Lexicon Word – “Plethora” Sometimes choosing the title for a painting is half the fun. Keepsies was the perfect fit for this one. Playing for keepsies is the way that one could build the hoard, the plethora, of marbles that one had. I found this stash in an old boot polish tin that belongs to…
Lexicon Word – “Ethereal” All of the words in our ‘Lexicon” presented their own sort of challenge. Ethereal could be so many things that aren’t really tangible – celestial, heavenly, unworldly, spiritual – things lacking material substance. My subject presented itself one sunny afternoon as I was walking through my dining room. A freshly washed…
Lexicon Word – “Handle” Handle is an interesting word in that it can be either noun or verb. ‘Fortitude’ considers both the literal handle that is the amber glass pull balancing the upper right of the composition, as well as the notion of how one might handle “things”. I chose the title ‘Fortitude” as it…
DETAILS 24”x12” Acrylic on Canvas DATE 2018 Sold Also available as a Limited Edition Archival Print.
This painting is one of several that were inspired by a visit to Ross Farm Museum in New Ross, Nova Scotia. The original farm house dates to the early 19th century and although inhabited well into the 20th century, little has changed. A shelf in the kitchen held this collection of kettle, jug and measuring…
A Christmas visit to Ross Farm in New Ross, Lunenburg County was a wonderful source of inspiration for painting this year. This particular door checked many boxes with it’s weathered wood and brightly coloured flecks of paint. Inanimate objects can tell a story. Patterns of wear suggest how they have been used and in this…
Twelve Acre Hill is blessed with spectacular sunsets that bring incredible colour to the world. In this painting August apples, or yellow transparents as they are also known, glow in the warm light casting deep shadows on the weathered wall of the barn behind. DETAILS 36″x36″ Acrylic on Canvas DATE 2016 Sold Also available as a Limited…
The summer harvest of peaches is a feast for the senses. The taste is distinctive, the smell is like no other, and the visual explosion of colour is incredibly vibrant. Blanched and peeled, the colours take on a greater intensity and the beautiful shapes are enhanced by the reflective glossy sheen of the exposed flesh.…
