Art, art, art. Art is my touchstone whenever I travel. You can tell a lot about a city’s personality and culture by dropping into the local art museum.
Some treats from the Art Gallery of Toronto (AGO), where we stumbled onto an amazing show: “Guillermo Del Toro, At Home With Monsters.”
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I’d recognize that face anywhere
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Hellboy 1
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Hellboy 2
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Hellyboy 3
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Concept art for Night on Bald Mountain
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Poe tableau
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Crimson Peak costumes
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Eeeeeee!
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Vlad’s armor\\
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Nosferatu
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Very cool series
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The Master from the Strain
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Hard-earned treats!
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Glenda Burgess, partner in crime
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Proof of visit!
How splendid! I would love to hang with you on Halloween!!! Good grief, and what a rocking time, too.
Gosh, you would have loved the exhibit, Skye. It just screamed Halloween! I really miss hanging out with friends and kids on Halloween. We would indeed have fun!