Comments on: 56/150: Christopher Pratt – Restrained Realism

By: 61/150 Ned Pratt – Clean lines and spare composition – Canadian Art Junkie

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:05:21 +0000

[…] son of celebrated Canadian painters Christopher Pratt and Mary Pratt, he crafts spare, abstract […]

By: J Walters

J Walters — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 16:02:00 +0000

In reply to icelandpenny. Thank you. I know what you mean about the complexity of interrelationships. I have been fascinated by the links between people and generations in the Canadian art world since I began blogging. Who was married to whom, when, which artist taught where, etc. I'm basically a gossip so it all stays in my head.

By: icelandpenny

icelandpenny — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 02:54:38 +0000

Thank you — I knew the various names & something of their various works, but not the complexity of the interrelationships. It all adds resonance. (And I very much like your phrase “restrained realism.” Beautifully put.)

By: J Walters

J Walters — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 16:55:47 +0000

In reply to brilliantviewpoint. I thought you might be a fan!!