Art Cart

Art Cart is a partnership between Workman Arts and Gifts of Light which pairs established Workman Arts member artists with CAMH client services to provide peer-to-peer arts instruction with an emphasis on skill development and creative exploration.

These art workshops connect artist instructors living with mental health and/or addiction experiences with those currently utilizing CAMH client services through a structured 10-week workshop series exploring a specific artistic medium in depth and building a body of work.

Questions about Art Cart? Please contact Membership & Hospital Programs Manager, Raine Laurent-Eguène at: Raine_LaurentEugene@workmanarts.com

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2023 ART CART SPRING SHOWCASE

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Adam

Bowl
clay & acrylic
3.5×3.5×2 in

Artist Statement: “I enjoy the clay class. I like making bowls, this is the smallest one I did this term, I like it because other clients helped to paint it, it’s a collaboration.”

Sculpture of two snails, a larger one in white with black dots and a smaller one painted brown and black.

Anna

Family of snails
clay & acrylic
2.5x3x1.5 in

Artist Statement: “This little snail family makes me laugh.”

Bruno Barillari

The Rainbow
acrylic on paper
8×11 in ea.

Two black circles surrounded by a red circle, painted with impasto technique.

Bruno Barillari

Montreal Canadiens
acrylic on canvas board
5×7 in

Painting of a yellow crown lined with purple with the letters L.A inside.

Bruno Barillari

Los Angles Kings
acrylic on paper
8×11 in

Bruno Barillari

Toronto Maple Leafs
acrylic on paper; acrylic on canvas board
8×11 in; 5×7 in

Carol

Tangerine Dream
ink on t-shirt
20×30 in

Artist Statement: “I was inspired by the summer & the sun”

Clay sculpture of a buffalo shape, painted in black and brown.

Craig

Transforming Bruno
clay & acrylic
5×4×2 in

Artist Statement: “Transforming from a lion to buffalo.”

Clay sculpture of a house with a green base and brown roof.

Craig

Mushroom Home
clay & acrylic
3×3×4 in

Artist Statement: “A home in the forest.”

Doug

Blue Jay
ink on t-shirt
20×30 in

Artist Statement: “The t-shirt is made of Beautiful colours of Blue & makes me think Blue Jays!”

Doug

Summer Blue Jay & Summer Sky
ink on t-shirts
20×30 in ea.

Artist Statement: “I love tie dye”

Drawing of a shark.

Douglas

Shark
pencil on paper
8×11 in

Collage with imagery of lips, hearts and kisses on a blue background.

E. Franklin

Blame It On the Bosa Nova
mixed media collage on canvas board
10x10x0.5 in

Artist Statement: “A question of love/sex/birth??”

Clay sculpture of a human fugure with an orange torso and blue legs.

Isaiah

Power Fist
clay & acrylic
6×3×1 in

Artist Statement: “Power fist with First Nation T-shirt”

Jennifer

Plate
clay & acrylic
4.5×4.5×1 in

Artist Statement: “I did this plate with a little help of my clinician. Is to put jewelry. I like it.”

Abstract blue painting with organic shapes in yellow, red and green.

Joan Solomon

Surreal painting
acrylic on canvas board
8×8 in

Artist Statement: “This painting is inspired by the art cart theme Surrealism

Painting of a fairy in pastel colours on a background of rainbow paint swatches, dotted lines and stars.

Joan Solomon

In the Land of Many Stars
acrylic on paper
9×11 in framed

Artist Statement: “This work is inspired by the art cart theme Colors

Karley

Water Reflections
ink on fabric (large bandana)
40×40 in

Artist Statement: “Makes me think of turtles & water & sun.”

Clay sculpture of human figure with blue head, orange right arm, yellow left arm, blue right leg and black left leg.

Kola

Alex
clay & acrylic
5.5×4×2 in

Artist Statement: “A piece that I love so much and I named it Alex.”

Pastel illustration of a landscape with a yellow sun in the top right corner, blue ocean and green field with pink roses.

Ksenia

Roses by the Lake
pastels on paper
8×11 in

Painting of an owl in front of mountains and a moonlit sky.

Laughter

Mr. Owl
acrylic on canvas board
8×10 in

Sculpture of a human figure with a white head, red upper body and blue legs.

Luke

A person, Fred
clay & acrylic
3.5×3×0.5 in

Artist Statement: “The piece is a man. His name is Fred.”

An organically shaped red figure with yellow smiley face.

Luke

Gary the Ghost
clay & acrylic
4×5×1.5 in

Artist Statement: “Started as a penguin, ended as a ghost.”

A painting of two faces, the one on the left with their eyes open toward the viewer and the one on the right with their eyes closed downward. The faces are surrounded by tiles in varying colours.

Myrna

Indigenous
acrylic & mixed media on canvas
20×16 in

Artist Statement: “Indigenous, Bridge, Justice”

A painting of a white cup with hearts of various colours on a background of stripes in red, yellow, green and purple.

Myrna

Racism
acrylic & mixed media on canvas
20×16 in

Artist Statement: “The color represents equal rights especially the LGBTQ and the Bullies. Freedom is our choice and justice for those who had been killed for no reason. Acceptance as well. The heart of hope, love. Faith and light signify to fight for justice against racism.”

A pattern of zigzags and circles in between painted in various bright colours.

Myrna

Eyes
acrylic & mixed media on canvas
20×16 in

Artist Statement: “The sudden reaction of many different eyes throughout the world during the pandemic attack called Covid 19.”

Painting with imprint of two leaves in green on a blue background.

ND

Leaves of Change
acrylic paint on illustration board
8×10 in

A painting with a sprig of wheat embedded in red and green paint with a pink imprint of a maple leaf in the corner.

Olga

Colours of change
mixed media on canvas board
10×10 in

Participants of Unit CCC6

acrylic on canvas board
8×8 in ea.

Artist Statement: Each head and torso painting was created by a different participant from the painting class of Unit CCC6.

Clay sculpture of an abstracted reclining human figure with a blue head and torso, red and orange arms, and green legs.

P.I

Orm
clay & acrylic
4×3×2 in

Clay sculpture of a side profile in orange with black hair and blue eyes.

P.I

Rob
clay & acrylic
5×4×2 in

Artist Statement: “Van Gogh textures from my imagination.”

Painting of a castle on a shore.

Renee

The Shores of the Castle
acrylic on canvas board
8×10 in

Painting of a sandcastle on a shore with a magenta shovel beside it.

Richard

Colombus Sand Castle
acrylic on canvas board
8×10 in

Sculpture of a white bird with blue details.

Rolando

Duck
clay & acrylic
5×3.5×2 in

Artist Statement: “I like making animals, they remind me of my country house back in Latin America. I’m losing my sight and working with clay helps me to see with my hand.”

Rolando

Bird/Snail
clay & acrylic
4.5x2x2 in

Artist Statement: “This one is funny because it can be a snail or a duck, depending on the position. When I made it everyone was laughing in the class.”

Sheik

Boat
clay & acrylic
8X2.5X1 in

Artist Statement: “I like history, I usually get inspiration from past events like the fall of pompei etc… This is an ancient boat.”

Illustration featuring a pink abstract shape, a boys face and an oscar meyer hot dog.

T.B.

face and oscar mayor
mixed media on paper
8×11 in

Artist Statement: “Fun Sketches”

Painting of a blue bird on a green background done with wide strokes.

Tim

Birdie
acrylic on canvas board
8×10 in

Yellow imprint of a leaf with a black lotus illustration in the center.

Vadim

Blooming Light
acrylic paint on illustration board
8×10 in