Eldon House is the oldest surviving private residence (now museum) in London, Ontario. It was built in 1834 and housed 4 generations of the Harris family. During its prime, Eldon House was very much the centre of the London social and cultural scene. In 1960, surviving members of the family (the great grandchildren of John …
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Museum London
My past several blog posts have been about the free art hike I went on conducted by Museum London here in London, Ontario. I took advantage of being there already to go and have a look around the museum as well. By the way, if you’re in the area, you need to check this place …
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London Art Hike: Downtown Murals Pt. 3
The final installment of the super cool tour I went on will be showing you some indoor murals found within some of the buildings in downtown London, Ontario. 90% of these were new to me and there are some real treasures here! Brian Jesney was the artist responsible for the mural above. It’s painted on …
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London Art Hike: Downtown Murals Pt. 2
The painting above is another “faux” mural. At first glance it appears to have been painted directly on the front of this building but it is on a large piece of wood and has actually been taken down and put back up a couple of times. The name on it is V. Harrison and it …
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London Art Hike: Downtown Murals Pt. 1
I went on an adventure today. A few weeks ago, I attended the opening weekend of The Met, weekend artisans market in downtown London, Ontario. I had parked under the Covent Garden Market and as I walked through the walkway (basically an alley that’s been turned into a pretty courtyard-like space) to get across the …
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The Fallen Canadian Soldier Project
While at The Met last weekend, I happened upon a display that really caught my attention. It was a sobering display of paintings of Canadian soldiers – sobering in many ways, but mainly because I quickly realized that all of them had died while serving in Afghanistan. This project began when artist Stephen C. Gaebel …
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