The young man who telephoned Doris Link at her home in Toronto last April had good news to report: she and her husband, Jack, both in their 80s, had won $10,000 in a lottery. Although neither could remember entering the contest, the caller was emphatic.By JONATHAN HARRIS7 min
The electric router screeches and whines as Paterson Ewen, wearing knee pads and ear protectors, crouches on top of his plywood “canvas”—four large sheets mounted together on wooden sawhorses—ready to start a new painting. “Like an athlete, you need to be keyed up,” explains the London, Ont., artist, in a video demonstrating his distinctive technique.By SHARON DOYLE DRIEDGER6 min
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