Colin Campbell Design

Late summer garden haul.

Honoured to have one of my photographs included as a finalist in this years Salt Spring National Art Prize.
The exhibition runs from September 27–October 19 at Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island.

saltspringartprize.ca

Late summer details.
#saltspringisland

M2 window graphics, white cut-vinyl on glass, Vancouver

Interesting free-form balcony designs on the Sen̓áḵw, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw’s (Squamish Nation) development in Vancouver.

My favourite post office in Vancouver.
Built: 1966 | Architect: Ian Davidson and Daniel Evan White | Artist: George Norris #PostboxSaturday

Shanghai Alley, Vancouver

It’s patio season. #hiddengems

Dead Kennedys headlining at the Legion Hall, 6th & Commercial, Vancouver, 1979. Poster design: Bob Mercer #deadkennedys #gigposters #punk

Iggy Pop tour, 1980.
#iggypop #Rouen

It does appear to be in original condition, kind of frozen in time. And that round window 👌

Arabelle Apartments, New Westminster. #bauhaus #wesanderson

The huge Swatch watch at Expo 86, Vancouver. #watercolourWedneday

Tile detail from Vancouver’s BC Electric/ The Electra building, 1957. #TilesOnTuesday

Iggy Pop on stage at the SUB Ballroom, 1979.

Iggy Pop & Glen Matlock on stage at the SUB Ballroom UBC, 1979.

Iggy Pop at the SUB Ballroom UBC, 1979 with Glen Matlock on bass.

The impressive entrance to the Ashnola Apartments, 6th & Main St., Vancouver. Built in 1912.

Will you be able to wear your salmon-encrusted Cannery overalls at the new “boutique” hotel? Long live the Buc!

Thanks for featuring, looks great framed 🙏

Stanville apartments sign in the Marpole neighbourhood of Vancouver BC

Stanville Apartments, Vancouver BC

Entry detail of the King George apartments, Vancouver BC

King George Apartments, Vancouver BC

Apartment intercom, Vancouver BC

Intercom. Loving this extreme vertical format.

Poster from The Clash concert in Vancouver, 1982

My coveted Clash poster from their 1982 Vancouver, Kerrisdale Arena show. #theclash

Varied Thrush in the snow

Don't forget to feed the birds. It's getting (West Coast) cold out there. #variedthrush in the yard.

Mid-century concrete details from around Vancouver

Some fine mid-century concrete detailing from around Vancouver. #concrete #modernism #brutalist

I used to go there for coffee before work in the early 80's. That's when I "acquired" it.

Plate from the Aristocratic Restaurant, Vancouver

"Risty" logo detail

Managed to aquire a "Risty" plate from the Aristocratic Restaurant before it shut down. Located at the corner of Granville & Broadway, Vancouver till the late 90's.

Various types of tree bark on Salt Spring Island

Barkology of Salt Spring Island.

Car carrying freighter on the Fraser River looking like a J. M. W. Turner painting.

A 1-1 metal sculpture of a model kit with kanji and a human-sized figurine

A model-kit-look postal box

a green train ticket machine that looks like a model kit

90% of Japanese plastic model-making kits hail from Shizuoka, so the city looks like this:

Beautiful!