Exploring my world through Art
Moving up the coast to our life in rural qathet district, has let my inner artist run free. It’s also changed the way that I view the world. I now abstract the things I see and search for the composition, colours and textures that will work in my paintings.
This page is a record of my work as it progresses where I try to explain a bit about each painting and the process involved in its creation. I’ve found that the paintings I like the most have a background story that anchors what I’m trying to communicate visually and gives it greater meaning. I’ll do my best to describe each story as I go.
I’ve noticed a marked improvement as I get more experience with paint, brush, and canvas, but I’m still early on my artistic journey. I’ve arranged and numbered my paintings chronologically, so you can see the progress.
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SOLD. “Morning has broken.” (91)
Painted in Aug./Sept. 2025. 30”x24”. Acrylic on stretched canvas. Price $720.00 Cdn. Unframed Morning breaks on the Eastern slopes of the Rockies like a wave of
“Sunset Sentinels at the Golden Hour” (89,90)
diptych – part 1 and part 2 (92, 93) Painted in July/Aug, 2025. Diptych, each canvas is 40”x30”. Acrylic on stretched canvas. Price, each canvas is $1,200.00
SOLD. “Prelude in Yellow” (88)
Painted in, July 2025. 19.5” x 15.75”. Acrylic on stretched canvas. Price $310.00 Cdn. Unframed I wanted this still life to be a meditation on light
“Stormy Weather over Texada” (87)
Painted in July, 2025. 16”x12”. Acrylic on stretched canvas. Price $192.00 Cdn. Unframed Late Fall brings some spectacular storm clouds to the Salish Sea. Especially when they
“Audrey – Fall Afternoon 2019” (86)
Painted in July, 2025. 12”x9”. Acrylic on stretched canvas. Price $108.00 Cdn. Unframed Painting realistic portraits is always a big challenge. Since I haven’t tackled one in
SOLD. “The Posse” (85)
Painted in June/July, 2025. 30”x24”. Acrylic on stretched canvas. Price $720.00 Cdn. Unframed Some of my best reference photos come about when I’m least expecting them. Seven
“Sailor’s Delight” (84)
Painted in May, 2025. 10”x10”. Acrylic on wood panel. Price $80.00 Cdn. Unframed Red sky in the morning; sailor’s warning. Red sky at night; sailor’s delight. I
SOLD. “The Sword Dance” (83)
Painted in July, 2025. 12”x12”. Acrylic on stretched canvas. Price $144.00 Cdn. Unframed The first year I put up a hummingbird feeder, the local hummingbirds that
SOLD. “Lord of the coop.” (82)
Painted in June, 2025. 14”x11”. Acrylic on stretched canvas. Price $154.00 Cdn. Unframed Periodically, I like to paint chickens or roosters. It’s a palate cleanser between
“Buddies” (81)
Painted in May and June, 2025. 20”x16”. Acrylic on stretched canvas. Price $320.00 Cdn. Framed One of the things I find fascinating about farm animals is
“Mitch in Amalfi.” (78)
Painted in February/March, 2025. 18”x24”. Acrylic on stretched canvas. Price $435.00 Cdn. – unframed. The city of Amalfi lies at the mouth of a deep ravine on Mount
“Essence of Summer” (80)
Painted in April, 2025. 16”x12”. Acrylic on stretched canvas. Price $220.00 Cdn. Framed As Spring has hit the West Coast, I wanted to get in the right