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Classic SWARM Reception
SWARM 2025 Reception – Friday, December 12, 2025 Another freezing night for the SWARM 2025, it is almost a tradition—a much younger crowd than in previous years, which was interesting. Realism also continued to dominate the art on display, with only a few pieces that avoided any associations with representation. For my money, the highlight of the show was a nice abstract work by Janice Kovar.…
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SWARM 2025 Reception
Hamilton Artists Inc., 155 James Street North, Hamilton ON. The 50th SWARM show will open this Friday, December 12th, 2025, from 7-9 pm. The hours before the holidays will be limited: Saturday, December 13th, 12-5 pm and then Wednesday, December 17th, 12-5 pm Thursday, December 18th, 12-5 pm Despite the limited days and hours, it is well worth the visit. Being an artist-focused, you can see…
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SWARM 2025
Artist, Chris Erskine at Hamilton Artists Inc. December 4th, 2025 – Today, I submitted my piece for the annual group show at Hamilton Artists Inc., located at 155 James Street North in Hamilton, Ontario. The SWARM is a great event and allows you to see whether the art community is at the moment. In recent years, it has been oriented towards figure and realism rather than abstraction. As an…
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Clarkson Mural Project - Done!
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Biggest and Brightest
16 Oct 2024 – According to Scott Sutherland, meteorologist and science writer (Weather Network), the biggest and brightest Full Moon in 17 years. On Oct 17th, the Full Moon, also known as the Hunter’s Moon, will be the biggest and brightest full moon of the year and the biggest and brightest Hunter’s Moon in the past 17 years. To celebrate this celestial event, I created “Rabbits Under Full…
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Returning to Nature
After delving into portraiture and figuration in the early 2000s, my focus shifted to exploring the essence of trees within the landscape. As we observe the natural world, it’s evident that human influence has left its mark on nearly every aspect. This prompts the question: why are certain elements placed where they are? What motivations drove those who came before us to position that tree in…
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Outdoor Painting Season Starts
Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre Plein-Air Event (Sat, May 11th, 2024) started my outdoor painting season. This year, I will focus on landscapes in the Elizabeth Gardens area of Burlington to feature 3 to 4 large paintings at the Artwalk held on August 24th. I also hope to exhibit some of these works at future shows in June and Oct-Nov. The Joshua Creek Event was a nice way to stress-test my…
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Art Blog Post No. 10 - Jan 5th, 2024
This week’s blog discusses my visit to the McMichael Art Gallery and my reactions to the Marcel Dzama exhibit. As I mentioned in the blog, I first saw Dzama’s art around 1999 or 2000 on Queen’s Street (Toronto). At the time, Dzama was already famous in Canada, and it was a real shock to see how small his works were and how expensive (I remember the prices being around $125 or $250). I found it…
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Art Blog Post No. 13 - Jan 25 2024
Sorry about the delay in posting; family issues have kept me busy.
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Art Blog Post No. 12 -
This week: 1. The SWARM’23 show wrapped up, and I picked up my piece on Wed (Jan 17th) from Hamilton Artist Inc., on James Street North in Hamilton. Fortunately, I was not the last person to pick up their work; at least a half dozen other pieces were still in the gallery. 2. I continue my holiday readings and research on contemporary master artists. At the moment, I am working through the books…
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Art Blog Post No. 11 - Jan 12th, 2024
This week: Reflecting on my art practice and gaining insight from my holiday readings.
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Art Blog Post No. 09 - Dec 22nd, 2023
he Xmas break is a time for me to catch up on my readings and do research on the issues that I am trying to explore in my art. This video post will briefly review those books.
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Art Blog Post No. 08 - Dec 15th, 2023
SWARM’23 Visit, Cheers.
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Art Blog Post No.07 - Dec 8th, 2023
In this blog, I review the steps in making a painting for the SWARM’23 member’s show currently at Hamilton Artist Inc. in Hamilton, Ontario. In addition to the making of the painting, I discuss my approach to art and how it shapes what I create. Sorry for being a few days late in posting, I had some family business that kept me busy. Blog Posts are uploaded once per week, usually on a Friday or…
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Art Blog Post No. 06 - Dec 1st, 2023
Tonight, I attended the opening of SWARM 2023, a group show that features members of the Artist Gallery. It’s always nice to see your work in a gallery setting and to have an opportunity to see how your work compares to others in the community. This year, many artists decided to show figurative work instead of the normal abstract and concept pieces that usually dominate the SWARM. The show will…
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Art Blog Post No 05 - Nov 24th, 2023
I finally completed my piece for the SWARM 2023 group show. I feel a little nervous as I kick out my little creation into the cold world – how will it be accepted?
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Art Blog Post No. 04
I discuss the challenge of doing portrait and figurative painting in the face of post-modern criticism. As a result, I retreated from the figure (2004) and drew inspiration from architecture and landscape as a stand-in for the individual. Now, twenty years later, I am returning to figurative painting with my latest works. Two artists who successfully answered the challenge of post-modernism are…
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