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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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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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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