Painter and animator Frank Forrestall of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia has an exhibition up titled "Dark Gnosis" of his wonderful surrealist paintings at a Halifax gallery, Plan B Merchant's Co-op Space on Gottigen Street. Frank Forrestall's highly detailed and exquisitely painted works have to be seen in person!
His long time career as an animator and film maker, is reflected in the narrative and mysterious works.
Up through the end of January.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1539573-surrealist-works-haunting-images-on-display-at-gottingen-street-gallery

Robert Moskowitz new paintings exhibition at Kerry Schuss reviewed in the New Yorker Magazine October 2017

Worshiped: The Compelling Charm and History of Country Churches reviewed

http://www.annapoliscountyspectator.ca/living/worshiped---forrestalls-round-hill-studio-exhibition-about-country-churches-rural-lives-3248/

Monica Forrestall

Natalie LeBlanc Forrestall

Natalie LeBlanc Forrestall, wife of Tom Forrestall. Mother of William,
Monica, Renee, Jack, Curphey, Francis Forrestall

Tom Forrestall: A Lifetime of Sketchbooks

A wonderful video on Tom Forrestall's sketchbooks aired on CBC this week.

Tom Forrestall Video on a lifetime of sketchbooks and legacy of Natalie Forrestall

On Mother's Day, remembering Natalie LeBlanc Forrestall.

Portrait of mum, circa 1970's, hanging in family home in Nova Scotia. 

Kindly, thoughtful gaze. Mum, missed for a million reasons, every single day.

Vintage Wheels Transformed

Tom Forrestall has joined an illustrious history of well known artists, such as Andy Warhol, Roy Litchenstein, Sandro Chia, Frank Stella (painting on BMW's) who have been commissioned to paint on unusual surfaces; in dad's case on his thirty-three year old vintage Mercedes Benz SL.

Many months long project, that "was like painting 15 separate paintings", has now been completed. It will be on display and galleries and museums in the upcoming months, on a schedule being determined by Mercedes Benz.

http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-s-artist-tom-forrestall-turns-heads-with-latest-work-on-wheels-1.1717798

Photos copyright Mary O'Regan.