Tony Lepage

This past weekend, I went to the Toronto Art Expo and found some wonderful art that I’d love to get my hands on. I went with the intention of buying but quickly found that the art I wanted was way out of my price range.

I became particularly obsessed with the art by Peter Harris. One particular piece, Night Vision 31, is arguably the best Harris brought to the show. It has great placement of color, highlighted with solid lines against well placed value. The reflections in the rain show welcome impressionist influence. Amazingly, the dominant style appears to be realism, yet the subject matter feels of irony and abandonment while giving a sense of surrealism. I want it on my bare wall. The problem is, I am not sure if I want just one large work, or a couple slightly smaller matching ones. Oh boy the choices seem never ending now.

Some other artists that caught my eye:

• Gisel Bouliane
• Miguel Freitas
• Joseph Sampson
• Karl Au-Yeung
• Won-Ju Jeong
• Desmond Donnelly

Luckily, I’ve created a budget so that I can invest and spend but the largest obstacle to this budget remains my habits. I love to spend my money and most of the time, I love spending more than I should. Because I’ve started to save and file all my receipts, I’ve noticed that its the little things that have been taking the biggest toll. Buying take-out & clothes, using the cash machine and going out all adds up quickly. I have my eye on a couple large items so these smaller things can and will be cut!

Aside from spontaneous art, I’ve been looking into cameras and would like to buy a Nikon SLR next month. A flickr account is my inspiration. Hopefully, I’ll follow this budget and fill my wall with art and photos.

Thanks go out to Nara for all the comments and the linkback! I’m a regular lurker of her blog and I frequently laugh outloud at the humerous reporting of Chris and Nara’s adventures in Korea. I promise to start commenting!

Check out her blog here.