Creative and artistic Beff has made a triumphant return in the last couple of years. He has a greater appreciation for art, especially since stumbling into Jomo.
Here are some of Beff's favourite parts of the national collection that make happy to come to work at the NGC.
It's not the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, it's the NGC tree! Right here in Canada's capital!
In 2005, the giant bronze spider, "Maman", created by Louise Bourgeois, was installed outside. It is now the landmark I am most proud of in the Nation's Capital - she's very photogenic.
Untitled (Head of a Baby) = Ron Mueck's hyper-real human form. The head of a very young baby at a gargantuan scale befitting a public monument. High degree of realism in his figures, which, in turn, invites close inspection.
I never cared for the Group of Seven, until I was awed by the mastery of Lawren Harris. A print of this painting now adorns one of the walls in the Beff household.
The first painting that caught my eye, and it my introduction of Lawren Harris. A print of this painting now adorns one of the walls in the Beff household.
And some larger paintings that always capture me:
