The Art

In the search for a distinctive voice, every serious artist must find themes that are powerful enough to keep them driving forward.  In a world preoccupied with the sensational, the bizarre, and the vulgar, I find great enjoyment watching children at play.  Their laughter, enthusiasm, and naivete are a source of endless fascination, especially when the setting is a hauntingly beautiful prairie or foothills landscape.  These are the things I most love and respect in life.

My painting technique is impressionistic, and I have always been fascinated by the effects of light - its luminosity, its moods, its relationships and, of course, its colours.  Bright colour is an important element in my painting. Working with the full chromatic scale is a real passion.

I use strokes or dots of colour that are close in tone and vibrate against each other (yellow beside blue, green beside purple).  In this way I try to capture the incredible moods of light and shadow on snow.  And my work is often filled with action.  I have studied movement all my life and usually you will find the power of diagonals in every composition, most often to illustrate the vigor, vitality, and enchantment of children at play.

I also relish "fat" paint and, now more than ever, I love to use its texture and encrustment.

I usually start on a canvas or hardboard panel with a colour primer.  I often have a scene in mind, either from memory or from the landscape of the local area.  I sketch the composition with a light charcoal line drawing, which is later lost as the paint builds up.

Spontaneity is vital in my approach to painting, I work directly, and I usually finish a piece in three or four sessions.

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