"To Prince Edward Island"
This painting by Alex Colville is probably one of his most famous and gives you a good idea of his realistic style with a haunting edge. This one was done in 1965 with Colville's wife Rhoda as the model. There was a large reproduction of this work outside the exit from the show at the AGO where they had a set of binoculars available for you to use and have your pic taken in front of it - people loved this!
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This is the painting I think of when I think of Colville.
This sounds like a fun way to involve the viewer into this painting.Wonder what she was looking at back in '65? The Beatles?
I think this one is fantastic!
I love it! Almost looks like a photograph! Glad you like your flamingoes. The darn things started singing "Jingle Bells" a couple of days ago and now won't quit!
Fantastic painting and I love the idea of the photo op at the end.
i'm not familiar with his works, but that's pretty cool!
This one and the Horse & Train painting are the first works by Colville that come to mind when I think of his body of work.
This is new for me. I like it. I hope you show more.
Probably the only one I know, and I like it very much!
New to me also Pat.. more please :) I find the 'realist' style of painting a little unnerving, I like a painting to look like a painting not a photograph :)
that is true art with a lot of depth and echoes
ALOHA from Honolulu
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She was a beautiful model! Thanks for the chance to learn about this artist -- I did go to Google and read about him after yesterday's post
I thought you were Pat ;)) pretty picture !!
What a nice photo. Prince Edward Island Ann of Green Gables also lived there
Love those peeps! :-) and one day I hope to visit PEI.
Loooove! I was just thinking the other day that I'd love to take a roadtrip to the Gaspé peninsula and then to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia!
I love the perspective taken by this painting and obviously the talent exhibited here is spectacular.
A touch of surrealism. Very nice!
This painting is one of my favorites!
Yes, I do like his style, RedPat. It reminds me of another artist, but I am not coming up with the name right now.
ha! I love that they encourage the viewer to participate like that!
No wonder that this is a famous painting, it is brilliant !
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