The inspiration for this painting came from the tiny cabins on Hollyburn Mountain. They were originally built in the 1920’s and 1930’s and many still remain today. All the cabins were built with timbers in the vicinity of the cabin site. Today the sites are leased from the municipality and it is my understanding that … Read More
This little piece was a conceptualized vision of a rural agrarian countryside. It was a fun stylized piece of a rural community, growing food and eating fresh off the land .
This beautiful Cedar stood in the sun with its draping branches allowing the light to catch on its foliage…a magical moment caught on canvas!!
This piece was painted for the Federation Gallery’s Climate Crisis Exhibition. The object was to paint an image that was perhaps disturbing or inspired conversation around the idea of our changing climate: Brainstorming concepts as to what are some of the causes of climate change and from a balance with nature perspective, what are viable … Read More
I love the look captured in the young man’s face.
A very young man so full of life!!
We are into October and the colourful pumpkins are out!! I bought this little pumpkin because of the lovely long handle.
This was painted from a photo I took as I followed a logging truck. What caught my attention was the old growth tree that was riding on the truck. A typical truck that carries logs is 2.6 metres wide or 8.5 feet wide. So a rough estimate of the diameter of the old growth … Read More
Without a specific plan, this piece organically grew as I felt my way through the lines and shapes. The brush found colours that established pathways for the eye to follow and spaces for the eye to rest. The painting lightens up, is less structured and becomes more etherial as the viewers eye rises up towards … Read More