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ARTMICHAEL GALLERY CLOSED

Last Friday marked the final termination of the

AMG @
579 Gerrard Street East
Toronto Ontario

Due to collapsing economy and money going up in flames,

rumor has it the AMG is skipping town to hit the streets

to a block near you. Keep your eyes on the lookout.

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Meanwhile there's been talk about a MICHAEL MONTHLY.

ALSO. Recently spotted was AMG artists and patrons at last

thursday's FLEA MARKET:

John Barry left, D Dogg Zavala right.

D Dogg chills out, John does a jig.

Hot ticket items include antique cell phones,

a BFA for 80 dollars,

and hungry drawings-

on the back of Ritz Cracker boxes.

rene magritte

if you go to www.google.com you'll see a rene magritte inspired "google picture"
today was his birthday, november 21. i didn't know that until today.
which is weird cause out of randomness the other day my boss was telling me
about how paul simon of simon and garfunkel wrote a song called:

rene and georgette magritte with their dog after the war
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCNKz1VTSh0

anyway
-L.

check this out. the decob art show made it to hong kong.
if you look carefully you can see my bag on the far left,
top bag, behind the bottom left corner of the red square.

OOOOOOOUUUUUUU.

;)

THEMAJORMETROPOLITANCLASSICCSS

New pics from the show. Below is the
trophy:

FACES WANTED

I'm looking for faces to put in my new painting. So. If you
want to be immortalized in paint and color, send me a
picture of yourself looking at me to lisangart@hotmail.com
Here is an example I did of myself:

It's also a good chance for you to work on your karma, AND
your face will forever be remembered when I'm dead and
famous.

Red Painting

This painting is on the color red. Strange because
I've been noticing more red in my life on a day
to day basis.

1. Yesterday I walked into pizza pizza and the
woman in front of me was wearing red from head
to toe. Red shoes, red tights, red skirt, red jacket,
and even red hair.

2. My friend told me her friend just recently got
a puppy and named it "Ruby."

3. Two people have mentioned lobster on seperate
occasions.

4. In biology class my teacher brought up cyanobacteria
and the red tide effect.

5. On the news just the other day there was a study on
the color red and its effect on men.

Prepare for a spicy picture.

Guess what I was for Halloween.

Close up of what's on my head:



It is a giant nose strip....



Answer: I was a blackhead.

eXHIBITING MY LATEST PAINTING @:

6-11pm

UNIT 3

An academic presentation of collected works from Toronto's Artmichael represented. Artmichael Gallery was founded in January, 2008 by Eddie Carmichael, Jon Guglioni, Lisa Ng, Brent Loftus and John Barry. Representing twelve artists worldwide, Artmichael is regarded as a pioneer in the industry of non-commercialized visual academia.The Major Metropolitan Classic will show some of the greatest works Artmichael has to offer at prices unbeatable. We invite you to join us for a joyous occassion of art, music, wine and cheer. If you have already attended an Artmichael opening, we welcome you back for another great night.Regards,The AMG Staff

PORTRAIT

I have a portrait up at work. My understanding is that it will be up there
for a month. So I guess it will be up for October. It's of Andrew who is
the most recent recipient of the Superperson Of The Month award.

375 University Ave.
M5G 2J5
416 598 4818

It's been up for a week already so I probably won't get an official
opening with snacks and all that but I'm opening the store tommorrow
so that's some kind of opening. If you happen to check it out, bring
me a snack, I'm usually pretty hungry at work.

live N pro$per

-L.

Charity Art Auction I'm In

These are the two pieces you can get for donating your
$$$$$$ to the Centre For Addiction And Mental Health:

Coffee & Donuts:



Flakes:



It's a win-win situation.

THE CARTMICHAEL

Artmichael Gallery's Nuit Blanche
Equinox Harvest Dance was a smash.
Show included work by represented
artists including a ground breaking
performance piece by the illustrious
John Barry of himself sleeping on his
couch. Unfourtunately I left before that
so I didn't get a good a picture of it. But
in my opinion the show stopper was
the Cartmichael (also by John Barry)
shown here:








Work by Brent Loftus:



Artmichael Gallery cheques to be prizes:



The gallery's kitchen:

Clover Patch

When I was 8 I found a four leaf clover with my mom in our

backyard. I've been feeling pretty lucky since then. I also

included my buddy Jim in the painting. He's the leprechaun

wearing the sunglasses and playing the harmonica. He also

often goes on and on about his Irish ancestry so I thought

it suiting.

STUFF

Today was a kickass day because after I got off
work my # 1 patron took me out for
dumplings. MMMMMMMMMmmmmm.
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One beef I have about my own blog is that
although there is a lot of art on it, there's not as
much STUFF which is confusing because it's titled,
"art AND STUFF." So here's some stuff I dug up:
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I've been reading this book my brother lent
me on the history of color. It's about where
color's come from, before people could go
and walk out to the local art store to buy them.
Ultramarine blue is dug up from stones from
Afghanistan, and ochre is from the rocky cliffs
of Australia. It also tells the stories of people
who have gone through great lengths of
preserverance and scandoulous times JUST to
get their grubby hands on a particular color
and everything that it represents.

Like Red:
Red comes from these beetle-like bugs
called cochineals. Although my favorite
color often changes, my first true love was
the red of raw beef and my love for it will
forever remain unchanged. Because all my
love for the other colors stem from the first.

This is my beloved book:



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Also I found this pretty spider web on my kitchen
sill a couple days ago. It's beeautiful:

Queen West Art Crawl

Hello folks. Autumn's on the horizon and I'll
be hauling my newest and greatest to the show.
Hope to see you there.
Rain or shine.

