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Willowdale artist John Joy began painting purely for pleasure and was fortunate enough to find success as a painter
Willowdale artist John Joy began painting purely for pleasure and was fortunate enough to find success as a painter

Willowdale artist John Joy began painting purely for pleasure and was fortunate enough to find success as a painter

Date11/19/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Willowdale artist John Joy began painting purely for pleasure and was fortunate enough to find success as a painter. Could you dream of a better existence? He asks.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0103946F
Distinguised Canadian artist Kenneth Forbes, 81, is still painting in his Willowdale studio
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There was a time when the late painter Miller Brittain couldn't even give his paintings away
There was a time when the late painter Miller Brittain couldn't even give his paintings away
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Artist John Boyle with some of his paintings
Artist John Boyle with some of his paintings
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Ardent student: Jack Elmes' neighbors often bring him birds they find dead and he keeps them in the freezer so he can study their plumage for his paintings
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David Hockney: Artist loathed 'Nanny England' enough to flee it 24 years ago
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Picture Rental service of the Art Gallery of Ontario opened a new exhibition by Toronto artists yesterday and it was an instant success. Here Mrs. Joh(...)
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Artist Alison Parson. Small business success story
Artist Alison Parson. Small business success story
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Colville brushes up. Artist Alex Colville is brushing up his paintings, preparing for the First Major Retrospective of his work, at The Art Gallery of(...)
Colville brushes up. Artist Alex Colville is brushing up his paintings, preparing for the First Major Retrospective of his work, at The Art Gallery of(...)
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