A Portrait of the Visual Arts in Canada

This painting captured Karen at work on her Afghanistan painting: "Shotgun Victim."

As Karen and I ventured into the process of creating her life story for 'The Portrait', she was forthright in revealing t...

Taken at the unveiling of the public display of 'The Official Painting of Governor General, Michaelle Jean (right). Governor General...

Her work has also been featured on several Canada Post stamps over the years, including her most famous print, Enchanted Owl. Ashevak ...

When an institution becomes fundamental to a culture's creative well-being, we easily forget the vision and determination needed to...

National Gallery of Canada Lady with Dog 17th c. Quebec Sorry for not providing the artist's name with this one. I would have do...

Margit Sampogna's classical still life rendering of urn with fruit, nuts and garlic is a striking painting done in the classical st...

Born in Denmark, Margit (nee Andersen) Sampogna emigrated to Canada with her family. They made their new home in the west end of Toront...

. Alas, 'The Portrait' had no responses to November's Name the Artwork Contest. No Winners means, that we get to keep what...

Ron provides some interesting viewpoints about his landscape painting. He touches on such concepts as painting with light and painting wat...

Ok dear readers Name this artwork, its creator, where it is located - any or all of these questions, and you could be the winner of this...

                                                          Maria (Morris) Miller. 1810-1875.  It should be no surprise that floral artist...

There are so many things about Landscape Study 10, that I find appealing. To begin, its an archetypal Canadian scene.  Its the kind of...

Mandy Budan, of Pickering On., was born in Toronto in 1964. She was born with a paint brush in her hand and she admits that she has alw...

Decorated Mi'kmaq coat Most anthropologists would agree that the development of art and culture is not just a barometer of the so...

Time is running out on November's 'Name the Artwork Contest'. Name the work, artist and where it is located - or at least on...

portrait by Irma Councill, Stratford, On. Sir Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey, a veteran of the British House of Commons, was ...