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Vacation Started - Seoul Korea

Vacation Started – Seoul Korea

And our honeymoon begins 😁 . After a 14 hour flight we are in Seoul, Korea. We have jet lag (obviously) so we wandered the streets for a while at 3am. It’s nice cause there isn’t the day traffic so it was easy to wander. Also there must be 100 restaurants open. Everything is so lit up and pretty. And my favourite thing, photo booths every 10 feet !! Needless to say I’m gonna take a lot of photo…

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The South Market watercolor painting

Just finished my South Market watercolor painting. The South Market is also commonly known as the St Lawrence Market. This painting was a major difference for me. For the first time I went in and did 80% with a ruler. In the past I didn’t use a ruler at all. I also painted more strategically. It gives the image a more exact look to everything, but still not a too perfect image. I really like the…

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Vacation Time - Shipping Changes for November Only

Vacation Time – Shipping Changes for November Only

Honeymoon Vacation 😃👍🏻 While I am away, prints will still be available on my website, but if you order any original art or postcards, I will not be able to ship till the 1st of December. So for the month of November, you can only buy prints and have it shipped on time. Everything else you can buy, but will not be shipped till December 1st. This does not effect any of my items like mugs and bags…

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Love Toronto & Friends : The Winter Fair Pop-Up

The first pop up Love Toronto and Friends was so much fun we decided to do another one! This one will be held in December on Sunday the 3rd. Super excited to be doing this again. Expect Originals, Prints and postcards to be at my booth! Might be bringing a little merch with me as well 😉 Eventbrite | Facebook

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St Lawrence Market Line Work Drawing

I just finished the lines for my St Lawrence Market line drawing commission. Wow. I think I really outdid myself with the details on this one. With each new piece I keep trying to push myself and grow. I want my art to reflect that. I have to admit, it took me a lot longer to draw this out than it normally does with the other ones though. I used a ruler this time for 80% of the lines and I added…

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Love Toronto and Friends - Pop-Up Toronto

Love Toronto and Friends – Pop-Up Toronto

Wow so much fun. Me and 4 other local artists did a pop up on October 15th, 2017. It was so much fun. And really enjoyable. It was myself and Ave , Love Toronto , Studio 324 and N/A Stock . It was very enjoyable and was really great to meet people. Like I always say, my favorite part of doing a show or now, taking part in a pop-up, is meeting people in person. I love talking to people and it’s…

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Prints for all!

Just so you know, all of my paintings can be made into prints and purchased through my online store : https://squareup.com/store/tyleensart They are Non GMO, Vegan, Gluten Free, Organic, Free run, 0% Transfat, Lactose Free, Non-Radioactive, Peanut Free, Egg Free, Fair Trade, Will not cause cancer in the state of California and they pair well with essential oils. Get them just in time for…

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New Shop Apparel

So exciting ! I am offering apparel in my shop. My paintings will be on phone cases, laptop cases, mugs, pillows, scarves, stickers, notebooks, totes and more. I kinda want to order everything hahaha. It’s something to do with seeing your artwork on products. I was a little hesitant about seeing my art work on items because I wasn’t sure how it was going to translate. But I am really fond of the…

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New Shop

I know have a shop open ! To anyone that is interested in purchasing anything of mine online, you can now visit my shop. I look forward to adding more original items and prints to my website and store. There is a few new things I will be making in the near future so please keep an eye open.

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I just finished making a watercolour painting of a house. I really enjoyed being able to do a different piece of architecture. While painting it, it really made me think about when I was growing up and one of the houses I lived in. It was really nice making this. I had my work cut out for me with this one. I was given a reference photo for the angle of the painting but it had a lot of the house hidden by very large trees in the foreground. Also, this was being commissioned from someone who lives on the other side of Canada. So I was unable to go on-site and take photos. But luckily with some extra reference photos and google maps, I was able to fill in the missing areas with accurate information to how the house should look. I really enjoyed bring the vibrant pop of colour to the house. This was a lot of fun and had me day dreaming about large front yards hahaha. Anyone living in Toronto or a city similar will feel my pain. Hahahaha, enjoy !

House Commission Watercolour Painting I just finished making a watercolour painting of a house. I really enjoyed being able to do a different piece of architecture.

