Laura
@laurafindlay.bsky.social
Painter. Photographer. Cyclist. Admirer of underdog critters. Montréaler in Toronto.
http://laurafindlay.com/
http://laurafindlay.com/
It’s ok that I don’t have a way to watch the baseball game from home because I can hear when the Bluejays score when all of my neighbours start screaming and cheering (sincerely)
November 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It’s ok that I don’t have a way to watch the baseball game from home because I can hear when the Bluejays score when all of my neighbours start screaming and cheering (sincerely)
I talk directly with an extraordinarily high number of visual artists for my job and I wish I could tell them and all artists that EVERYONE is having a bad time right now, no one is selling anything, it’s not personal it’s just the market
August 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I talk directly with an extraordinarily high number of visual artists for my job and I wish I could tell them and all artists that EVERYONE is having a bad time right now, no one is selling anything, it’s not personal it’s just the market
Honestly infuriating that ballet flats are back
July 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Honestly infuriating that ballet flats are back
Businesses that say they’re making a space for the community but in fine print of that statement is that they really mean only the community willing and able to spend money at their business
June 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Businesses that say they’re making a space for the community but in fine print of that statement is that they really mean only the community willing and able to spend money at their business
One of the unexpected things I discovered after breaking my most recent (very expensive) pair of glasses this week, and temporarily wearing my 9 year old (very expensive) glasses while waiting for my new (very expensive) glasses is that absolutely no one can notice the difference between them
June 21, 2025 at 5:09 AM
One of the unexpected things I discovered after breaking my most recent (very expensive) pair of glasses this week, and temporarily wearing my 9 year old (very expensive) glasses while waiting for my new (very expensive) glasses is that absolutely no one can notice the difference between them
While I’m here my phone keeps correcting my badly mistyped “Montreal” as “no freak” which is remarkably wrong on so many levels
June 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
While I’m here my phone keeps correcting my badly mistyped “Montreal” as “no freak” which is remarkably wrong on so many levels
If after more than a decade a local collector still hasn’t bought any of my work I’m under no obligation to continue to pretend I find them interesting or funny or tolerable
June 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
If after more than a decade a local collector still hasn’t bought any of my work I’m under no obligation to continue to pretend I find them interesting or funny or tolerable
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BREAKING: UN says no aid has reached Palestinians, two days after new supplies began entering Gaza.
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 60 people, local health officials say
Israeli strikes overnight and into Tuesday have killed at least 60 people across the Gaza Strip. That's according to Palestinian health officials.
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May 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
BREAKING: UN says no aid has reached Palestinians, two days after new supplies began entering Gaza.
It’s that time of year again
May 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It’s that time of year again
Orphans should be given $200 and a snack every time we make it through another holiday where everyone posts hot pics of their parents.
May 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Orphans should be given $200 and a snack every time we make it through another holiday where everyone posts hot pics of their parents.
Just thinking bout Gilles, my little bud from 2016-2022
May 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Just thinking bout Gilles, my little bud from 2016-2022
Being 40 is fun, I watched a movie with my neck at a weird angle for 2.5 hours and I haven’t been able to turn my head to the left for 5 days.
May 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Being 40 is fun, I watched a movie with my neck at a weird angle for 2.5 hours and I haven’t been able to turn my head to the left for 5 days.
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Watching the start of Season 19 of Taskmaster w Jason Mantzoukas is the most I’ve ever felt connected to people who post about a new sports guy joining their team on the internet
May 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Watching the start of Season 19 of Taskmaster w Jason Mantzoukas is the most I’ve ever felt connected to people who post about a new sports guy joining their team on the internet
Watching the election results thinking about the things that matter most to me
April 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Watching the election results thinking about the things that matter most to me
So this week I negotiated with my pharmacy for the price of a drug I have to take for the rest of my life. Not the dispensing fee but the drug itself. I honestly didn’t know you could do that.
April 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
So this week I negotiated with my pharmacy for the price of a drug I have to take for the rest of my life. Not the dispensing fee but the drug itself. I honestly didn’t know you could do that.
My favourite thing about this article featuring photos of drunk posh British people laying in garbage is that it’s tagged with “sad whimsy” which is, in fact, the exact right description
Please Enjoy These Photos Of Drunk People At An English Horse Race | Defector
My computer recently prompted me to “look back at your memories!” along with a photo of a woman, who was not me, sitting down on a nondescript swath of pavement, surrounded by garbage. Now, while I di...
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April 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My favourite thing about this article featuring photos of drunk posh British people laying in garbage is that it’s tagged with “sad whimsy” which is, in fact, the exact right description
Decided to redo the silicone in the bathroom of my rotting rental apartment and it completely ruined my weekend
April 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Decided to redo the silicone in the bathroom of my rotting rental apartment and it completely ruined my weekend
Sometimes when I finish a painting I imagine it 100 years in the future being described by an auctioneer on Antiques Roadshow who recounts my career and value long after I’m dead.
March 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Sometimes when I finish a painting I imagine it 100 years in the future being described by an auctioneer on Antiques Roadshow who recounts my career and value long after I’m dead.
No matter how many decades I work as a photographer it will not stop men from giving my equipment credit for the quality of my work
March 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
No matter how many decades I work as a photographer it will not stop men from giving my equipment credit for the quality of my work
Heard the first redwing blackbird of the year. Felt some part of my brain try to claw its way out of the gloom.
March 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Heard the first redwing blackbird of the year. Felt some part of my brain try to claw its way out of the gloom.
So exhausting having to hear about a Fyre Festival of a country every minute of every day
March 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
So exhausting having to hear about a Fyre Festival of a country every minute of every day
The US is run like a soulless business, not an actual country. A business is incapable of ever admitting to fault so they twist the narrative into blatant lies rather than just admit to a mistake learn from it, abs move on.
March 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The US is run like a soulless business, not an actual country. A business is incapable of ever admitting to fault so they twist the narrative into blatant lies rather than just admit to a mistake learn from it, abs move on.
An era of disappointing capitulation is upon us
March 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
An era of disappointing capitulation is upon us
I miss being somewhere where Merlin Bird ID can work properly (the birds can’t compete with the background noise of Toronto)
March 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I miss being somewhere where Merlin Bird ID can work properly (the birds can’t compete with the background noise of Toronto)
A tulip from last year in celebration of spring
11 x 14 in. oil on linen wrapped panel
11 x 14 in. oil on linen wrapped panel
March 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
A tulip from last year in celebration of spring
11 x 14 in. oil on linen wrapped panel
11 x 14 in. oil on linen wrapped panel