Art and creating for me has always been and will be for future days to come, a search for the beautiful and the sublime in nature. I find my inspiration in and around the Georgian Bay Area where I live, as well as annual sketching trips to northern Ontario.
My work consists of mainly landscapes painted in an impressionistic style using short, thick brush strokes on wood. I enjoy plein’air painting and I always take a photo of the chosen scene to use as a reference in my studio in case I don’t finish the sketch on location. Other times I paint a small painting in my studio from a photo to then work into a larger painting if I choose to.
In my life I have struggled with mental illness. My work reflects a glimpse of escapism from present day adversities and provides a type of healing which I hope people will feel through my work.
Where you can view some of my art in person :
Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts, Collingwood, Ontario
Pine Boutique, Collingwood, Ontario
Education:
Ontario College of Art and Design / Drawing and Painting Program
Toronto School of Art / single studio painting courses
Humber College / Visual and Digital Arts Program
Current Exhibitions:
Upcoming Exhibitions:
Past Exhibitions:
2022, September 17 / Collingwood Art Crawl / Collingwood, Ontario
2022, September 2-28 / Landscapes, Solo Show / The Press Room Gallery / Collingwood, Ontario
2022, September 2-25 / Paint Ontario / Grand Bend, Ontario
2022, May 9-29 / Overzealous Fine Art Exhibition(third place) / Neilson Park Creative Centre / Etobicoke, Ontario
2022, April 9-May 28 / Juried Art Show / Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts / Collingwood, Ontario
2021/22 December 4-January 29 / The Tiny Art Collective – group show / Stonebridge Art Gallery / Wasaga Beach, Ontario
2021, November 2-29 / Impressionism Reimagined – Solo Show / The Press Room Gallery / Collingwood, Ontario
2021, September / Paint Ontario / Grand Bend, Ontario
2021, July / Juried Art Show / Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts / Collingwood, Ontario
2020/21 October-July / All Things With Imagination Juried Art Show / McMichael Canadian Art Collection / Kleinburg, Ontario
2020, August / Murray J. Clerkson Award, Finalist / Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts. / Collingwood, Ontario
2020, April / 40th Juried Art Show / Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts / Collingwood, Ontario
2019, November / Tamed Madness / Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Creative Centre / Oakville, Ontario
2019, August / Emergence Gallery Exhibition / Neilson Park Creative Centre / Etobicoke, Ontario
2019, May / Murray J. Clerkson Award, Finalist / Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts / Collingwood, Ontario
2019, April / Juried Art Show, Honourable Mention / Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts / Collingwood, Ontario
2018, October / Great Art Contest / Art Emporium By The River / Port Hope, Ontario
2018, July / Impact 2018, 26th Annual Juried Exhibition / Neilson Park Creative Centre / Etobicoke, Ontario
2017, April / Juried Art Show / Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts / Collingwood, Ontario
2017, April / Les Belle Fleurs, Celebrating Flowers in Canada / Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts / Collingwood, Ontario
2016, October / Group Show With Don Morrison and Katie Land / Sovereign House / Oakville, Ontario
2014, November / Group Show With Don Morrison / Sovereign House / Oakville, Ontario