I usually work in larger size works. While on my journey to paint outside more often I have learned to paint on a smaller scale....

On the west coast of Vancouver Island after a storm had tossed what it could up onto the beach, all was calm. I was able to explore what...

This was the tallest pine along the former railway running through Hillsburgh, ON. This pine towered over the town, until it was struck...

I've spent much of the nice weather sketching, observing and familiarizing myself with what I have in the studio. As I work to organize...

When I first began painting the learning curve was a vertical line going north to south. I was painting en plein air. Simply speaking I...

This painting came about after catching the tops of this tree regularly through my window. It was a study in patience as well as the...

When hiking or walking in the woods it is interesting to view how the light is seen through the trees. If the sun is out, there will be...

I'd not seen many butternut trees, nor had I heard them talked about much. One summer, I returned to Ormstown, QC where I had lived for 9...

I would see this lonely tree at the roadside each time I drove from Hillsburgh, ON to Owen Sound or points further north. It was...

There was a tree that I saw every day on my way to and from work. It intrigued me as there seemed to be so much going on. One sunny day,...

I had a painting outside to dry and it was laying flat on the table. A bird pooped on the canvas, so I decided to paint a bird on the...

I'm back in the studio imagining and creating. Many of my paintings begin with a quick sketch or drawing using charcoal or paint crayons....