The winter was cold, wet and most of all (too) long. But I did not sit still and worked hard in my studio in Gananoque and my home studio. I had lots of fun exploring new insects, fish, commonplace objects, and textures and trying to get them on the canvas convincingly but not true to …
Since I moved to studio 2 in Gananoque, I have met so many interesting, creative, intelligent and, above all, friendly people. It is a joy to be there. I was honoured and delighted to receive enclosed words today by Gretchen Huntley, Poet Laureate of the Town of Gananoque. Thank you very much, dear friend!
The arrival of the warmer weather in Ontario inspired me to use more summer like colours as well as using different materials and design elements. I started a new series of paintings; on panels. These are professional quality cradled panels (basswood with solid pine frame) and solid birch panels, which are sealed first and then …
After painting snow crystals for a while and drawing insects, I thought it was fun to change things a bit and to render insects in a looser, more painterly way. This resulted in a new series of paintings; “Insects in Oil”. I have a few on my easels which are not finished yet, but the …
I am very exited that 6 of my drawings are included in the emerging artist group exhibition “Fresh” at Artwrk.ca. This show runs September 18th until September 24th and can be accessed following this link: https://www.artwrk.ca/fresh. Use the code fresh2020 for early access to this online event and have a look at the beautiful work of …