Monday, October 26, 2015

Monster Chiller "Ghost Walk" and Beer at Black Creek Pioneer Village

Looking for scary ghosts at the Black Creek Pioneer Village!

TOUR GUIDE TELLS OF A VARIETY OF GHOST-LIKE MOMENTS INCLUDING
 A COLD HAND TRYING TO PUSH HER DOWN THE STAIRS! yikes!

No ghosts resting on old furniture.

GRAVE YARD S FILLED WITH AN Spooky
 LIGHT



Black lace of reflections across the old pond!

Copper lined kettle is used to start the beer fermenting .

The brewing mixture is filtered and poured into the barrel.



The Brewery Tour guide "Blyth" was very animated in explaining the beer making process.

Sampling of the beer made right at Black Creek Pioneer Village. Inluding Lager, stout and India Pale Ale.


ART Gallery of Ontario features some inpiring carvings and paintings

Interesting and thought provoking caribou antler carving with the skull attached.

Description of antler carving

Tom Thompson oil paintng of a trio of Brook Trout

Framed portrait was fun. Looks like it was raining cats and dogs

Scenic view of the city looking south from the Art Gallery window covered staircase.

Old Caricature style of adding human portraits to animal bodies!

Metamorphosis is a hybrid style of Caricature portraits. I've used this concept in a series of  MY Fish Carvings.



Rippledselfie photo portrait in elevator of the Art Gallery.

Animal head (cat?) carved in a "tiller"handle. part of the basement model ship exhibition

I couldn't resist having a self portrait with the CN Tower growing out of my head.

Exit through the gift shop /book store  had a chance to see the giant Taschen published photographs by Annie Leibovitz book. Features Pamela Anderson in a wet shirt!?



Standing at the corner of McCaul and Dundas streets This is where I met my wife in 1996  on September 9 th. The coffee shop in the background was called "Second Cup" back in those days, now it's called "Orange Alert Cafe".

Monday, October 19, 2015

Magic in WOOD, show in Pickering, Ontario 2015

The show called MAGIC IN WOOD is presented by the Ontario Wood Carving Association  at the recreation Complex in Pickering Ontario. It was 2 degree celcius outside with fall colours vibrant in the mid - October trees.  INSIDE THE SHOW IT WAS WHITE HOT WITH CREATIVITY

ACTION FILLED CANOE SCENE!

GRYPHON WITH DRIFTWOOD WINGS

"REZ CHCKEN"

FUNNY LOOKING SENOR FROG

SCHOOL OF BASS THAT HAD MANY MOVING PARTS


CRACKING OPEN DRAGON EGGS




TOPRIBBON AWARD FOR THE CHIPMUNK SQUIRREL !

VERY CREATIVE TRIO OF STACKED SINISTER FACES

AMAZING GIANT CARVING FEATURED THE PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORY FLOWERS. BLUE IRIS "FLAG"

CASUAL RESTING POSE OF "NONNY"

SUNNY HIDING BEHIND CLOUDS AT THE "GO" TRAIN STATION IN PICKERING

My NOVICE LEVEL Second place ribbon for "Literary Dragon"!

My Novice Level Third Place ribbon for my "Brook Trout"!

The intermediate top winning fish carving a "Rainbow Trout"!

Friday, October 16, 2015

Federal Election Time in Canada!

The giant beast on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Ontario Canada. Will the Giant Ape Stephen Harper be voted OUT!?
COPYRIGHT 2015 Charles Weiss
on OCTOBER 19, THE cONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT WAS VOTED OUT!
Replaced with majority Liberals lead by Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeu winner of the Federal Elections sits for a Caricature by CHUCK
 copyright 2015 Charles Weiss

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Nuit Blanche Art Night in Toronto

Nuit Blanche October 3 rd, 2015
included some west Toronto art shows.
Neilson Park Colourful art showcase has sketched and painted fishing lures.

COLOURFUL FISHING LURES

FISHING LURES





The local farmers friut and vegeatable market had a wall of photos portraits on the outside of a building at the corner of Burnhamthorpe and West Mall.
 
POSING WITH A PHOTO OF THE MAYOR OF TORONTO'S photo (John Tory)

Neilson Park Creative center included PORTRAIT ART
 

Nielson art Creative Art Centre included CITY SCENES

Nielson Park Creative Centre included LAKESHORE SCENES

Gananoque Ontario a Muskie fishing town




Large muskie preserved on  aboard a mUskie Jake's Bar.

LARGE MUSKIE PRESERVED BY TAXIDERMY SKIN MOUNT.
Lots of spots  along the fishes sides.

Proof that a lot of people like the fishing in the GANANOQUE AREA!


Gananoque Inn, Muskie Jake's Bar is a gathering place of large muskie  and tall tales fueled by alcoholic beverages.



Delivery of the finished wood carved muskie to Barry from Vermont, U.S.A.





Super large muskie taxidermy skin mount caught from the nearby St. Lawrence River.

The ancient old giant record muskie caught October 1988 by Ken O'Brien from the Moon River near Georgian Bay
Celebrating Thanksgiving long weekend! Thursty Pike beer (Charles Weiss label design) goes great as a beverage with almost any thing , Gananoque Brewery of Gananque Ontario!