Flowers have helped us all get through a lot these last years. They’ve reminded me of the importance of beauty, the importance of grounding ourselves with art in our every day lives. Beauty persists and it refreshes our souls so that we may go out into the world and do our work
Read MoreIf you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that I spent the month of September in Pouch Cove as one of the artists in residence, in the stellar company of Monica Tap, Lisa Johnston, Mara Korkola, and Holly Friesen. All of this is made possible by the generosity and organizational skills of James Baird of the James Baird Gallery.
Read MoreThanks to everyone for reading about my preparations for the recent exhibition of my flower paintings at the Wallace Galleries in Calgary, who cheered on the process, and who supported the work in a myriad of ways.
Read MoreIf I’ve learned anything from this past year, is that flowers matter to people. By the time the pandemic started I had painted a number of large floral pieces. I was interested in an immersive experience.
Read MoreOne thing the pandemic has done for artists is that we’ve had to re-think the way that we get our work into the hands of those who would like to own it.
Read MoreI’ve been working on my current series of floral still lifes for a year and a half now. They’re distinct from what I’ve painted before in a few ways. I’m finding a lot of different shapes and colours and this has come about because I’m using a grid method. For those of you who have followed my work for some time, you know that I’ve always used a grid. I used to spend a few days drawing the image out on the canvas, and then paint the areas of my drawing.
Read MoreThe beauty of painting is you’re giving a sensation parallel to life, describing something in paint which gives a different feeling than reality, yet paradoxically enhances the viewer’s experience of the world.
Read MoreThirty five years ago, when I started painting still life, my biggest influences were painters such as David Hockney and Eric Fischl who are not even known so much for still life. I liked their style and contemporary approach.
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