Rick Janson
@rickjanson.bsky.social
A re-emerging artist in the not quite dead yet medium of oil painting. Follow my BLOG at rickjansonartstudio.ca
Red Into Pink (2025) 12 x 16 inches Oil on Canvas by me (Rick Janson)
December 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Red Into Pink (2025) 12 x 16 inches Oil on Canvas by me (Rick Janson)
What happens when your brain tells you something is one colour, but in reality, is another?
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Red into Pink
Years ago I responded to a call for entry to a show at the Eastern Front Gallery that explored the colour blue. The invitation came through my involvement with the Riverdale Art Walk, having partic…
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December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
What happens when your brain tells you something is one colour, but in reality, is another?
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A working class kid who took up art! Madness!
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Why do we treat art history as a frill?
When I entered Toronto’s Scarlett Heights Collegiate Institute in the early 1970s, I thought it was normal that a significant proportion of the school’s art program was in art history. …
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December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A working class kid who took up art! Madness!
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Embarrassing that Canada is late to this party
Some good news that is a little embarrassing. It got little attention in Ottawa’s fall budget but will impact artists going forward. Canadian artists have been fighting for it for years. In t…
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November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Who decides what art we see?
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Looking at rich people’s stuff
When we first arrived at Glasgow’s Burrell Collection we got offered a tour before even taking stock of where we were. Given the somewhat disorientating layout of the building, it turned out …
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November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Who decides what art we see?
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Looking at art for inspiration? I did. It almost made me cry.
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Inspiration and intimidation
Recently I found a copy of Kate Bryan’s new book “How To Art” while in Waterstone’s in Glasgow. It turns out, the signed copy also had an extra chapter on Banksy that was ex…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Looking at art for inspiration? I did. It almost made me cry.
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At the Fireworks display on Barassie Beach for Guy Fawkes day. #Scotland #Fireworks #Barassie #Troon
November 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
At the Fireworks display on Barassie Beach for Guy Fawkes day. #Scotland #Fireworks #Barassie #Troon
Windsurfers today at Troon’s south beach amid a hoolie. Look the wrong way and you’ll get sand in your eye.
#Scotland #Troon #Windsurfing
#Scotland #Troon #Windsurfing
November 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Windsurfers today at Troon’s south beach amid a hoolie. Look the wrong way and you’ll get sand in your eye.
#Scotland #Troon #Windsurfing
#Scotland #Troon #Windsurfing
The rear view of the Scott monument, Edinburgh. #Scotland #Edinburgh
October 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The rear view of the Scott monument, Edinburgh. #Scotland #Edinburgh
When the Grand Hôtel opened in 1867, it had 365 guest rooms — one for every day of the year. 12 floors — one for each month. Four turrets — one for each season. It was built in the shape of a V for Queen Victoria. In Scarborough, UK. #UKtravel #Scarborough #Yorkshire
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
When the Grand Hôtel opened in 1867, it had 365 guest rooms — one for every day of the year. 12 floors — one for each month. Four turrets — one for each season. It was built in the shape of a V for Queen Victoria. In Scarborough, UK. #UKtravel #Scarborough #Yorkshire
Pleased to learn I have been selected by the jury to participate in the 2026 Scugog Studio tour as a guest artist. #ScugogArts #VisualArts #RickJanson #OilPainting #BlueSkyArt
October 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Pleased to learn I have been selected by the jury to participate in the 2026 Scugog Studio tour as a guest artist. #ScugogArts #VisualArts #RickJanson #OilPainting #BlueSkyArt
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
War and Remembrance: Knitted figure of Vera Lynn covering the top of a bollard in the old market town of Pickering, UK. #Pickering #veraLynn #UK #Travel #Yorkshire
October 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
War and Remembrance: Knitted figure of Vera Lynn covering the top of a bollard in the old market town of Pickering, UK. #Pickering #veraLynn #UK #Travel #Yorkshire
High Street in Scarborough, UK. Walking around felt like time travel. Pic from early morning yesterday before the shops opened.
#Yorkshire #England #Scarborough
#Yorkshire #England #Scarborough
October 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
High Street in Scarborough, UK. Walking around felt like time travel. Pic from early morning yesterday before the shops opened.
#Yorkshire #England #Scarborough
#Yorkshire #England #Scarborough
Taking a break in Glasgow.
October 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Taking a break in Glasgow.
October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
View from Edinburgh Castle yesterday looking towards the Scottish National Gallery and the ‘poo’ building. #Scotland #Edinburgh
October 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
View from Edinburgh Castle yesterday looking towards the Scottish National Gallery and the ‘poo’ building. #Scotland #Edinburgh
Jim Tribble speaks about and plays a variety of instruments that would have been used at the Royal Court in Scotland. We saw his delightful presentation in the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle yesterday. #Scotland #ScottishHistory #Tribble
October 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Jim Tribble speaks about and plays a variety of instruments that would have been used at the Royal Court in Scotland. We saw his delightful presentation in the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle yesterday. #Scotland #ScottishHistory #Tribble
Spent yesterday visiting Edinburgh Castle.
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Spent yesterday visiting Edinburgh Castle.
Vintage street in the Riverside Museum in Glasgow.
October 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Vintage street in the Riverside Museum in Glasgow.
The dress Audrey Hepburn wore in Two For The Road at the Riverside Museum in Glasgow.
October 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The dress Audrey Hepburn wore in Two For The Road at the Riverside Museum in Glasgow.
À 1924 Galloway at the Riverside Museum in Glasgow. Galloway was a car company run by Dorothy Pullinger who recruited and trained women automotive engineers. The cars were designed for women too.
October 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
À 1924 Galloway at the Riverside Museum in Glasgow. Galloway was a car company run by Dorothy Pullinger who recruited and trained women automotive engineers. The cars were designed for women too.
October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mary Queen of Scots official bed chamber at Stirling castle today. She normally would have slept in more modest quarters.
October 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Mary Queen of Scots official bed chamber at Stirling castle today. She normally would have slept in more modest quarters.