“Light On The Vines”

Recent Work


Light On The Vines“Light On The Vines”

With its wide-open panoramic vista, this majestic view inspired me and provided a unique opportunity to paint an aerial perspective in oil. Captured in broken light, the artwork portrays the southern Okanagan region between Oliver and Okanagan Falls in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. This spectacular vineyard overlooks Vaseux Lake.

Vaseux is a large body of freshwater located along the course of the Okanagan River. Descriptive of the lake’s silty water, the name “vaseux” is French, meaning muddy or murky. It is believed that French Canadian fur traders originally gave the lake its name. The microclimate in the district as well as the ideal gravel and clay soils provide superb conditions to grow both red and white grapes. The wilderness area surrounding the lake is also classified as a migratory bird sanctuary.

Bromley Rock Provincial Park, B.C

20 kilometers west of Princeton B.C., a large, unusual rock formation stands majestically overlooking a rocky beach and bend in the Similkameen River.  The emerald-coloured waters of the river and the uneven, rough texture of the granite rock face provided the artist an inspiring opportunity to paint this unique and remarkable landscape.  Each year during the hot summer months, people travel from far and wide to swim in this picturesque portion of the Similkameen and they take great pleasure jumping from the 50 foot face of the rock into the cool waters below. Towards early fall this part of the river becomes a perfect location for fly fisherman intent on catching a trophy rainbow trout.   

Bromley rock

Annual North Shore Artists Guild Art Show

Events, Recent Work

Please come and join me and my fellow artists for the NSAG (North Shore Artists Guild) Art Show this weekend, Sunday, December 8th, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm  at the Parkgate Community Centre in North Vancouver.

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Show Submissions:

Hubbard Glacier – Oil on canvas.

Hubbard Glacier Painting

The stunning geography of the Hubbard Glacier encompasses the longest river of ice in North America and is also one of the most active glaciers of its kind in Alaska. North America’s largest ‘tidewater’ glacier incorporates 1350 square miles of ice.  Hubbard is a massive natural wonder with a remarkable range of translucent blue greens in the ice formation.

Green Dory – Acrylic on canvas.

Green Dory Painting

This painting is of a quaint fishing village located in New Brunswick, Canada.  It is a still, calm, early morning scene done in monochromatic colour, with a single green pigment in the green fishing dory used as a compositional element to emphasize the center of interest.

Last one standing – Oil on canvas.

Last One Standing Painting

The desolate geography of Georgian Bay, Ontario, is the background for these enormous rock formations with time-worn centuries of wind and erosion which established the rounded shapes common to the region’s shoreline.  I was particularly drawn to the deep lines that created its age old appearance of time gone by.

Yellow pansies – Oil on canvas

Yellow Pansies Painting

Brilliant, multi-coloured early summer pansies in vivid, rich tones and an antique basket inspired me to capture this floral image on canvas.  Saturated colours with direct lighting create a sense of depth and compositional impact.

Birds of a feather – Watercolour.

Birds Of A Feather Painting

Graphic compositional lines and brilliant oranges bring this floral to life with the magic of transparent watercolour pigments.  The tall rectangle emphasizes the unique graphic design of these ‘Birds of Paradise’.

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