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. Periodically, Museum London leads some art and history hikes here in the city. The topic this time was Public Sculpture in London Ontario. Public sculpture describes a couple different kinds of works:  it can refer to publicly owned pieces; that is, pieces that are owned by public entities (paid for by tax dollars, owned by the …
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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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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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While in Sparta for the Sparta Girls’ Day Out event, one of the stops along the way was at the studio/gallery of Peter Robson.  Robson was born in London, England but emigrated to Canada in the same year that I did, 1966.  He has been working on his watercolours, oil paintings, and sculptures in Sparta …
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Lucy Ogletree is a Canadian folk artist.  She grew up in Thamesville, Ontario and currently resides on a beautiful 5 acre property just outside Sparta, Ontario.  Her residence, known as Winter Wheat, is also the site of her studio and store.  Winter Wheat is a magical, tranquil, whimsical piece of serenity tucked away in the …
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