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Twilight of Air Mail

Botwood Newfoundland

This is the Newfoundland of my imagination, a deep moody landscape where the stories of determination, hardship and overcoming obstacles flitter across my mind’s eye like messages journeying across the Atlantic through the darkest night. Communication is the beacon, and a mail bag becomes a lantern of illumination, special delivering news of loved ones and [...]

‘Force Majeure’ C5 large scale paintings

Cathedral Bus, 1986 6x4 acrylic on canvas

All measurements are by the foot! This  collection of large works span 25 years of my career as a painter. They are drawn from a wide range of interests, sources and bodies of work- some of which can been seen in ‘past exhibits’. The one thing they have in common is my fascination with the [...]

“The Spirit Farmer” Georgia silo mural

Baptism of Fire, washing 100 ft at 100 degrees

at Last! after a month back home in Winnipeg, here are the closing shots of the ‘Spirit Farmer”aka the Peanut Farmer. What an experience… I can’t express how much it’s meant to me to develop this project into what it’s become- the ultimate painting it can possibly be. The community allowed me to be their [...]

Logos

C5 Racetrack

According to Greek mythology, the logos were the forces responsible for the creation of the material universe. I find it ironic then, that the forces responsible for the creation of our materialistic ‘universe’ choose  the logo as their primary form of cultural identification. For myself, I like to play with the idea that the source [...]

C5 small/indoor murals

St. Boniface- Cercle Moliere theatre stage set backdrop

Smaller murals and paint treatments have the ability to fit into a vast array of settings, from public corridors and businesses to private residences, garages, community storefronts and gallery spaces. They also interconnect with other art forms such as theatre, performance, and sculpture. I’ve had the opportunity to integrate small scale mural art into many [...]

C5 Murals

Bateman's Wolf

My art career has been dominated by the mural work I’ve done. Each project is like a hundred paintings rolled up into one. I love it. They surround me, overtake me until I finish them. Then afterward, they become a record, a documentation of an amazing event where I’ve connected to people, architecture and the [...]

C5 at the Golden Globes

Golden Polar Bear

With assistance from the Manitoba Arts Council and the Winnipeg Arts Council, C5 went on the road to participate in the ‘Oh Canada’ gift lounge for the 2010 Golden Globes in Hollywood. Among the best of Canadian luxury lifestyle products was the gift of Art. Silver and Gold polar bears and beaver statues mixed with [...]

“i.d., eh?” what is ‘Canadian’?

Canadian Beaver sculpture/10

In my personal quest for identity, I have to admit that it is my heritage to be lacking in a strong sense of identity. This exhibition is a work in progress. Sort of like Canada’s national identity. It is also a proposal. Not for marriage, but for change. For the individual pieces, it is a [...]

C5-Above & Below

Evolution/ 48

Above & Below is a series of paintings by Charles Johnston that explore the relationship between the Eternal and the Mortal worlds, and the boundary between the two. Architectural cornices of Winnipeg are used to represent the world of man with the sky as their infinite counterpart.