Working primarily in oils I paint with loose gestural brushwork to capture the spirit of place.  My paintings strive to encompass in gesture the natural world especially through the changing light of day.  

Acer Saccharum/Sugar maple

CAROLINIAN FOREST

Painting in the forest the senses are immersed.      

Tsuga Canadensis/

Eastern White Cedar

Durham, ON.

Oil on Canvas

24" x 48"

Painting at sunrise or sketching as the sun sets to the quiet and calm are my happy places. 

Manitoulin Island

Study in Ink, Pastel and Watercolour