My Galleries

I am a painter from Vancouver Canada and delighted you have come to visit my online studio.

I am eclectic in my practice and love to explore my subject matter in different ways.

In both my abstract and figurative work I paint the world that exists somewhere between memory and dream.

I am always searching for the mysterious and intangible qualities of nature and human experience. Here are 5 collections of my various painting passions.

When I paint in an abstract style I am responding to the moment and inquiring into the here and now. Feelings are stirred, memories evoked imagination comes out to play. In my landscapes it’s not so much that I am painting nature but more that I am painting my experience of it. Sometimes I seek to capture the simplicity and sometimes the complexity in a painting. These landscapes are both serene and energizing.

  • Red sky at sunset. Sold
  • North of the Island, Sold
  • Secret Beach
  • The Forest
  • cThe River
  • On the Mountain. Sold
  • The ancient places. Sold
  • Top of the world. Sold
  • Where the heart lives Sold
  • The River leads me home.
  • The Bridge between two worlds.
Cool contemporary decor with a bold expressive abstract landscape

Sometimes the work is purely gestural, intuitive and expressionistic. It focuses thematically on movement and emotions through colour, design, pattern, texture and line. I experiment with different ways to make abstract art as part of my creative practice. This works appeals to collectors who like bold statements that create a focal point for a room.

  • Summer’s End SOLD
  • Contemplating the elements. SOLD
  • Tranquil SOLD
  • Blue Mood SOLD
  • The deeper we go SOLD
For those who love neutral colours and clean contemporary lines Textures and patterns will enliven the space yet keep things calm.
Warm and Inviting creative spaces with a splash of colour amidst the neutrals. .

And now for something completely different, sometimes I mix it up and my canvas becomes a theatre and I paint imaginary characters inspired by the Human Comedy. This work is collected by people who love expressive and stylized portraiture that makes a bold statement.

  • True Believer
  • The Dancer
  • A Life in the Theatre
  • For Small Urban spaces one bold expressive painting gives a room a focal point.

In 2020 and 2021 during the lock-down I was amazed at how nature seemed to thrive without us. I went in a completely different creative direction.

The streets were quiet the air was clean, I painted big bold florals, as a way to honour the life-force and to remind myself we humans are not in charge. Nature is in charge.

Diary.

  • Unashamedly Red. Sold
  • Peonies Sold
  • No Regrets
  • Wild
  • First Tulip
  • Twisted Cherry
  • Cathexis
  • Dreaming and Remembering SOLD
  • Red Morning

And I am also very fond of painting ravens and herons and gulls, in an abstract style because I love the magical mystery of these winged ones. Birds have a strong symbolic presence for me and represent inner wisdom and deeper ways of knowing.

Oh forgot to tell you to come read my Thoughts about art and life here

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