Hello everyone,

July was so much fun. Never fails, with warm weather comes more activities. I think Canadians really try to make the best of what little summer we have hahaha.

This month’s life drawing will be on Thursday August 24th. I had such a great time last Life Drawing drop in. I used watercolours instead of charcoal and it was a really great experience. I did a live taping of it. This time I will bring something to put my phone on so I don’t have to hold it while painting. So if you can’t make it, I will do my live taping on Instagram and Facebook. There is more than one pose so I can switch between both platforms.

If you want to join, it is at Queen Street West and McCaul Street. You can get off at Osgoode subway station and walk there within 5 minutes. The entrance is from the lane way (Renfrew PL) behind the store fronts, close to McCaul end. There is a sign board placed on the sidewalk at the door. It is $15 to draw for as long as you want (7-10). They usually get pretty occupied so I suggest getting there at 7. If you come later you’ll probably be sitting in the back.

Google Street View of Entrance

It is organized by “Thursday Night Drawing at Project Art “on Facebook. You can visit them to get more information.

This month I will be attending the Kensington Arts Market on Sunday, August 27th. It is from 12-7pm. I had a fun time in July so I am looking forward to doing it a second time. I will be selling originals, prints and postcards. Price ranges will be high to low so affordable for everyone. 😉

http://keep6.ca/kmaf/

I was contacted by Luke from www.StopGap.ca to take part in their fundraiser. I am really looking forward to this. Their charity is about making cities accessible for everyone and taking down barriers. My part in this is making artwork to donate to their cause that they can auction off and use the funds towards making Toronto and other cities more accessible for everyone. I am very excited to take part in this and am really looking forward to making them a painting. This event will take place on November 2nd.

http://stopgap.ca/the-ramp-project/

Also I will be gone from August 9th to the 16th. I am going on vacation to British Columbia so if anyone needs to contact me I will be M.I.A for about a week. I am hopefully going to be able to make 1 or 2 urban sketches while I am away.

Last but not least, send me a picture of something you are working on. I would love to see your works in progress or sketches or anything you want to show me. Just send it to my email, Instagram or on Facebook.

Have a great August everyone!

August monthly news letter Hello everyone, July was so much fun. Never fails, with warm weather comes more activities. I think Canadians really try to make the best of what little summer we have hahaha.

July Kensington Arts Market Toronto

Had a great time at the Kensington Arts market this past Sunday. Really enjoyed meeting so many people. Definitely starting to understand that one of my favourite things about doing events is meeting new people. I love the different types of people I get to meet and connect with. It’s so much fun and everyone is so different and unique in their own way. It’s really awesome. And so many kind…

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Thursday Night Life Drawing - Watercolour Painting

Thursday Night Life Drawing – Watercolour Painting

Hello everyone ! I went to Thursday Night Life Drawing last night. It’s located in downtown Toronto at Queen and McCaul street. It was really good. I managed to grab a spot on the left side of the model. He has some really good poses. I love the bend and twist in torso’s. I made some charcoal drawings for the short poses (1 min, 2 min and 5 min poses). For the longer poses I used my watercolours…

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Art tent at the Kensington Art Market

Artist Appreciation - Chau Toronto

Artist Appreciation – Chau Toronto

I find that art can be many mediums. It is oils, acrylics, watercolors, pencils, spray paint, paper, ink, sculpture, photography, makeup, hair, performance, dance, song and let’s not forget one of my favorites, food. (And so much more) To create something with food that really captures someone is something that takes skill. Visual artwork can make someone pause to look at it, trapped by what it…

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Future Urban Sketching in Chinatown, Toronto.

Hey everyone ! Feel free to join me on July 23rd (Sunday) from 1-3. I will be downtown sketching on location. Spadina and Dundas. If you want to join you are more than welcome too. It’s going to be very casual. Just moving around sketching what ever I want. Afterwards I will be grabbing a bite to eat in the area and anyone is welcome to join. I will be brining my travelling watercolor kit and…

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Giant rubber duck visits Toronto watercolor postcard I am in love with this giant rubber duck that's in Toronto right now and I really wanted to make a quick postcard painting before I call it a night so I thought I would combine the two.

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