"Metro
and Metra"
(The True Story of how it came to be)
As mentioned in the previous link to reaching this part of
our site we are often
still, deeply, moved whenever we contemplate the several
months leading up the glorious events of the 1st ANNUAL
TORONTO ARTS WEEK CELEBRATIONS. It was a fantastic night staring
with cocktails before a lavish Banquet Dinner for 1,400 people.
The Awards were greatly enhanced thanks to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation employing 6 mimes from Quebec, to be dressed, up in the outfits as created in the painting of "My Honey and Me".
Artistically respecting the wonderful enthusiasm generated by "My Honey and Me"we felt it would be a further tribute, in extending our thanks, to the city of Toronto, to create a series of paintings featuring these two mimes in more paintings.
From the painting below we derived names for the two individuals. We named them, after each other and after what every megamopolis, like Toronto, is addressed as. "Metro and Metra" would be their names.
The painting "My
Honey and Me" had come to life that night. It's always fun to be in the
spotlight for achievements, as an artist. The experience of its success
continues to manifest more new memories that will be with us for the rest
of our lives. We gratefully thank those individuals who were so wonderful
in their encouraging our artistic abilities. We wish them everlasting
happiness and health.
See PAINTINGS by LAURENCE CHERNIAK by clicking on the line below.
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here for more paintings with a certain tenderness that comes right from the
heart
The painting of "Metro and Metra" was done as a
thank you for all the attention and inspiration that we received by so
many wonderful people of Toronto. You gave us so much enthusiasm and encouragement
over "My Honey in Me". "Metro and Metra" was unveiled at a press conference
in the board room of the Metropolitan Toronto Convention and Visitors
Association in the Queen's Key Terminal while we were serving as the Founding
Art Curator to the MTCVA.
