Laing Studios
456 Talbot Street N5P 1B9 Saint Thomas, ON, Canada

And Kim at the The Windjammer Inn knocked brunch out of the park again! So delicious. The perfect Sunday meal to relax with Jess Andrews and cap off a busy week! #brunch #eggsbennie #portstanley #delicious

Wrapped up my video production and live-streaming work for TAAFI - Toronto Animation Arts Festival International via Establish Media last night. What a rush! I don’t think I’ve had that much adrenaline pumping through my veins in years! I have an open calendar today and I don’t know what to do with it... probably going for brunch Huge shout out to Barnabas Wornoff, incredible guy to work with, as well as all the other amazing STAAFI and TAAFI folks! Also big thanks to Jess ...Andrews for dropping by each morning during the festival with totes of food so I didn’t forget to eat One of the best parts was at the end where I could relax in Spatial Chat with festival attendees while sharing slideshows with everyone of shots from previous years. Another highlight was of course the digital drink and draws hosted by Joel MacKenzie and Spencer Moreland, and THE FILMS! So good, every year! Hard to believe it’s been 9 years already! Crazy. See more

Time lapse for the creation of Cows in a Field of Snow. 4x4, Oil on Gallery Canvas. Early Bird Price: $45 *SOLD*. Reference from a beautiful @meetingplaceorganicfarm photo. #cows #ontario #oilpainting #originalart #artdaily #art #painting #canadianart #canadianartist #timelapse #wip

Cows in a Field of Snow. 4x4, Oil on Gallery Canvas. Early Bird Price: $45 *SOLD*. Reference from a beautiful @meetingplaceorganicfarm photo. #cows #ontario #farming #oilpainting #originalart #artdaily #art #painting #canadianart #canadianartist

Ever wonder how baby goats are made? This is how! You're welcome Reference from one of Sarah June's many cute goat photos.

Norte Dame Cathedral. Commission. Oil Painting on Canvas. 6x6. Back in the 1500s, the culture that we had built in the West embraced multigenerational projects quite easily. Notre Dame. Massive cathedrals were not built over the course of a few years, they were built over a few generations. People who started building them knew they wouldn't be finished until their grandson was born. - James Cascio #artoftheday #instagramartist #instagramart #canadianart #cathedral #canadianartist #stthomas #stthomasproud #impressionism #oilpainting

Ready to rock it! Come on out to @capsoffbrewing and see the magic happen during the live painting demonstration! #canadianart #artandbeer #breweries #stillmakingart #explorerailwaycity #somuchmorelife #canadianbrewhouse

Winter horse commission is done. Horses are amazing animals. #paintingoftheday #horsesofinstagram #drafthorses #drafthorsesofinstagram #oilpainting #horses #horsepainting #stthomas #stthomasproud

Today is the last day to check out and buy my paintings at Caps Off Brewing Co.! Also, I’ll be doing a live painting demonstration outside the brewery starting at 2:30pm this afternoon. I’ll be working on my painting of Legends Tavern. Stop by, grab a brew, and watch a painting come together #canadianartist #canadianbrewhouse #canadianbeer #craftbeer #canadianart #explorerailwaycity #somuchmorelife

Live From Southwold! https://www.facebook.com/2310539862308811/posts/4039508959411884/?d=n

Joe Preston - Mayor ST.Thomas Ontario started the bidding with $500 on the Mayor's Update this afternoon and was quickly followed by Chris Patriquin from Simply Pure Water with a $550 bid. Thanks Joe and Chris! Current top bid: $550 Took about a year of back and forth on this painting of Legends Tavern, but I finally feel it is ready to go out into the world. To support people who need a warm place and a good meal this winter, 50% of the final sale price will be donated to In...n Out Of The Cold St.Thomas-Elgin. The painting will be auctioned off between now and January 19th. Starting bid is $500. 23.5x24. Oil on canvas. It was going to hang in Legends during that time, but with the new lockdown measures coming into place, I might have to come up with a better plan for people to see it in person. Stay tuned. If you want to place a bid, fire me a message on here or Facebook. Cheers. #legendstavern #wingit #justwingit #stthomas #stthomasproud #explorerailwaycity #landscapepainting #oilpainting #paintingoftheday #canadianart #instaart #instaartist See more

Jess and I had a blast making our mug club mugs tonight with @yellowbrickpottery at @capsoffbrewing! Can’t wait to see how they turn out! #mugclub #learning #awesomeness

The painting of @legendsstthomas is coming along! Drop by @capsoffbrewing today to see the process! #stthomas #explorersilwaycity #artsolation #covidart #livepainting #canadianart #landscapeart #artworldly

Children can often put prejudice and racism into better perspective than adults by simplifying it for us. 10yr old Grace Toto took time out of her day to help share, in her own words, how it has impacted her and why it needs to stop. She also brought artwork with her that we are proud to be able to share with everyone as well. Have a listen to what Grace and her mother, Katie Burk, have to say, and the next time you hear or see something in our community that has roots in pre...judice and/or racism please do your part to stop it by speaking up or contacting someone who can help. And if you don’t know who to contact, touch base with Victim Services Elgin (www.victimserviceselgin.com) so they can point you in the right direction. Thanks to Grace Toto and her parents, Victor Toto and Katie Burk, for talking with us today and carrying this dialogue forward. Thanks for watching. #blacklivesmatter #blm

It was such a blast being a part of this event last year - and now we can't wait for this year's online party! "Well, things have changed a wee bit since we were together like this at the 10th Annual Bridges to Better Business Event...But one thing hasn't changed...We WON'T STOP BELIEVING in this community or in the small businesses that are such a big part of what makes it great. We are committed to continuing to provide learning and community opportunities for you all and we are excited about Bridges to Better Business: A Conversation with Barb Stegemann event on July 30. We hope you will join us online until we can get back to singing together in a crowded room. <3" - Small Business Enterprise Centre

$250,000 of the $750,000 donation will go towards mural projects across the city!

