Mayor Debate for Toronto's Mayor Election

The first debate televised for the Mayors position in the 2014 election.
Olivia Chow and incumbent Rob Ford are the two front runners !

ARTWORK COPYRIGHT  2014 Charles Weiss

dramatic Carp Painting

Acrylic Painting detail of a dramatic underwater scene with a racing
Carp titled "The Race is On!"

Muskies on Main street of Kenora

Wood carvings of  at least 24 Muskies will be displayed outside around Kenora's City Hall, Memorial  Park and along Main street down to the harbourfront this summer.
This is a fundraising ART project by Lake of the Woods Arts Collective.
These are photos of my wood carving in progress. Measuring 45 inches/ 113 cm in length and 24 inches / 60 cm girth.
They will be on display until September and then be part of a silent ON-LINE auction.
 OPENING BID$ WILL BE STARTING AT $400.
The muskie artists will recieve 40 percent of the fundraising and Lake of the Woods Arts Community recieves 60 precent. My muskie painting on the carving will have a serene sunset Lake water reflection inspired by Lake pf the Woods inthe summer.

SIDE VIEW

                                           DETAIL OF TOOTH FILLED MOUTH

                                       Layers of white pine boards glued and stacked together.

Metal flange added to the bottom to connect with pipe for outdoor display.

Adding of wood fins , each one placed and glued in a slot.

finished  right side

finished leftside

Close up of "Sunset Lake Reflection Muskie" with a small boat zoomong across the calm water.

Close up of Right side

"Sunset Lake Reflection Muskie" with a loon swimming on the surface.

ice carving contest in Toronto

 Winning ice carving! Diver with sea life of turtles and fish.

Sassafraz Restaurant was the lunch spot after the ice carvings competition. Delicious hamburger and fries with a tall beer!

My next door ice competitior created a ice mermaid

Early progress on my pike sculpture 300 pounds of ice to be carved in 3 hours.

close-up of head of ice pike

back side of pike sculture
I was amazed by the crowd of people who visited the ice carving competition at ICE FEST! 2014

Toronto Spring Fishing and Boat show February 14 - 17 2014

All photographs and artwork copyright Charles Weiss 2014

acrylic painting on canvas of amazingly realistic walleye by Charles Weiss Art Studio

Bowfin skull photo

Underwater photo of "Snubnose" lure

 Plastic salmon complete with plastic sea kelp.

Coolest Guy (Andy Pallotta) at the Spring Fishing and Boat Show

Advance Taxidermy Plastic Fish, Salmon and kelp

Charles Weiss Art Studio amazing selection of Wood Carved fish

'Snubnose' lure floating in test pool

Toronto Waterfront Aquarium Bass looking at baby sturgeon



Caricature of a wonderful young lady

Frontier Lodge good  looking lake trout plastic replica

New SNUBNOSE LURE design by Charles Weiss Art Studio

This lure design was the combined effort of Charles Weiss Art Studio

a Woodie Lures

Lures.

Measuring about 5.25 -6 inches and weigh about one ounce. They are made from cedar wood!
They all have red glass eyes!

 This design is a good trolling and casting design for Muskie and Northern Pike. The diving lip at the front has two different lengths one for shallow and another for deep diving.

I'll have them on display at the 2014 Toronto Spring Fishing Show  FEBRAUARY 14 -17 TH.

Kenny Robinson Comedy Seminar

artwork copyright of Artist Charles Weiss 2014

Legendary Comedian Kenny Pobinson gave an insightful lecture on Black Comedians
 at the Mainstreet Library on Wednesday Feb 5, 2014.
The room was almost filled with eager attendees.
Kenny wearing a shirt with image of Red Fox was jovial and to the point with his comments. 
He began by introducing a rarely known fellow who was black and a translator between the

Aboriginal tribes and European explorers.
He followed this with commments on Jamaican reverse immigration (slaves) in North America.
The seminar included video movie sengments featuruing early  superstars of Comedy including The laziest Man in "Show Biz". and "Stepn Fetch it" The lecture was informative and funny at times.
It was a good way to enjoy a Cold february evening at the library.