Iceberg fantasy No. 24 is the title of this painting by Doris McCarthy, whose Painting Of The Arctic are on display at the merton Gallery, 68 Merton S(...)

Original Toronto Star caption: Iceberg fantasy No. 24 is the title of this painting by Doris McCarthy, whose Painting Of The Arctic are on display at the merton Gallery, 68 Merton St., until March 5. Star art critic Gary Michael Dault says this artist's joy in the north shows in radiant evocations of Arctic ice, shadows on snow and the crispness of the air itself. The 66-year-old painter approaches her work with a solid, patiently acquired academic skill that pins down the northern qualities that excite her, Dault says.