The First Wildflowers Farm Farmers Market had a massive draw! People were lining up at 4pm to get in - but thankfully everyone was respectfully following the social distancing rules. The St. Thomas Rotary Club was on hand to help with parking and there were also a multitude of volunteers helping with social distancing as guests moved from vendor to vendor. Here's to the Wildflowers Farmers' Market continuing to grow and becoming a hub for local food producers to connect with our community.

Have a question you want answered from the Provincial or Federal level? Establish Media is going live with Karen Vecchio, Member of Parliament and Jeff Yurek MPP on Thursday at 7pm. Email [email protected] with your questions.

Grayden chatted with Vicki this morning about St. Thomas and Area's first ever Virtual Farmers' Market! Cultivate Virtual Farmers' Market will be run out of the Talbot Teen Centre and start up in June!

Mysterious Local Chalk Artisan Unmasks! People have been wondering about the artist behind the beautiful and inspiring works of chalk art that have popping up around the city. You've likely seen them at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH), the St Thomas Fire Department Fire Hall, EMT Stations, Ivegotyourback911, Myrtle, Streamliners Espresso Bar, or the window at CoField Inc. Well, the talented person behind all of this is none other than our own Lyndsay Collard! Today ...Grayden had a quick chat with Lyndsay to see how she came up with the idea (Caremongoring St. T- a community helping eachother COVID-19), what some of her favourite pieces are, and what's next on the horizon for the artwork that is bringing smiles to folks in our community. Check out the video for all the details!

Such a pleasure filming remotely with John Milles of John Milles Music and milles’ ARTography for Art Beat on Establish Media. Check out this #ARTsolation interview to see how John has adapted his performances during the emergency measures put in place by COVID-19. Full Article Here: https://www.establishmedia.com//musician-photographer-john

I've always believed in giving back to the community. Support others and they'll support you. That's where the concept for Business Buzz came from. Produce a show talking about what's happening with businesses in the area, find local sponsors (Wendy's, Redding Designs Inc - Custom Website Design Studio) and run with it. Today I chatted with Hetty Teuber from Silverthorn Landscape Supplies about how COVID-19 has changed her business. Hetty and her team have pivoted Silverthor...n Landscape Supplies to create a contactless sales system so that customers can still get all the landscape and gardening supplies they need. Looking to create a victory garden? They have what you need! I've know Hetty and her family for years. They are awesome people. Watch the video for the full story. You can order their products online, https://silverthornlandscape.com/, or by giving them a call: 519-765-2379.

Had a super fun chat with Kim Goodhue from Purely Wicked while doing a Business Check-in interview through Establish Media for the St. Thomas Downtown Development Board. She caught me off guard right at the beginning by photo-bombing the interview with a mug she got printed at Van Pelt's Business Solutions during Railway City Tourism's Art's Crawl of the Talbot Street Mini I painted of her business. Have to love local businesses supporting local businesses! Kim has all of her products online now at https://www.purelywicked.ca/, head over there, check it out, and buy something to support her during these crazy times!

Filming in Toronto last year using an epic car rig with with @iverlaan of Visual Inclination - You might have seen some of the pics I posted, but photos don’t really do it justice! - Posted @withregram @iverlaan This moment of zen brought to you by night-driving the streets of Toronto with a robot on the roof. . Early testing of @visinc’s camera rig with @laingstudios. The footage wound up being the credits bed on the @regularcarreviews 2020 Special. . Equipment:... @reddigitalcinema ScarletW @djipro R2 gimbal @rigwheels Cloud Mount @sigmacanada 18-35 @teradek RT remote FIZ and Bolt video . cc: @theromannick See more

COVID-19 Art Beat Update on how Withajay is coping with the current situation. Exclusive preview of "The Father Song" at 5:45mins. The song still gives me Goosebumps! Can't wait for it to be released into the world!

Spent a couple late nights working on this project featuring a @volkswagen Westfalia. Can’t say what it’s for yet... but I can share the time-lapse :) #westfalia #westfaliacamper #vw #volkswagon #watercolor #painting #artistoninstagram #artsolation #instaartist #carsofinstagram

List of Local Businesses Open During COVID-19 https://www.establishmedia.com/p/businesses.html During the outbreak of COVID-19 it's harder than ever to connect people up with services and products available in our community, because of this, we created this page on our blog to help you know what businesses are open and what options are available for pick-up and delivery.... We will continue to update this list as we have time. Please click the links on the website to visit the businesses Facebook pages or websites as store hours, pick-up, delivery, and online ordering options will continue to fluctuate. Know a business that is open right now? Tag them in the comments and we'll add them in. All the best during this time, stay safe! Marty Lewis and Grayden Laing (Establish Media Co-Founders)