One of Richard’s final projects was to beautify the entrance to the Toronto Ferry Docks with colour, a project he had drawings for and called Terminal Art. You can click the image below to see an enlargement of his working drawing.

Some of us hope to realize this project for him. Barbara would like it to have a rainbow somewhere and Jennifer suggested some Muskoka Bamboo planted nearby his memorial.

So this is a project in development…

If you would like to help, email tribute.to.richard@gmail.com.

IT IS BETTER TO LIGHT A CANDLE
THAN TO CURSE THE DARKNESS
-PROVERB

FOR YEARS THE PEOPLE OF TORONTO HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO THE OMINOUS DREARINESS THAT IS THE TORONTO FERRY TERMINAL.

AS AN ISLANDER - I MYSELF, HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PARTICULAR FORM OF OPPRESSION AT LEAST TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK.

IT WAS ON ONE SUCH JUNKET THAT I CONSIDERED WHAT COULD BE DONE. NO GRANDIOSE WORKS OF ART HERE; INDEED THE CITY WAS IN NO MOOD FOR SPENDING AND PARTICULARLY ON THIS GRIM EDIFICE.

SOMETHING SIMPLE BUT STRIKING… ELEGANT BUT ECONOMICAL… AND THEN IT HIT ME! THAT’S WHY GOD INVENTED COLOUR!

AS PART OF THE TORONTO ISLAND ROGUE WAVE 2007 ART SHOW - SEPTEMBER 15TH - NOVEMBER 4TH (WWW.TORONTOISLAND.ORG)
I WILL BE EXHIBITING A SERIES OF COLOURIZED PHOTOS, DEMONSTRATING WHAT THE TERMINAL COULD LOOK LIKE WITH SOME SIMPLE COLOUR AND LIGHT APPLICATIONS.
R. O’BRIEN