Last night, I was just about to curl up on the couch and watch an exciting episode of So You Think You Can Dance, when my friend Reed called me. He said his brother, Clayton Hanmer, was having an art show at Resistor Gallery in Toronto, with his collective Trio Magnus. Also, in the collective are fellow artists: Aaron Leighton and Steve Wilson.

I thought to myself, I don’t really like So You Think You Can Dance, and decided to check out Reed’s brother’s show. The pieces were worked on by all 3 in the collective. They used red and black magic markers on canvas to produce the art. It looked awesome! Their illustrative styles integrated perfectly. Check out the pics!

My friend Reed… He is a scuba diver. This is his brother’s show with along with the art collective he belongs to, called Trio Magnus.

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Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back at least to the Paleolithic period which began about 40,000 years ago. Isotopic analysis of the skeletal remains of Tianyuan man, a 40,000 year old modern human from eastern Asia, has shown that he regularly consumed freshwater fish.

Deer have significant roles in the mythology of various peoples.

The name “Manitoba” (“great spirit”) is believed to be derived from the Cree, Ojibwe or Assiniboine languages.

We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,
We’ve been talkin’ ’bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out.
I’m goin’ to Jackson, I’m gonna mess around,
Yeah, I’m goin’ to Jackson,
Look out Jackson town.

My father was a Forester for Ontario Hydro (now called Hydro One) for 30 years. Before that he studied forestry at The University of New Brunswick. Over the holidays I was looking in the attic and found some of his old books from his school days. I found one from around 1968. Just thought I would share a couple of the beautiful, simple illustrations.

As you have probably seen, I love retro and vintage photography (actually, I love anything retro/vintage). I get my inspiration from other people who are adding the same effects to their photos. Here are just a few examples of what my Flickr friends are up to.

LaneyButler

Disco ♥ Tetris (Chelsea!)

Shana Rae {Florabella Collection}

Yulia ♥