Putting the "Art" in "Party"

Toronto artist Navin Monteiro at his exhibit and live painting at The Parkdale Drink on Queen St West and Dufferin.

My work Christmas party is poppin' off this weekend and I won't be hitting College Street, so here's what I did last weekend.  The Parkdale Drink is the kind of bar I like; cool neighbourhood, good-looking crowd, Guinness and old-, medium- and new-school hip-hop and R&B.  They are even cooler for injecting extra culture into their parties, including my cousin Dion Fitzgerald's art exhibits and live paintings on Nuit Blanche and year-round.  This time Fitz invited another up-and-coming artist, my homeboy Navin Monteiro, to do his thing.  He showed out!

Nav performs for the crowd...

...And the finished product.