me his favourite places too.  

This is Why I Have Been Ignoring You!

One of the major projects I have been working on over the last nine months is finally here.  The conference is this coming Monday, March 3rd.  If you are interested in attending they're still tickets left which you can reserve here.  Or if you would like to support the arts, culture and heritage with a donation you can do so here.