Shadows 2022- 2024
Shadows is a new series of paintings using natural inks, made from plants in my backyard on the edge of a nature reserve. The natural pigments are applied through a process of layering on cotton, natural fibre that has been manipulated for centuries.
These images transform an experiential moment of urban creatures painted with inks
from their locale.
Natural inks move and react to one another until dry, metaphorically resembling the ever-constant competition present in nature. The painting process is slow and unpredictable, interestingly this is mirrored by urban sprawl, and the interaction of human encroachment with the land and urban creatures. These natural pigments expand and react to one another differently depending on their chemical compositions creating a constant movement, of absorption. This medium is alive, and I only take what I need to further nature’s existence.
The shadows that lurk behind us all, carbon footprints local to unfamiliar; these creatures in these landscapes are the shadows in the light and dark centred on the impact of the suburban experiential narrative. The medium and the subjects are the message. The impermanence of the medium and the subjects reflect on our momentary collective existence that is in a continual transformation of change.
These images transform an experiential moment of urban creatures painted with inks
from their locale.
Natural inks move and react to one another until dry, metaphorically resembling the ever-constant competition present in nature. The painting process is slow and unpredictable, interestingly this is mirrored by urban sprawl, and the interaction of human encroachment with the land and urban creatures. These natural pigments expand and react to one another differently depending on their chemical compositions creating a constant movement, of absorption. This medium is alive, and I only take what I need to further nature’s existence.
The shadows that lurk behind us all, carbon footprints local to unfamiliar; these creatures in these landscapes are the shadows in the light and dark centred on the impact of the suburban experiential narrative. The medium and the subjects are the message. The impermanence of the medium and the subjects reflect on our momentary collective existence that is in a continual transformation of change.
As a way of saying thank you and giving back to the land, the series of 5 Nature inks paintings from the exhibition "Shadows" will be washed in the back yard with rain, wind and water from Lake Ontario. They images created with nature will be returning to the place they came, my yard and field beyond, giving these paintings a way back to their lifecycle, perpetuating their existence through to the next harvest.
This concept encapsulates the ever constant,
continuum of change.
This will be a live event on Instagram, viewers can see the images wash away in fresh water leaving a fine imprint of the image that once was, shrouds of distance memories. The cotton will be reused for the next season's harvest and painting series but the past will remain if only as a faint memory of existence.
Land is our unifying cultural symbol.
October12, 2024
COMING SOON!
This concept encapsulates the ever constant,
continuum of change.
This will be a live event on Instagram, viewers can see the images wash away in fresh water leaving a fine imprint of the image that once was, shrouds of distance memories. The cotton will be reused for the next season's harvest and painting series but the past will remain if only as a faint memory of existence.
Land is our unifying cultural symbol.
October12, 2024
COMING SOON!
A Forest in Muskoka 1922-2022
Natural Pigments on linen created for this series of paintings.
Natural Pigments on linen created for this series of paintings.
The Forest in the Fall, natural pigments on linen, 40 x 30 inches
I am using multiple natural pigments in this series, black choke berry, charcoal and golden rod from Muskoka combined with wild grape from Lake Ontario shoreline with undertones of pea flower and turmeric.
I am using multiple natural pigments in this series, black choke berry, charcoal and golden rod from Muskoka combined with wild grape from Lake Ontario shoreline with undertones of pea flower and turmeric.
Woven Webs
John M. Parrot Gallery, Belleville, Ontario 2012
John M. Parrot Gallery, Belleville, Ontario 2012
Fabric of the Land
Red Head Gallery 2007
I was exploring creating art with re-used plastic and the effects of painting on rigid and plyable surfaces combining materials unassociated or in conflict with each other.
Red Head Gallery 2007
I was exploring creating art with re-used plastic and the effects of painting on rigid and plyable surfaces combining materials unassociated or in conflict with each other.
Mad Hatter Tea Party, 2007
7 x 3 ft
Acrylic on plexi and wood with poly resin
7 x 3 ft
Acrylic on plexi and wood with poly resin
Flight of he Cormorant, 2007
36 x 24 inches
Acrylic on copper and plastic
36 x 24 inches
Acrylic on copper and plastic
Guarding, 2007
7 x 3 ft
Acrylic on plexi and wood with poly resin
7 x 3 ft
Acrylic on plexi and wood with poly resin
Installation of Fabric of the Land
Beck ground, Shoe Tree and Follow the bouncing ball, 2007
2 x 7 ft each
Acrylic on plexi and wood with poly resin.
Beck ground, Shoe Tree and Follow the bouncing ball, 2007
2 x 7 ft each
Acrylic on plexi and wood with poly resin.
Installation of Fabric of the Land
Acrylic on plastic
Acrylic on plastic
Project Fish Bowl II Evolution
Downtown Oshawa 2008
Downtown Oshawa 2008
Store front Installation, Downtown Oshawa
Each panel 24 x 48 inches
Acrylic on wood panels.
Each panel 24 x 48 inches
Acrylic on wood panels.
TOPO
Latcham Gallery, Stoufville, Ontario, 2004
Latcham Gallery, Stoufville, Ontario, 2004