Friday, September 18, 2009

We Paint: The Drake Hotel, Toronto

Site: The Drake Hotel (Cafe Patio), Toronto, Ontario
Time:Thursday, September 17, 2009. 8:30 pm- 11:00 pm


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The Drake Hotel Cafe served up a TIFF event George Clooney would regret to miss out on tonight! Party people and Queen Street wanderers collaborated on one of the most excitable We Paint canvases yet.
The preliminary gold and green brushed canvas shifted in content as the night progressed. It evolved from the meadow home of a contented dinosaur into a sea of vibrant color proclaiming the definitive text: "FLOCK" (an adaptation of an earlier process: "COCK").
Servers scowled at the ring of the kitchen timer singing its invasive pitch over clienteles' short ribs and wine glasses, as 90 seconds came and went at the Cafe patio.
Of the memorable performances tonight one includes a young gentleman who stopped on his way to LCBO in Parkdale before close. This painter decided to speak with the rest of us who huddled around the painting for the first 89 seconds of his piece until the buzzer erupted and he splattered what he could from his paint brush onto the canvas.
Then there was Kal's "palette as a brush" technique, which seemed to tie together some of the visual loose ends, and the toddler whose first inclination was to eat the paint off her brush. Finally, the painting would not have been complete without the participation of the trio who ate their dinner alongside our unexpected rukus. It seemed they considered the opportunity a second dessert (perhaps rivaling the satisfaction accrued from that chocolate cake I spied on the table moments before).

Thank you to all those who made this evening possible!
Rui Pimenta, Kal Mansur, Mia Nielson, Maita Sayo, and a special thanks to impromptu camera extraodonaire Tom Rathborne!