Toller Cranston Archives - Andrew OSTA : Ukrainian Painter of Magical Realism in Mexico

Toller Cranston Speech Transcript

April 25, 2016

I was recently again asked to speak about my friend Toller Cranston, at the Michael Hoppe concert (I will upload the video soon). I actually wrote a speech for this occasion. In case anyone is interested in who Toller was, here are some excerpts from…

First Michael Hoppe Concert in San Miguel de Allende

February 26, 2016

First of all I apologize for not keeping my blog as updated as I should. The last few weeks I have been very busy - painting another Toller Cranston for the Michael Hoppe concert dedicated to him... And I had to make an introductory speech,…

Remembering Toller Cranston

March 20, 2015

Andrew Osta with Toller Cranston Christmas 2014 The late Canadian skating icon, Toller Cranston, was the best friend I had in Mexico. We met at the end of 2011, when I visited his gallery in San Miguel de Allende for the first time. Just then, Toller…

Cat Paintings

January 3, 2015

I have completed 4 Cat Dinner / Party paintings and am working on the fifth. This is not something I do often - I usually create one-off images which are either major works or studies for major works. If I do readdress a painting or…

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

December 27, 2014

Overall, this has been a good year for me. I am enjoying painting and meeting with painter friends - Toller Cranston, E.C. Bell, Bruce Stuart, and others. Everyone is traveling lots. Nobody sticks around for very long. Some new friends came, others left, but everything…

March 2014 Update

March 10, 2014

I have been occupied with writing and have also been doing a fair bit of songwriting. Of course, I am also painting and it's rare for me to be able to do all three at the same time. Usually one discipline takes priority over the…

An Uncharacteristic Second Update

January 29, 2014

I just realized that some links on the site were broken. That issue had been fixed. I am also looking into improving the contact form, as it seems to be buggy at the moment. I have added some small figurative paintings, a couple of medium…

January 2013 update

January 13, 2013

I had been working hard, approximately 6 hours of painting per day, and with all of the other things I have to do, I had no time to write updates. In terms of what I am doing now - I had a lot of fun…