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acrylic

I use acrylic paint to create images of so many things it’s hard to know where to begin. My life as an artist has covered so many realms of thought and using colour shape and texture I tell a story. The story is usually of a moment in time that has struck me in one way or another. Our stories define us and that definition can become universal to a degree when folks outside my experience connect with my work and bring it into their life. Acrylic paint is easy to use, and can be manipulated to appear like other mediums so is flexible and long-lasting. It can be used to apply colour texture and images to a variety of surfaces, always a helpful tendency.

sweet spot

Life is indeed an art… Read More

life is an art 1

Life is indeed a work of art, for me, for you too? We gradually learn the dance, the ups the downs, the crowns and the thorns. As a teenager, I had gone to Buddist meditation sessions, and before that, had attended Quaker meetings (which involve several minutes of silence at each meeting). … Read More

Black Water

For many years I have been painting images of water. It began at a stressful juncture of my life and I have used the images as a continuing challenge for creativity as well as mindfullness. Creating rythmic imagery has a calming effect on me, the artist. I can tell from feedback about … Read More

PLOWED FIELDS is an acrylic on stretched canvas 36x18

petrichor

petrichor PRONUNCIATION: (PET-ri-kuhr) MEANING: noun: The pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell.

why do i paint?

Why do I paint, history first
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Gallery 106 a pop up gallery in Arnprior Ont opens for NOV DEC

New pop up Gallery in Arnprior Ontario Gallery106.ca… Read More

"Fog 'n Field" acrylic with graphite on canvas and panel

still spring

I awaken. I’m in the country. The sound of fog is in the air. I know it before I open my eyes, it is a quiet like no other. An early morning fisherman appears then disappears. His orange vest glows eerily until he is gone. Silently, I wish him luck. Later the … Read More

the air I breathe

I love this time of year. When the shackles of winter are removed. When winter’s icy veil is lifted from our eyes life can renew itself. Going past the front door requires no coat, no mitts, no scarf, sigh. Green creeps into view slowly at first, then jogs along at a clip, like … Read More

Summer Breezes

Recently I was commissioned to paint a landscape in my Local Colour series. Landscapes have long been a series of mine, first in watercolour and now I do more acrylic landscapes. This one is called Summer Breezes and I do hope the reason is obvious. It is in what we call landscape … Read More

Winter tales

It is a wintry day here in Springtown and nowhere near that time when thoughts of spring appear, unbidden. I have several of my paintings here in the house that can remind me of the promise of spring. The bright blue light of a mid-winter day outside is blinding in contrast to the … Read More

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