Taverne Lachine 18th Avenue and Piche 1965 Canvas Print

Not far from Notre Dame in Lachine, this stone front tavern served its working class clientele for many years. Unlike most taverns in Montreal, you could actually see inside, making it easier for the kids or their mothers to find , "the old man".The Molson hexagon clock was everywhere, with its brown metal case.Outside, the kids waited for "last call" to lead their father home.

...I enjoy painting in what I call ,"Pseudo naive cartoon Abstractism", featuring bright colours in very simplistic forms. A happy feeling exudes from my works as they are all based on features from the present and past. Usually a car or bicycle shows up somewhere in the picture. I work only in acrylics with black pencil art markers. I took a 1 year fine arts university course back in 1964, and then dropped it completely until 10 years ago. My works have gone in 2 directions: the landmark paintings, and the everyday situations featuring "little people". People tell me they can "connect" with my historical view of the passing scene. Signs and commercial store fronts are a key to my paintings.Take a close look at the signs...often a little...