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Art Advice, Local Art Community & Inspiration

Gwartzman's is happy to provide insight to any questions you might have regarding art materials-- what's the difference between brush tip shapes? What does all the labelling on the back of a paint tube or jar mean? Find these answers and more below!

The art community can be a fantastic place to gain inspiration! Check out local artists that you may be familiar with, and some new art and new faces. Look inside studios big and small, and learn about some of our own favourite big names in the art world.
Our Artist Community |  Joseph Bonsu

Our Artist Community | Joseph Bonsu

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Joseph was fascinated with the visual arts. His inspiration originates from comic books and animated shows that he grew up watching. His fascination with the visual arts encouraged him to enroll in Sheridan College (Art Fundamentals) and Seneca College of Applied Arts an...
Our Artist Community | Harleen Sekhon

Our Artist Community | Harleen Sekhon

Harleen Sekhon is an experienced self-taught visual artist and muralist from Toronto whose passion for art began at an early age. With a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and working in the health promotion field, she continues to pursue her love for visual arts and explore different styles in h...
Our Artist Community | Melissa Neil

Our Artist Community | Melissa Neil

Melissa Neil is known for her painted landscapes on mylar and linen. Her work pays tribute to the ephemeral, wild, and sentimental found in forms of nature - both naturally occurring and manufactured by humans - often drawing on such imagery as gravel pits, brush piles, sand dunes, sand pits, bea...
Our Artist Community | Devora Levin

Our Artist Community | Devora Levin

My creative practice is about encountering the chaotic and alienating influences of life, honouring fleeting experience, and engaging with the subtle languages of the world without and within. It is about giving form to a feeling that cannot be articulated, expressing and celebrating not-fully-co...
Our Artist Community | Yasir Hameed

Our Artist Community | Yasir Hameed

Yasir Hameed is a self-taught artist with a background in Architecture and Urban Planning. He has been painting off and on since 2010, picking up a more regular painting schedule from 2020.Yasir’s inspirations come from life, places, buildings, and landscapes around him, and his recent work prima...