Biography

I am a daydreamer at heart. Being a very spiritual and sensitive person I enjoyed solitary time and was fascinated with visual art from an early age. My father was very interested in music, writing, and visual arts, so this early influence impressed on me a deep curiosity in music and art. I feel a deep connection between music, art and the spiritual side of humanity.

I was fortunate to use my creative abilities as a graphic designer for many years. I have exhibited my work at The Visual Arts Centre in Bowmanville, Ontario, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, Ontario, Station Gallery in Whitby, Ontario, Erin O'Toole’s Constituency Office Community Art Showcase in Bowmanville, Ontario and AJAC's Art of the Automobile at both the Metro Toronto and Vancouver Convention Centres.

A highlight for me was when I won Best of Show for my piece "Tinnitus" at the Ontario Shores 'Celebrating a Century of Care' Juried Art Show in September of 2019. I also have several of my automotive artworks published in a volume entitled "Quality Point Rating System (QPRS): F1 Grand Prix Racing by the Numbers (1950-2019)" by Clyde P. Berryman. This volume is published by Dalton Watson Fine Books. In addition, I have created commercial work in the form of box art for Round 2 Corporation/AMT, a manufacturer of plastic model kits.

ARTISTIC STATEMENT

I’m fascinated by how colour, light and texture can all work together to make our brains perceive visual reality. I strive to reproduce those phenomena on a 2d plane in as convincing a fashion as is possible. Everything we see, even realistic forms, are made up of many abstract forms when broken down into smaller pieces.

My goal as an artist is to produce work that is visually stimulating while achieving a high level of appeal through good use of colour, composition, and skillful execution of medium. My medium of choice is acrylic or gouache, although I do use oil pastels and graphite as well. I feel that with each new work I undertake, I learn something new.

I enjoy exploring a wide array of subject matter, including still life, figurative, and automotive themed work.