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For over a decade Rice Lake has been the point of departure for  long-term study and painting source material. This single place, that faces westward into oncoming weather moving over the lake, has facilitated constant formal experimentation and allowed me to respond on a visceral level to the constantly shifting situations of climate, time of day and season..

For three years I focused on naturalistic oil studies on one size canvas (40" x 30" vertical format) leaving all the decision making to the image and focused on what I was experiencing of the lake. The focus was purely on observations of the view and of my responses to it so I was able to refine my technical and visual memory skills.

From there I began to experiment formally and worked through several different techniques and styles in acrylics and oils. These works were all done in an unconscious automatic way to allow my subconscious mind to work and because I believed it was the only way for me to find something universal yet uniquely my own to say and express.

In these paintings, from the first brush stroke on the painting lead me rather than me leading it and the results were always an unexpected combination of representational and non-objective elements.

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ART WORK

Cassandra's Garden
Chiaroscuro
Edge of Chaos
Lake Effect
Etudes du Ciel
Phenomena
Studies In Light and Energy
Volcano Series
Mildred Pierce Restaurant
Journey to the Red Room

ART MAKING

Toronto Studio
Art making at Rice Lake
Teaching & Visiting Artist
Italy Art & Art History
Rice Lake Art Workshops
Sheridan College


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Selected Exhibitions
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  • HOME
  • ARTWORK
    • Cassandra's Garden; tracing shifted ground
    • Chiaroscuro
    • Traces of Here
    • Edge of Chaos
    • Lake Effect
    • Etudes du Ciel
    • Phenomena
    • Studies in Light & Energy
    • Volcano Series
    • Archive >
      • Mildred Pierce Restaurant
      • Journey to the Red Room
  • ARTMAKING
    • Toronto Studio
    • Artmaking at Rice Lake
    • Teaching & Visiting Artist >
      • Rice Lake Art Workshops
      • Italy Art and Art History
      • Sheridan College
      • ARTinterviews
  • ABOUT
    • Biography
    • Publications
    • Residencies & Awards
    • ARTviews
  • EXHIBITIONS
    • Selected Exhibitions
    • Recent & Upcoming
  • NEWS
  • CONTACT