the parts gallery in leslieville is among my two favorite galleries in the east end. never am i not intrigued at the sole piece that hangs in their window on a half wall that faces outside. the space itself is simple with white walls and aged yet glossy hardwood floors. every time ive been in, theyve featured many different artists, mainly painters using various mediums. theres something about the style of artwork that is there that is very bold, colourful and aware without being messy or caught up in its own execution. here are a couple examples: when i went the other day, there were these large watercolours that were very simple in their compositional arrangement. one of them was a picture of a large commercial passenger plane. the other a family portrait, yet it seemed as if it was a painting of a photograph of a family. the plane painting, because of its size, simplicity in colour and wateriness/bloodiness of the paint instantly(with the help of world history) invoked the threat of danger — whos in the plane? wheres it going? the other painting was of a family standing there to take a picture. even though each family members face was non specific and washed out, you could sense how each member felt about the experience just by their stature and positioning. it was great. one major lesson in life and art is to have the awareness when to step back and let it be and the artwork here feels like it has that innate sensibility. the staff is very nice and not pretentious at all; its artist run. also if you want to do a layaway, you can and youll get 4 months to pay it off interest free.