Had a wonderful conversation with landscape artist Andrew Cheddie Sookrah. We chatted about the best way to manage a commission to ensure client and artist is happy with the final piece. We talked about the influence of culture and travel (and Tom Thompson) on our work and the interconnectedness of the natural world. Ran out of time to talk about his stint as a finalist on the Canadian Landscape Painter of the Year show.....next time!

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About the Artist:

Andrew Cheddie Sookrah is a Toronto-based painter, sculptor, and fine art instructor.

Sookrah is a raw colourist whose free brushwork is confident and powerful. His strengths can be seen in his strong sense of design, exquisite use of effective composition, confident presentation of bold colours… and in his figurative and portraiture work, his capturing the essence of the human spirit.

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His is a masterful expression of the unity of nature.