Portraits & Model Quotes
Tei Oil on Canvas 42x54 inches July 2006 “Experiencing starvation in my early life, now I am most contented with my life. My wish is that Hachi will remain…
Video: Dancing by Garden Painting & Art Tour Food Spread
A storage unit provided inspiration for dance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LxY8Rx4qUA
About
“Vivian makes the world joyful” is a phrase that has been repeated many times. Vivan’s creativity takes many forms over her 50 year career as an artist: paintings, food, architecture,…
Home Featured in The Asian Age newspaper
Toronto-based artist/ architect vivian reiss tells us that art isn’t a 9-to-5 job, and that it has no boundaries. Please see a copy of this The Asian Age article at…
“It’s a Long Long Time From May to December”
"Maypole" Columnar Apple Tree in Bloom on the Rooftop Garden 124 Merton Street in May 2011 The song, "It's a long, long time from May to December", chronicles the stages of…
Flora and Fauna, US VI
I didn't manage to capture the dolphins dancing and playing for us in the bay below our house but did capture the hummingbirds feeding on the cactus flowers. Here is…
Chsardas: Memories of Mrs Terhes
Csardas /ˈtʃaːrdaːʃ/: My Grandmother, would sew the costume and my Mother would teach me the dance. Which came first, the inn "Csarda" or the dance "Csardas"? That philosophical question was unimportant…