Barbara Pagani's Tresor Cache 101

One of these paintings was sold a few of years ago to one of my neighbors as I was working on the painting and she asked to buy it right there and then even after I explained that I was still being worked on and would also need a varnish, she didn't care. So in the meantime, I never got a chance to take a picture of it. It is the painting that I used for my first business cards. So this week, maybe 3 or 4 years later she called me up and asked me if I still paint in that style and I told her that I have either sold them or given them away. She had a look at some of my other paintings in the studio and brought a few home to see if they would match with the one that she already had and she not only came back to buy one but included a frame for one that now looks fantastic.

Wow I am moved to read the article in the Montreal Gazette about "The thrill of the find" which was written by author Susan Semenak. Every little details we discussed in our interview was captured in the same way that I feel when I am out in pursuit of the diamond in the rough at garage sales, bazaars or second hand stores. Stealth, focus,  preparedness. That’s what it takes to be an elite rummager like Barbara Blusanovics. For decades now, the Lachine artist and collector  has been scouring  rummage sales, bazaars and garage sales for good deals, quirky treasures and exciting “finds”  which she weaves into her artwork and her home decor, or polishes up for resale. Even though  she’s having fun, Blusanovics takes her rummaging very seriously. She organizes herself for rummage-sale season as if it were a military campaign, searching online and newspaper listings and plotting maps to make her outings more efficient. With a quick sweep of the terrain, she can spot a “di

The New studio is my son's old room and I am not bring anything in there except my easel, paints, brushes, mediums and one table and a chair. Of course I will be taking my time bringing up one thing at a time.