Somebody climbed up too high and got trapped on the neighbor’s roof and Pierre had to go rescue her. Quite a way to meet your neighbors. She was shaking like a leaf when we brought her down, and only crunchies would console her.
A strange trip to Québec City last weekend that could be summed up as ‘snatching defeat from the jaws of victory’. Or vice versa. Time will tell. In a revolving restaurant high atop the Hotel Heterosexual, I did a deep dive into Samuel de Champlain. Though he embarked on his first sea voyage before he was 20, Champlain waited until he was 36 to marry the 12-year-old Hélène Boullée. Their relationship was troubled and apparently lacked any physical connection. Hélène eventually returned to Paris to live in a monastery. Champlain, meanwhile, died in the care of his friend and confessor, the Jesuit missionary Charles Lallement, at the ripe old age of 87. [Raised eyebrow] I learned that the Canadian national anthem was first performed in Québec. I also saw some friends at the “Hyperréalismes” show at MNBAQ. Over ‘n’ out.
“Flower Painting 5” (2016) will be on view at Plural Contemporary Art fair in Montreal this weekend, courtesy of Paul Petro Contemporary Art (Booth 108) @paulpetrocanada@foireplural
Flower Painting 5, 2016
inkjet on 9mm polypropylene
edition 1/3
51 x 36 inches
![A strange trip to Québec City last weekend that could be summed up as ‘snatching defeat from the jaws of victory’. Or vice versa. Time will tell. In a revolving restaurant high atop the Hotel Heterosexual, I did a deep dive into Samuel de Champlain. Though he embarked on his first sea voyage before he was 20, Champlain waited until he was 36 to marry the 12-year-old Hélène Boullée. Their relationship was troubled and apparently lacked any physical connection. Hélène eventually returned to Paris to live in a monastery. Champlain, meanwhile, died in the care of his friend and confessor, the Jesuit missionary Charles Lallement, at the ripe old age of 87. [Raised eyebrow] I learned that the Canadian national anthem was first performed in Québec. I also saw some friends at the “Hyperréalismes” show at MNBAQ. Over ‘n’ out.](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6739235442684073335966_0_8356701e3851098582cb3f5c2f021b4a.jpg?o=aHR0cHM6Ly9zY29udGVudC1pYWQ2LTEuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS92L3Q1MS44Mjc4Ny0xNS82ODQxMjkyMzVfMTg1Nzg4NTk4NzEwMTQ3NjhfODkwMjMyNTQxMTQyNDA0ODI4N19uLmpwZz9zdHA9ZHN0LWpwZ19lMzVfczY0MHg2NDBfc2gyLjA4X3R0NiZfbmNfaHQ9c2NvbnRlbnQtaWFkNi0xLmNkbmluc3RhZ3JhbS5jb20mX25jX2NhdD0xMDAmX25jX29jPVE2Y1oyZ0dEcG0yRUxpR3hfblN2a3JKZlBDbWxpQWFyTlZQNVQ5U2NMVHdzNFIwRFZyZjRYbW11WkZTaTdMQnh4bnR5ZENibzFWLTFjSWdlWVpwMC1qRV9tRkZ6Jl9uY19vaGM9RE9kYThPUXA5WjhRN2tOdndGaUxydmomX25jX2dpZD1qMjhZeTh4NUQ4bEhFdjhrRk5xVHp3JmVkbT1BUFU4OUZBQkFBQUEmY2NiPTctNSZvaD0wMF9BZjRUSnZHbnBqV2ZGMGtYOVhOelVNQjhZSWwwMElpbmktSmZpUVhKNmx4Y3NRJm9lPTZBMEZBMzMyJl9uY19zaWQ9YmMwYzJj&h=64517c3b73b360d0d10812669b4b4a8c)
