Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Tom Forrestall retrospective opens at The McMichael Collection in Ontario

Dad has a museum opening at the end of the month at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario.

The exhibition is curated by Tom Smart, the Executive Director of the museum. 


Tom Forrestall: Paintings, Drawings, Writings

Organized and circulated by the
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

January 30 to April 25, 2010
Explore the “magical realism” of Tom Forrestall’s paintings, drawings, and journal sketchbooks by examining themes of nature and tensions between reality and the imagination. This retrospective exhibition chronicles the artist’s curious observation and exploration of his surroundings, the nature of his creativity, and the source of his visions, through his works.

Tom Forrestall (b. 1936)
Time of the Storm, 2004
egg tempera on gessoed panel
121.5 x 60.5 cm
Collection of the Artist

No comments:

Post a Comment