Stoic Drawing

victoR gad divides his time between Fine:Lines,  illustrations  and  Rough:Lines. He works in his studio and in many neighbourhood cafes. His idiosyncratic sense of humour and love for 
anything outrageous or surreal is evident in 
everything he does. He loves to explore the nooks and crannies of old Toronto neighbourhoods. Passionate about music, he is continually modifying his speakers in pursuit of a perfect, natural sound.  victoR has illustrated several books for children and his editorial work has appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and other publications in Canada, the USA, and Europe.   He has won many awards, honourable mentions and numerous pieces of watermarked paper with his name on it.   Before moving to Canada, he was active as a painter, graphic designer, illustrator, and cartoonist. He also invented, designed many published board games of varying levels of complexity. Earlier still, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw with an MFA in graphic design (only because he needed to receive a degree in the form of a piece of fine paper with his name on it). Victor had started his higher education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, where he studied for 2 years. Today, however, no one will remember him there, so he often skips this formative episode when relating his history. While still in elementary school, he won a nationally televised contest organized by a well-known artist and TV personality. Yet in victoR’s small town, nobody believed it was him, even when his name and town were read on the program. That profound experience reshaped his plans for the future. He decided not to be a track maintenance man for the railway. victoR grew up in a house close to a railway line. He studied every detail and function of the old steam engines as they rolled by. By the age of six, he had drawn hundreds of them. This never-ending supply of art on paper was regularly utilized by his mother for the purpose of heating the house. He was born near Brzeszcze, a small mining town in Poland. Earlier than that, there was no victoR. Yet.