Flying Colours: The Toni Onley Story
Language: English
Published by Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, BC, 2002
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Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Toni Onley's serene and spectacular landscapes are known to millions, but the man behind the brush has remained an intriguing enigma - until now. In Flying Colours, Onley paints a self-portrait in words, giving us a sweeping canvas that stretches from a rustic riverbank on the Isle of Man to a plane wreck on a B.C. glacier. Art lovers will cherish his lucid insights into the creative process, not to mention the lavish illustrations in Flying Colours, representing every stage of a career spanning more than half a century. And even readers whose art collections hang from fridge magnets will revel in a ripping yarn that is by turns touching and hilarious.
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- Title
- Flying Colours: The Toni Onley Story
- Author
- Onley, Toni; Strong, Gregory
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, BC
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1550172980
- ISBN 13
- 9781550172980
Don't be fooled. The serenity of those watercolours reflects only one facet of Onley's work--and very little of his tumultuous life. Flying Colours gives you the whole canvas, from a rustic riverbank on the Isle of Man to a plane wreck on a mountain glacier. With sly humour, disarming candour and an artist's eye for detail, Onley recalls a life of professional triumphs and personal tragedies. For a painter known for landscapes and collages, Onley proves a dab hand at word portraits, from haughty maharajahs and quirky Manxmen to the alcoholic--and even homicidal--habitués of an artists' colony in Mexico.
None is more colourful than Onley himself. From the cocky schoolboy painting an extra petal on a daffodil to the Rolls-Royce rebel facing down Revenue Canada--and winning--Onley's passion for art and zest for life leap from every page. Art lovers will cherish his lucid, unaffected insights into the creative process, not to mention the lavish illustrations, representing every stage of Onley's career.
An Officer of the Order of Canada, Toni Onley was born in 1928 on the Isle of Man, where he received his early training and was influenced by the work of the great British watercolourists. He came to Canada in 1948. Onley's work is featured in galleries around the world, including the Tate Gallery in London, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Onley took up flying in 1965, a passion he credits with taking him to the work for which he is best known today: landscape of simplicity and power.
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About the Author
With degrees in creative writing and language education from the University of British Columbia, Gregory Strong has written several hundred articles, features, and stories published in Canada, Britain and the United States. At present he lives in Tokyo where he is an associate professor in the English Department at Aoyama University and an art reviewer for The Daily Yomiuri.
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