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Greg Hoekstra

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Former reporter + photographer. I live in Vancouver, B.C. but I still cheer for the Leafs despite four decades of disappointment. Feeling just peachy. πŸ‘

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The Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes has resigned from her position at the Washington Post after her cartoon depicting Jeff Bezos and other billionaires genuflecting toward Trump was killed.

Her piece here: https://bit.ly/3Pk1g07

04.01.2025 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2409    πŸ” 1070    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 94

Can I also add a splash of raw milk?

29.11.2024 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This painting is titled "The West Wind" and it's believed to be of Cedar Lake in Algonquin Park. It was painted in the winter of 1916-17, months before Thomson's mysterious death at age 39 in the same provincial park.

28.11.2024 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hard to believe, but 15 years have passed since I moved to B.C. When I think about what I miss most from my home province of Ontario, cottage country is always near the top of the list. My fond memories of that area continue to draw me back to art by the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson. #CanadianArt

28.11.2024 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's hard to pick a favourite #EmilyCarr painting, but I've narrowed mine down to "Wind in Forest" (c. 1930s), "Young Pines and Sky" (1935), and "Cedar" (1942). I've always loved her style, but appreciate her work even more now that I live on the West Coast near the coastal rainforests. #canadianart

27.11.2024 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is one of my all-time favourite Canadian paintings. It is titled "White Pine" and was painted in 1957 by A.J. Casson, the youngest member of the iconic #GroupOfSeven 🎨

#art #canada #canadianart

26.11.2024 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly, all of the comments on this post (including mine) are giving them exactly what they want. They don't care if the commercial is good or not. They care if it gets "engagement."

21.11.2024 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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