Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition – TOAE

May 7, 2012 by Justin Blayney

I have just been accepted for the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition for 2012 and  I am very excited to be part of this event. It will run from July 6-8 at Nathan Philips Square downtown Toronto and admission is free.

Please stay tuned, when I confirm my booth location at the event I will post the information here as well as in my newsletter (sign up to the right to get email updates).

The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE) is Canada’s largest juried outdoor art exhibition. Taking place every July on Nathan Phillips Square, it is one of Toronto’s most vibrant public social events, and an economic and inspirational benefit to Ontario’s creative and cultural communities. Since 1961, over 20,000 artists have shown their work at this annual art event in Toronto.

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

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April Art Newsletter

April 20, 2012 by Justin Blayney

Arts on the Credit

arts on the creditI will be at Arts on the Credit this weekend with all of my art for sale along with 30 other artists and craftsman. Arts on the Credit is an annual fine art and craft show. It is a juried, invitational event meant to provide a venue for fine artists to show and sell their exquisite work. Arts on the Credit will be held at the Waterside Inn, in the village of Port Credit, on April 21 & 22, 2012, from 11 am – 5 pm. Be sure to visit the website for further information. Please find your complimentary ticket below.

Arts on the Credit Ticket

BIG on Bloor Festival

big on bloor logoSaturday July 21st and Sunday July 22nd, 2012, from 1 to 9 pm. I will be showcasing my art at the BIG on Bloor Festival.

Bloor Street from Dufferin to Lansdowne celebrates local business, community, arts and culture with a unique community and city-building festival. The festival features hundreds of events, activities and exhibitions.

www.bigonbloor.com

In the Studio

Transitions in BrightnessDiscarded is my latest painting and will be on display at Arts on the Credit.

Experimenting with different shapes (stars) and now working with a photographer. A photo of a doll head inspired the latest painting.

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 36″ x 36″

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BIG on Bloor Festival

April 20, 2012 by Justin Blayney

big on bloor logoSaturday July 21st and Sunday July 22nd,  from 1 to 9 pm. I will showcase my art at the BIG on Bloor Festival.

Bloor Street from Dufferin to Lansdowne celebrates local business, community, arts and culture with a unique community and city-building festival featuring hundreds of events, activities and exhibitions.

www.bigonbloor.com

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New Painting: Discarded

April 19, 2012 by Justin Blayney
Discarded

I have just finished a painting which I have titled Discarded. This painting was a lot of fun as I am now exploring different shapes, and for this one I used stars to make up the pattern.

A special thank to Nils Blondon for permission to use his photograph of a Dolls Head.
discarded zoom

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I Mother Earth / The Bright Light Social Hour Concert

March 28, 2012 by Justin Blayney

I attended  the I Mother Earth concert at the Sound Academy last Friday and had a great time. They put on a great show and had a long set.

One thing that really impressed me though was the opening band “The Bright Light Social Hour“, they blew me away. I bought their CD and have listened to it over and over again that last week. Check them out on YouTube.

Here is the set list

The Mothers
Summertime in the Void
Levitate
Juicy
All Awake
We Got The Love
Earth Sky & C
0157:H7
I is Us
Like the Sun
Like a Girl
Songburst and Delerium
Good for Sule
Used to be Alright
Rain Will Fall
Another Sunday
One More Astronaut
Meat Dreams
Passenger

Encore:
And the Experience
Shortcut to Moncton

Encore 2:
Three Days Old

 

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March Newsletter

March 27, 2012 by Justin Blayney

Beaux-Arts Brampton: 5th Annual Open Juried Art Show

BAB: beaux-Arts Brampton Open Juried ShowMy latest painting “Transitions in Brightness” (see below) has been accepted at the Beaux-Arts Brampton 5th Annual Open Juried Art Show. The show will be running from Tuesday March 27 – Saturday April 21, 2012.

There will be an opening awards reception on Friday March 30 2012 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and the public is encouraged and welcome to attend.

Beaux-Arts Brampton
70-74 Main Street
North Brampton, ON L6V 1N7
Gallery Hours:
Tues-Fri Noon-6pm, Sat 9am-3pm
www.beaux-artsbrampton.com

Arts on the Credit

arts on the creditI have just been approved by a jury to participate in Arts on the Credit, which is a 2 day Arts and Crafts show in Port Credit. I will have a booth and all my contemporary artwork will be on display and for sale.

Arts on the Credit is an annual fine craft and art show. It is a juried, invitational event meant to provide a venue for the finest artists to show and sell their exquisite work. Arts on the Credit will be held at the Waterside Inn, in the village of Port Credit, on April 21 & 22, 2012, from 11 am – 5 pm.

Be sure to visit the website if you need more information and to print your complimentary ticket.

In the Studio

Transitions in Brightness is my latest painting and will be on display at Arts on the Credit.

Playing with the subtleties of yellow with the same pattern as Orange on Blue Chrome. A very bright painting to light your room.

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 30″ x 30″

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5th Annual Open Juried Art Show

March 27, 2012 by Justin Blayney

Transitions in Brightness

My latest painting “Transitions in Brightness” has been accepted at the Beaux-Arts Brampton 5th Annual Open Juried Art Show.  The show will be running from Tuesday March 27 – Saturday April 21 2012.

Their will be an opening awards reception on Friday March 30 2012 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and the public is encouraged and welcome to attend.

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Arts on the Credit: April 21 – 22, 2012

March 23, 2012 by Justin Blayney

arts on the creditI will be at Arts on the Credit with all of my art for sale along with 30 other artists and craftsman.

“Arts on the Credit” is an annual fine craft and art show. It is a juried, invitational event meant to provide a venue for the finest artists to show and sell their exquisite work. “Arts on the Credit” will be held at the Waterside Inn, in the village of Port Credit, on April 21 & 22, 2012, from 11 am – 5 pm.

Be sure to visit the website if you need more information.
Below is your complimentary ticket.
Arts on the Credit Ticket

 

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Pinterest for fun and promoting contemporary artwork

March 21, 2012 by Justin Blayney

PinterestI have just joined Pinterest and have been having fun posting my artwork and other peoples art and photos. I was surprised to see that a great many of my friends and colleagues were already on the website. Be sure to check out my pin boards and have fun re-pinning and surfing. I hope this will also turn out to be a good tool for promoting my artwork.

On a side note, you will notice a new icon on the right hand of my page for Pinterest, this icon and link is a wordpress widget named social profiles and did not contain Pinterest. Thanks to my web development experience I was able to fully modify it and add Pinterest, yaaa me!

 

 

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Yellow contemporary painting in progress

February 29, 2012 by Justin Blayney

Orange contemporary paitingBeen working on a new abstract contemporary painting which has been a vision of mine for awhile. I am getting my gradients to be much smoother, you almost can’t tell that this painting is 27 shades radiating out in pixelated squares.

I will be adding an overlay of circles, one inside each square. This will be in the same style of the Orange on Blue Chrome paintings.

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