AV Kitching

Tim Toews has a knack for spotting beauty in the mundane. His paintings of Winnipeg, line drawings in black waterproof ink with watercolour washes in soft pinks, hazy yellows and moody blues, imbue the city with an air of romance. Motivated by a desire to be surprised by the familiar, traffic lights, road signs, graffitied walls, fire hydrants and lamp posts are all given the Toews treatment, transformed into sublime vignettes under his deft pen and brush skills. MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Artist (and art teacher by day) Tim Toews in his backyard studio. There’s a dreamy quality to […]

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