My neighbour Neil Klassen has a show opening tonight (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) at the Board of Directors, 1080 Queen St. W. (slightly east of Dovercourt Road).

The theme of his new works? Outlaws:

My current work marries tar with the stern faces of the Old West, drawing comparisons between these rebels and the Big Oil culture we experience globally. Much like the Big Oil companies of today, the Western Outlaw’s placed themselves above rationalism and the restrictions of the law symbolizing both a particular kind of freedom and an eternal type of perverse, ruthless greed.

The show runs until Aug. 30.