The art of William Perehudoff in Montreal Exciting! My sisters and I have swooped into Montreal for our father’s tribute exhibition tonight at Han Art in swanky Westmount. This will be the last William Perehudoff exhibition of the year –…
It’s strange when an art exhibition turns into a tribute. What most people at the opening for my father, William Perehudoff, at Newzones Gallery in Calgary didn’t realize is that my family had arranged this exhibition nearly a year ago.…
I miss many things about Saskatchewan, some that are not even gone. I still miss the old Capitol Theatre in Saskatoon, the interior reminded me of Romeo and Juliet, and it was part of my childhood. Torn down for a…
It’s not easy dealing with the death of a loved one, and this is the loss of a much adored father. It doesn’t matter expected it might be, you’re never prepared. It’s always a shock, as if a volcano…
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of William Perehudoff on February 26th, 2013, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The prominent colour field painter was a Member of the Order of Canada, a recipient of the…
If you dwell on the decline of a loved one, then you rant and rave and nothing changes. Of course I wish my father, William Perehudoff, had been well enough to travel to the opening of his exhibition The…
Even with a freak snowstorm the turnout was great for Rebecca Perehudoff’s (aka my sister Becky’s) art show at Gallery Art Placement in Saskatoon. Of course this was an exclusive affair and many people were left out in the cold…
Some arguments never die. The question “Is abstract art valid” raised its head again over the weekend while I was in Windsor, Ontario, for the opening of my father’s exhibition The Optimism of Colour: William Perehudoff, a retrospective. Two other…
I managed to sneak a few days in northern Saskatchewan before the end of summer, and I would just like to say this is one unsung destination. Where else can you get lakes like this? Oh, right. Muskoka has lakes.…
It’s a personal record, 90 minutes to organize a trip and get out the door. I’d only been back from Ireland for a couple of days, and was really glad to get some time to relax in Toronto. Except, except…