I am an abstract mixed media painter inspired by the beauty around me. I am happiest letting the painting unfold in this space we call life. My process is guided by intuition and more and more I find myself wanting to paint the essence of something, the feeling behind a particular subject.

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Influences behind my work include European artists MC Escher, Gustav Klimt and Salvador Dali.

I am drawn to the idea behind surrealism seen through symbolism, pattern and line-work.

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Broken down into simple shapes, repetitive patters and suggestions  and capturing the essence of a subject through a variety of added mediums, shapes, glazes I build my painting up layer by layer, constantly adjusting the composition until my intuition tells me it is finished. This process can take months or even years until something is truly finished.

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Like building a house, i start with the foundation, work on middle ground and then the finishing details. There is a remarkable shift between the beginning and ending stages.

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I start by mixing colors that I want to work with. Sometimes I sketch out a rough draft of the painting in watercolour pencils. Usually, I begin with some grey or black and let the painting take shape adding in values. If I have decided to use collage in the artwork the first thing I do is paint my own collage papers using acrylic inks and paints on tissue paper. I then place it on the canvas using heavy gel medium.

 

Working with glazing medium and acrylic paints I apply colour and strive to balance what lies before me. Making marks freely building up the layers using a variety of tools, stencils and textures. I am constantly adjusting the composition until I feel it is finished.

 

There is a big variety in my artwork as interpretations of images which simply emerge from the canvas as abstracts, nature, people, and animals. Sometimes this process takes months, other times it can come together quite quickly. I create art because it connects me with an emotional part of myself that would otherwise be buried under the daily grind. Like paying tribute to the child, the critic, the sinner and the saint..........allowing all states of being to exist. 

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My creative studio is located in Gibsons BC, just a hop skip and a jump from Vancouver and when not there you can find me walking my dog along the beaches and many nature trails watching the birds, bears, coyotes and other critters as I am drawn to nature and find the solitude is refreshing to my soul.  These quiet times of reflection help feed my creativity and allow me to ponder some of the deeper questions of life.

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Some of the more meaningful things that I have been blessed to be a part of include:

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2010: Eco-Lodge design featured in an international magazine  

2022: Featured guest on the national TV show, An Artist In The House

2024: Winner of the Sunshine Coast Writers Society people’s choice award at the Art And Words Festival

2024: Artwork featured in the book Not an Island - fall edition

2025: Article about me & my artwork in the newspaper, the Coastal Reporter

2025: Cover of Not an island - spring edition

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If you are interested in seeing one of my artworks or have any questions please send me an email.  It is my goal to serve my buyers and help in any way possible to make sure the artwork is what the are looking for to fit into the space they have in mind.