Chris Thomas in Vancouver
Rantings of a Canadian Artist…
‘Green Timbers Tunnel with Dog’
Posted on June 21, 2017
‘Green Timbers Tunnel with Dog’-2017, 40″x 40″
Green Timbers Forest is in Surrey. That’s Surrey, in Metropolitan Vancouver, not London England!
My dog “George” is patiently waiting for me to stop fiddling around and continue the “sniff and wiz”.
He’s unaware that he’s been brought here today specifically to model.
Being a charming Standard Poodle, he’s a very good poser and very patient with the hired help (that would be me).
Nothing phases him, if this tunnel was there… he’d jump right in.
‘Burrard Landing Club 16’
Posted on June 7, 2017
‘Burrard Landing Club 16’-2017, 40″x 40″
“If you don’t know which way is up, at least avoid the drains!”
An urban globe on white…
Dye Sublimation printed on White Aluminum Panel.
‘Library Glass Warp’
Posted on May 17, 2017
‘Library Glass Warp‘-2011, 20″ x 29.75″
Vancouver’s main library looks like a modern version of the Roman Coliseum. Of course, it’s surrounded by beautiful glass buildings, so I just decided to wrap them around it. The Library is also circular, so I stayed with the circular theme. This was a winter project. As usual; there was no snow… lucky to be living in “Lotus Land”!
‘Burrard Inlet with Blue Dot’
Posted on April 20, 2017
‘Burrard Inlet with Blue Dot’-2016, 45″x 90″
This is another piece, in my ‘HarbourFront in Alternate Reality’ Series.
The Pacific, blue sky and sun, made this winter day a piece of cake!
Vancouver embraces the 21st Century in a uniquely Canadian way.
It’s a very cool city, especially in the winter…
“West Hastings’
Posted on April 5, 2017
‘West Hastings’-2017, 45″x75″
I actually shot the components for this piece in November, 2016. After a record number of rainy days this winter; I finally got around to working with it.
This park is little Refuge from The Towers. I find the Towers both beautiful and menacing. They’re efficient on one level and wasteful on another.
There’s no denying their beauty though…
‘Triple Insect Vision-Downtown’
Posted on March 30, 2017
‘Triple Insect Vision-Downtown’-45″x 45″, 2017
If we Humans had vision like this; no one could ever sneak up on anybody! No surprises. I guess that’s why it’s so hard to catch a fly… I’ve made this insect view more complicated than Mother Nature likely would, for esthetic purpose. Artist’s aren’t confined by Nature’s frugality… thankfully.
This is of course, Canada Place, where the cruise ships dock, in downtown Vancouver.
‘Sailing Around Downtown’
Posted on March 25, 2017
‘Sailing Around Downtown’-2017, 45″x 80″
“I sometimes feel I have a little Don Quixote in me…
seeing things the way they are, is never good enough anymore.”
These days, a lot of people in Media and Politics, are working in “Alternate Facts”. This is a very creative field; you can do anything you want! To Artists… this is no big deal! That’s all we do. Yet in our culture; you won’t find any artists on Corporate Boards, or as Political Advisors…too Don Quixote. They refuse to stay inside the “Cool-Aid Bubble”, “too creative”, “too unruly”…. God forbid, somebody should mention “TEAM”!
It’s all true… (disclaimer-my reality bubble!)
This piece needs a big space. It can be rotated in any direction… if you’re indecisive.
