Skydome Pow Wow

Sometimes I'm just blown away by the things that happen in a flash. just the other day someone commented, and asked about a piece which was displayed at the skydome. Since I never saw the piece I had no idea what to look for or where to find such an image, and then out of nowhere it pops up? what's up with that?
This appears to be a massive group of paintings done by Ritchie Sinclair for this special event held at the skydome some years back. It appears to be 28 large panels when all displayed together creates 1 bigass painting. WOW. where is this piece(s)? who has a house large enough to display this? why have I never seen or heard about this?
Thanks and to those who know more than I, please send info.

cheers to all things Sinclair.

Woodland Classic

I first posted about this Toronto based artist, and Norval Morrisseau protoge Ritchie "Stardreamer" Sinclair last year after visiting his show at the Scollard Street Gallery in Toronto. Since that time I have posted several of this artist's more recent commissions all with the help of local and international collectors who are willing to share their images with Woodland art lovers.
I checked to see if this painting might have been on Sinclair's website http://loveofspirit.com/ but no such luck. (details are not posted) The image seems familiar in some ways, I just can't seem to put my finger on it. The painting also seems to be a bit different from Sinclair's work in general, although still pure woodland art, and very well executed.
The colours in this painting almost seem to vibrate, I suppose that's part of the objective and the magic for this style of art. A part of Canadian art history.

I mentioned a while back that there was another site now up and running, which features many of Norval Morrisseaus' prints. http://morrisseauunlimited.wordpress.com/
I find great value in this type of knowledge as it further illustrates the style and beauty of all that Morrisseau created. It also clearly shows what Norval's true style was, and how best to recognize, and date it.

Cheers to all things Woodland, and keep sharing the images.

a special thanks to "anon3"

Authentic bargain

Nice to be back on the blogs after a bit of a break. Nice to see a few new sites out there promoting all that authentic stuff.

For the first time in I don't know how long, an authentic Morrisseau painting has been sold on Ebay for about 1/10 of it's true value. I just finished watching this baby sell. The seller is clearly recognized as a legit source for Morrisseau's works.

The new owner of this work has to know they got a bargain. about 2 grand plus tax and shipping.

Anyway you add it up, a deal of the decade I say.

Earlier today I met up with a buddy for a good chinwag, the Morrisseau topic came up and I told buddy the story of a guy who also got a real Morrisseau years ago for 30 bucks. You read it correct, 30 BUCKS and its a beauty.

As I have stated here before authentic Morrisseau works are out there.

Happy hunting, but use caution when parting with your cash.

Here the buyer got a deal of a lifetime.really.

Enjoy your new masterpiece.

Cheers to all things authentic Morrisseau.

U of Morrisseau

So yus wants to be a moriso xpert eh, gets dem lernin in boy or u gets to be da suker.

In real estate the term most often used is location,location,location. In the world of fine art it becomes a bit more of a challenge. Here the words should be Provenance,reputable gallery,money back guarantee. Sad that too many will find out in the near future that they should have spent more time doing their homework, and not just taken the slick word of the greasy salesman as gospel. So what will the 1000s of unhappy art buyers learn. Well for starters read the book,visit the gallery and speak to those who know what they are talking about. It really is that simple, and you end up almost certainly getting what you thought you were buying.In the event that things go wrong, you have the opportunity to get your money back, not by suing, but by dealing with reputable and ethical gallery dealers who's professional reputations are worth more to them then a few bucks. In the wild world of Morrisseau few can offer better advice than those who really knew Norval, the names have been mentioned and slandered countless times on the blogs so I thought I would mention them again in this post . KRG,Coghlan art, Ritchie Sinclair, Mark Anthony Jacobson as well as a host of others. Do remember that even the best can overlook some small detail and make an honest mistake, this should be easy to correct if new info comes out at a later date.

So what happens next in this Morrisseau saga? as mentioned before, "hang on for dear life" it's gonna be a wild one. (so I hear)

Do your homework and graduate from U of Morrisseau not U of C&P (cut & Paste)

Cheers to things Morrisseau

"So what's the deal with Sinclair"?

So what's the deal with this Sinclair guy? The speaker of truth, taking the moral high ground and interjecting the hard facts into places so dark it makes black holes look and feel like a day at chuckee cheese. The nerve of some, you know, sharing the truth and all that undesireable stuff.

Having followed this alleged mess for a while, I often wondered what could there be in it for guy's like Ritchie Sinclair and Mark Anthony Jacobson? Then it occured to me that perhaps what they speak really is the truth? otherwise these 2 would be the biggest fools since all they got for speaking out was one big pain in the ass? So is it just that these 2 are confused and never really met Morrisseau, or have his legacy in their best intrest? you tell me.
How could it be that a man would expose himself in this kind public forum, motivated only by the truth? hard to imagine seeing as humanity is generally more wrapped up and focused on the ME ME ME deal. Imagine that, all for the truth. time will tell.

Cheers to all things Morrisseau.

Morrisseau mess revealed

"put on the seatbelt and do up the chinstrap" gotta love that line.
On a serious note the whole issue surrounding the questionable style of works attributed to Norval Morrisseau seems to have gained a feverish pitch towards resolution.
It would appear that enough people, some supporters others victims have had enough and are now taking the time to bring to light the confusion of this issue.
Several of the blogs have posted solid info for the public to compare. For years only a select few worked behind the scenes hoping to address, and correct this confusion. The problem was it was mostly done with little exposure to the public. That has all certainly changed with sites like
Morrisseaubuyersbeware.com as well as Mark Anthony Jacobsons blog which have become quite the forums for facts and general comments displaying the outrage so many feel about this issue. My feeling is the the public has been introduced to quite the saga here folks, a tale which will be told for generations to come.

Cheers to all things Morrisseau.

Morrisseau. The Edwards collection

This stunning image is from the back cover of the book titled, My year with Norval Morrisseau.
Presented by London Galleries in Vancouver BC this book is filled with images from the years 1987-88. Leona Lattimer offers insight into her personal first hand accounts with Norval.
The book is written by Bonnie Edwards Kagna who details many memorable details regarding one of Canada's greatest artists, and displays a wonderful selection of classic authentic works by Norval from a very select time.
On a sad note, there appears in the market cheap knock off''s of some of these images, as with most of Morrisseau's published work's there appears to be a "second" version which some claim Morrisseau always did in a slightly different "style". Nothing could be further from the truth.
I highly recommend you pick up a copy of this very limited edition book, the limited edition version offers a very special bonus to those fortunate enough to get their hands on a copy.
Cheers to all things Morrisseau.