Peace be with you.

RED HELMET

Today I was feeling distracted. Early this
morning at the store I work at, a guy stole
something and ran out the store. I'm not
sure what he took, but my boss ran after
him. I guess it was neat to see someone
run after someone else under that
particular type of circumstance.

Anyway, I've been keeping myself busy by
finishing up the helmet I've been working
on. It's of a guy on a bike wearing a helmet,
and on top of his helmet, his helmet is also
wearing a helmet:

He emerges from a dragon's mouth that
comes from a house with a great
big roof.

Along the way he rides by the Parthenon,
through the ocean, the Leaning Tower
of Pisa...

He rides through the snow covered
mountains, pass the daisy patch, through
Brazil,


Has a couple of epiphanies along the way,
through the storm, onto some Lily Pads,
and over the moon,

Through a field of crop circles, and under
some clouds...

Been a productive day although disturbing.

Junction Arts Festival

Open up autumn with an art show.

See the colors bee 4 they touch the leaves,

A family fun affair:

Watch the language and dress appropriately,

X-rated content hidden and minimal.

Group art show I'm in at:

The Academy Of Realist Art

2968 Dundas Street West

Gallery Hours:

Wed. Sept. 3-----7-9pm

Thurs. Sept. 4---10am-5pm

Fri. Sept. 5------11am-9pm

Sat. Sept.6------11am-9pm

Sun. Sept.7------12pm-6pm

SUMMER SHOWCASE @ WHIPPER SNAPPER GALLERY

I have 5 paintings in a group show!

WHIPPER SNAPPER GALLERY
587A College Street
Toronto, ON

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 8pm-Midnight
My stuff is up until August 24th.

Regular gallery hours: TBD / Or email luke@whippersnapper.ca to make an appointment.

www.whippersnapper.ca

www.lisangart.com

NEW PAINTING: Cloud Nine

TRANSPOSE
is the upcoming show/art party at ArtMichael Gallery
579 Gerrard St. E. Unit 3
Toronto

Open to the public August 15, 2008 5pm - 1am.
Other viewing times are by appointment only.

Drop on in for a quick hello,
Or stay a while for a drink and a smoke.
Vote for your favorite piece before you say goodbye,
Feel free to come with a suit and tie.

18+ or with adult accompaniment,
I don't want to get into trouble so I should note:
This isn't a family affair with the X-Rated art,
But do come with an open mind and open heart.

NEWS OF VARIOUS SORTS

1. My helmet was a hit. If you scroll far down
enough on this blog, it will mention something
about a helmet show. Unfourtunately, I don't
have a picture of the back of it. It depicts two
stories simultaneously where in one story the
guy dies due to a head injury accident, and in
the other story, the same guy gets saved by
his helmet and goes to the funeral of the guy
in the other story. Anyway, the owner of it is
going on a five day biking trip out in Banff, so
get ready for cross Canada tour! I also recently
received a comission for another helmet.

2. I got accepted into the Queen West Art Crawl
on September 13 - 14, more on that later.

3. Yesterday I received a peculiar phone call from
the Art Junction Festival saying my cannibal pieces
were inappropriate for it because there are going
to be a lot of kids there, but they encouraged me
to re-submit some family friendly stuff. So I'm
hoping my new stuff will suffice. Maybe I should
check in with the picture rating association and
designate some movie ratings for these spicy pics...

SAVE THE BEST NEWS FOR LAST!!!

4. Due to the growing sucess and popularity of
ArtMichael Gallery, our resident curator/director,
John Barry has announced his decision to stay for
another term. Rumor has it AMG activity will be
in full swing for the upcoming show titled,
TRANSPOSE, exact date TBD. Word on the street
is that the organization plans to improve its
services as the top notch art gallery in Toronto
by designating smoking zones along with smoke free
zones and a publication/catalogue outlining the
history of the AMG along with a brief report on
the mysterious Pablo Jueves. So keep your eyes
on the look out!

THE GODMICHAEL:

ArtMichael Gallery presents:

THE GODMICHAEL
579 Gerrard Street East
Unit 3
Saturday, July 19, 2008
5pm-1am

With ArtMichael's portrait of The Great Saint, Saint Art
Mike, gracing our flyer, the show's going to have to live up
to overwhelming awesome expectation.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

So I've been awarded with this year's
ArtMichael Gallery Represented Artist Of
The Year Award. What an honor, well I
couldn't have done it without the help of all
of the ArtMichael Gallery artists and patrons.
So thanks everyone for your support! Many
thanks and shout outs to everyone!

The City At Dusk

It's taken me over a month to finish this painting, the

hardest part was getting the tiny people in it.

One of my favorite things to do when I get off work when

the sun is setting is to come home and sit on my balcony.

I live on the sixth floor of an apartment on a fairly busy

street and from my balcony you can see the sky turn

orange, then pink, then purple, then blue, then black. It's

like watching a candle go out in slow motion. The outcasts

of the city come out of their hiding places where they can

find safety in the dark and everyone else retreats back

home from a busy work day. If you sit there long enough

and observe closely, sometimes you can spot a vampire

stumbling onto the street with their eyes just opened,

or a werewolf about to transform.

THE GRANDMICHAEL SHOW

AND AWARDS!!!!

Unit 3 579 Gerrard Street East

Friday July 4th 5pm - Saturday July 5th 12am

The time has come for ArtMichael Gallery to

host this year's award show. Be there.