Canvas Gallery

We were delighted to welcome longtime Canvas artist Susan Gale back to the gallery this week with two striking new large-scale urban landscapes, each painted in acrylic on panel.
Originally from Newfoundland and now firmly rooted in Toronto, Susan has spent years observing and interpreting the city through her unmistakable visual language. Her paintings transform familiar streets into vibrant experiences, capturing not just what Toronto looks like, but what it feels like to move through it.
These newest works depict two beloved West Toronto intersections:
✨ Dundas & Gladstone — 40 x 60 inches
✨ Dundas & Brock — 36 x 60 inches
Rendered in Susan’s signature mosaic-like brushwork, luminous colour palette, and richly textured surfaces, these paintings celebrate the rhythm of city life. Streetcars glide through pools of afternoon light, bicycles wait patiently along the sidewalk, and everyday moments become something almost cinematic. The familiar urban landscape is softened, energized, and reimagined through layers of colour and texture that invite viewers to linger a little longer.
What makes Susan’s work so compelling is her ability to find beauty in the ordinary. These are streets many Torontonians pass every day, yet through her eyes they become vibrant portraits of a city in constant motion.
We especially love seeing these impressive pieces in situ—the scale, texture, and light truly come alive.
Enjoy the paintings, the details, and the views of Toronto we know so well, seen through the unique perspective of Susan Gale.
1/ Susan Gale on a beautiful Friday Morning.
2/ “The is Freedom Without“ (Dundas & Gladstone” acrylic on panel 40X60” $3500.00
3/ “Stars are Waiting” (Dundas &Brock) acrylic on panel 36X60” $3300.00
4/ “ There is Freedom Without “ in situ
5/“ Stars are Waiting “ in situ

Kitchener Ontario based artist Sherry Czekus dropped off seven new works this week — and it was so good to see her in the gallery… it’s been a minute.
These feel like quiet observations of everyday life… those in-between moments we all pass through without really noticing. Waiting, walking, crossing paths, standing still — and somehow she turns it all into something worth lingering on.
There’s a calm confidence in these new pieces. Simplified forms, soft palettes, and all that open space — nothing feels forced. Just small gestures, subtle colour shifts, and compositions that let you breathe.
We especially love the shift in perspective — some from above, some from within the crowd — like you’re both part of it and watching it at the same time.
They’re understated, a little poetic, and incredibly current… little snapshots of how we move through the world right now.
Take a closer look — the details, the spacing, the rhythm of it all. These ones really grow on you.
1/ Here’s Sherry with a few of her new works.
2/ “ Yes Hello There” oil on canvas 40X60” $4500.00.
3/ “Yes Hello There “ in situ
4/ “ Boardwalk ll” oil on canvas 48X36” $3600.00
5/ “ Boardwalk ll” in situ
6/ “Floral Silk” oil on canvas 40X40” $3200.00
7/ “Take the Avenue” oil on canvas 36X36”$2600.00
8/“Queue” oil on canvas 30X48” $2800.00
9/ “ Canadians 2” oil on canvas 24X24” $1600.00
10/ Canadians 1 ” oil on canvas 24X24” $1600.00