Tidal Pool

2018-06-09T01:16:03+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Tidal Pool This painting presented a number of challenges to me in that the paint just would not cooperate. It was mayhem incarnate! At first it was the composition, then the flow of paint was just too runny and then I accidentally dropped [...]

Coriolis Effect

2018-05-29T18:59:18+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Coriolis Effect I’ve always been fascinated by clouds, geographical features and weather systems. On a similar weather system theme to “Jet Stream”, “Coriolis Effect” is actually a “force which causes moving objects on the surface of the Earth to be deflected to the right [...]

Seismic Flow

2018-05-29T18:59:34+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Seismic Flow The earth we stand upon is continuously evolving and the very place where we stand upon now may one day be all but an ancient ruin. “Seismic Flow” is all about our changing landscape. As I write this, Kilauea in Hawaii [...]

Sea Coral

2018-05-29T18:59:52+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Sea Coral If you have ever been snorkeling at any shoal or sandbar you will remember the incredible assortment of colorful fish, seaweed and coral reefs. This painting is a reminder of the exquisite shapes, colors and free-flowing forms we find at the bottom of [...]

A Grove of Trees

2018-05-29T19:00:28+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS A Grove of Trees Whenever I visit a new locale I attempt to do two things: one is to visit the local botanical gardens and the next is to spend time at an arboretum. “A Grove Of Trees” is just that, a grove [...]

Lotusland

2018-05-29T19:00:52+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Lotusland There are few flowers that I can name but I really enjoy the look and feel of certain ones ones that I can identify. This painting is reminiscent of lotuses - an entire field of them. So what happier, calming place can [...]

Jet Steam

2019-04-25T17:23:17+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Jet Stream With its myriad of colors and swirling masses “Jet Stream” reminded me of the turbulence we have in our upper atmosphere and how these massive winds gather to create our weather patterns. Jet streams themselves are relatively narrow bands of strong [...]

Minotaur

2018-05-29T19:01:36+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Minotaur Right out of Greek mythology! The colors and shape of the central image reminded me either of the Rorschach psychological ink blot test or a Minotaur coming right at you. In Greek mythology, the Minotaur is a mythical creature half-bull and half-man [...]

Prism

2018-05-29T19:02:30+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Prism The color saturation of this piece is what attracts me the most. It is reminiscent of church windows. There is a symmetry and resplendence in the colors that provides the viewer an emotional response. Personally, this painting strikes me in a spiritual way and [...]

Primula

2019-06-17T16:58:15+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Primula The first floral in a series of three triptychs that just reminds me of the beauty of colors and the sensuality of floral shapes. Many primula are cultivated and bear flowers in a wide variety of colors. It is in the same [...]

Scarlet Pimpernel

2019-06-17T17:02:19+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Scarlet Pimpernel The second floral in a series of three triptychs that just reminds me of the beauty of colors and the sensuality of floral shapes. There is one flower that stands out and that is the Scarlet Pimpernel. It is a small [...]

Posy

2019-06-17T17:01:39+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Posy The third and final installment in a series of three triptych. A posy is a bunch or a bouquet of flowers. With its palette of yellow, blue and red masses there is a wonderful sense of flowers blowing in the wind. I [...]

Seeds

2018-05-29T19:04:04+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Seeds When you think of spring, you think of renewal and rhythms of life. Trees blossom, birds and animals have their babies and flowers send forth their seeds to help with their reproductive cycles. This is the way of Mother Earth and nature’s rebirth. “Seeds” [...]

Breezing

2018-05-31T19:28:52+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Breezing These two paintings —Gone with the Wind and Breezing — are part of a triptych involving the wind and all that it carries with it. I live in a valley where the north-south winds blow hard and regularly. In the springtime, the dandelions [...]

Gone With The Wind

2018-05-31T19:26:28+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Gone With The Wind These two paintings — Breezing and Gone with the Wind — are part of a triptych involving the wind and all that it carries with it. I live in a valley where the north-south winds blow hard and regularly. In the [...]

Blown Away

2018-05-31T19:29:47+00:00

BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS COLLECTION NEW PAINTINGS Blown Away The middle section of the triptych displays the chaos that can occur during wind storms. To illustrate this I purposefully chose the colour red and applied the colors in an all over pattern. The wind is blowing in multiple directions and with [...]