Basement Apartment and Abstract Paintings

true passion: But art is still his true passion — and he recently made use of his newly honed carpentry skills to build a gallery from scratch in the basement apartment he shares with his wife in North York, according to Toronto Star. Even the metal fence bordering the narrow alleyway that leads to the backyard entrance has become an open exhibition space, with abstract paintings hugging the red-brick walls for the pleasure of visitors resting on the orange couch in the middle of the yard. Now, in his new home in Canada, he gets calluses from wielding a hammer — building decks and fences to make a living. Welcome to the Mao Art Gallery, said Correa, 45, greeting a visiting reporter. But Canada is a country where you can do whatever you want. It is not easy for immigrants to get back into their old profession without a professional network. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.