Art Talk

Drawn to the healing arts from a young age, Halina Stopyra has worked as a physical therapist and artist. She's inspired by myths, legends and history. In those stories she has found transformative powers that drive her work.

White Chair and Pears, a watercolour by Anna Krajewski, is available as a giclee print on gallery quality canvas and comes in a variety of sizes.

This original mixed media painting by Russian born artist, Vladimir Lopatin, is creatively framed on wood. The piece is wired and ready to hang. Free shipping in the GTA.

All mammals know love and these two whales in "Ocean Love" by Halina Stopyra reflect the joy of comfortable companionship in their ocean home. This original unframed work is acrylic on canvas.

Sea Change is a collaborative work by artists Lory MacDonald and Michelle Matthews. The two artists created a series of collaborative paintings that involved moving work back and forth between two studios and bringing two very different styles together to create a coherent piece of work.

This sophisticated piece by Sue Davies would find a good fit in a den or dining room where its complexity can be appreciated. Acrylic on canvas with paper collage details.

Our theme this week is Love as we count down to Valentine's Day. This beautiful watercolour and ink original painting by Halina Stopyra speaks to that feeling emotion that lies in all of us, no matter what our circumstance and binds us to each other. Love is universal; it's unconditional; it's magic.

Of all our creatures, the ones that are hurt or abandoned touch us the most. How many people find that the pets they rescue give back so much more to the one who rescued them?

You can see that this rooster thinks he’s pretty hot stuff with that strut and preen. “The Strut”, an original oil on wood painting by Michelle Teitsma, can also be purchased as a Giclee print on canvas.