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Cranston becomes official artist of SC
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My first reaction was "he's already an artist, he doesn't need it to be made official"! But I see he's been named Skate Canada's official artist. Nice, and I'm glad he can bring his talents as an artist to the world of skating, where he also excelled.
Perhaps the thread title could be edited to reflect that he is working with SC?
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The title is supposed to be Toller Cranston Becomes Official Artist Of Skate Canada as I pasted it from the article title. I didn't realize it was not complete. We need the admin to correct it now.
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Always glad to see some Toller love 
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There is a new limit in place on the number of characters allowed in a GS thread title. After that, the title is just truncated. The reason is so that everything displays properly on the min page. Sometimes one must be clever in squeezing in the full intent of the title in the designated field.
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I'll try to find the poster to view it. I've seen pictures of Toller's paintings and have liked them very much. Besides, I just love Toller. What a splendid skater, both as an amateur and as a pro, and a great pathfinder for men's skating.
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Olympia, you can see Cranston's poster here:
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:thumbsup: That's Tessa and Scott, right?
Neat! Hadn't thought of that! Makes it even better!
Holy cannoli! I never even thought of that. Splendid.
I have no knowledge of Cranston's influences and interests, but the fact that he lives in Mexico seems to be reflected in the colors and the flowing outfits, but I also see hints of Russian art like Palekh ware in there. Does anyone know anything about his style?
He has done several other works like this with the couple in a different position.
http://www.lifeskate.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/07/moon_embrace_toller_cranston.jpg
I always reminded of Russian Matryoshka dolls when I see his works with people in them.
http://www.lifeskate.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/07/moon_embrace_toller_cranston.jpg
I always reminded of Russian Matryoshka dolls when I see his works with people in them.
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He's certainly done a lot of work influenced byhis Mexican surroundings and he always said he wanted to be like Nureyev while other skaters wanted to be rock stars. I have a really good story about meeting Toller which I will send you when I get a chance.
It's good to see Toller still actively painting. I was fortunate to meet him at one of his exhibitions in the mid 1990's at the Dyansen Gallery in Trump Tower, NYC. What was even better was that the gallery planned the opening around one of the figure skating tours being in town, I believe Stars on Ice. Most of the skaters attended including Katia & Segei. What impressed me the most though was how stunningly beautiful Isabelle Duchesnay was in person. What a great night!
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I love Toller's work ! It sends me to another realm. As did his skating.
( Still miss his commentary , too ..dang it ! )
( Still miss his commentary , too ..dang it ! )
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