February 22, 2019
Issue #48: Winter Works and Wanderings
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Winter is My Time to Reflect and Prepare After reviewing 2018, my work summed up to 11 murals and 6 design projects. This was enough t...
July 13, 2018
Issue #45: Morocco in May
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May flowers brings June mural The last 2 months have been filled with painting and adventuring—my 2 favourite things! I spe...
April 06, 2018
Issue #44: I Can See Clearly Now
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Thank you to Ollie Quinn Toronto for this beautiful testimonial: “From our very first meeting with Pam, we were infinitely impressed...
March 16, 2018
Issue #43: City Selfie
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Greetings from Toronto The hotel's goal for the mural was to welcome guests and inspire them to take a selfie wit...
January 27, 2018
Issue #42: I Must Break Away
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As John Muir says (on all the mugs in town): "I must break away and get out into the mountains". And that I did! For m...
January 02, 2018
Issue #41: It's a Wrap!
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Up in the Mountains Writing from Truckee, California, I'm surrounded by tall pines and a blanket of snow. Ice crystals form around...
November 07, 2017
Issue #40: Medicinal Plant Paint
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The Evergreen Brick Works Trees were starting to turn into Autumn colours as spiritual leader Philip Cote from First Story led u...
October 11, 2017
Issue #39: Reflections | snoitcelfeR
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Thin Blue Line With Lake Ontario by my side, I ride along a 2-lane pathway with other commuters. The flat morning water mirrors birds...
September 22, 2017
Issue #38: Pam-oramas
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Wider Perspectives This summer, I found myself riding my bike down familiar routes. In February, I painted a mural of Ryerson ...
August 18, 2017
Issue #37: Rock, Paper, Tails!
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Manifestations As I painted along, the owner of The Rock Store came out to see the progress. Delighted with the mural so far, she to...
July 19, 2017
Issue #36: The Great Canadian Outdoors
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Photo by Red Tent Media Artists in the woods We walk together, along a path lined with lush ferns and Cow Parsnip on eithe...
June 09, 2017
Issue #35: Stories Without Words
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Georgia O'Keeffe Best known for her flowers, the AGO exhibit showcased an enriching career that also explored landscapes, citys...
May 21, 2017
Art Letter #34: Nature's Ingredients
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Seeds of Hope... I've been entranced in this book by Jane Goodall. She begins describing her childhood home, where she lived with...
April 20, 2017
Art Letter #33: Spring Has Sprung
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Awakening again... Spring springs alive with a sense of new beginnings. Students at TRSM anticipate year-end exams and some of them look f...
March 14, 2017
Art Letter #32: Back to School
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"The best is yet to come." –Ted Rogers... My favourite quote of the month is mounted on a wall in the front entrance of th...
February 14, 2017
Art Letter #31: Playing Around
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"I believed then —in a deep, easy way that is impossible for me as an adult—that there was more to this world than meets the eye. Tre...
January 22, 2017
The iheart Art Letter: 2017... Here We Come!
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The 30th issue and the 2017th year... December 2016, The Finale: Quotes on walls in the Graduate Studies offices at Ryerson Univ...
December 14, 2016
December: 19 More Sleeps!
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A new mural for a new restaurant—opening in January! I searched... looking up and down for the perfect Oak Tree. Alo...
December 11, 2016
Published in Format Magazine
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As a creative professional, an online portfolio has been essential to show my work around the world and connect with new customers. 5 year...
November 20, 2016
Painting Mountains on Grouse Mountain
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With thanks to Devin Manky who made 3 days of painting come together in this exciting time-lapse! This was an incredible project—my fav...
November 08, 2016
Being Botanical
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Flowers in my DNA. As the season transforms it's colours, several projects have finished up while others are getting started. Bet...
September 21, 2016
Ryerson Grad Studies Mural Time-lapse
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Artist Pam Lostracco paints a mural at the YSGS office featuring the winning entries of the GRAD 6-Word Contest, which asked "What are ...
July 29, 2016
Outside the Box
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Discovering Eastern + Carlaw inside-out. Far from my West-end hood, my first impression of this single corner of Toronto transformed a...
June 07, 2016
A Boat, a Box, and BC
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June’s Art Letter is here! This months topics include: *Muraling in the Mountains *Views from a Boat *Outside the Box Program ...
May 31, 2016
A Mountain Mural at Grouse Mountain
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Best job yet! Painting + traveling is my dream combination and it actually came true at Grouse Mountain Resort . Here's the day...
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