The tradition of painting visual debris and making significant the insignificant. The process of heightening visual sensitivity; looking at the overlooked.
Tether
oil on wood panel (framed)
14 x 10 inches
2014
The delicacy of soft fruit preserved through hanging - a practice observed closely by Cotan in the 17th century.
Pomegranate and Knife
oil on canvas (framed)
22 x 27 inches
2010
Hitchcock meets Caravaggio in the kitchen. Private collection - Canada.
Three Towers
oil on canvas (framed)
34 x 26 inches
2012
A study of delicate green tones and the subtle shapes of glass bottles. Reducing a visual encounter to an arrangement of simple shapes and colours. A balance between reality and abstraction.
Party of Two
oil on canvas
36 x 26 inches
2011
Late evening, intimate conversation.
Metamorphosis
oil on wood panel
14 x 18 inches
2012
Private collection: Canada
Gathering
oil on wood panel (framed)
14 x 18 inches
2011
A bundle of pine scraps. Gentle yellow and brown tones surrounded by a cool, ambiguous space.
Green Grey
oil on wood panel
14 x 18 inches
2012
Private collection: Canada
Whisper
oil on wood panel
10 x 7 inches
2012
Private collection - United States
Arc
oil on panel
14 x 18 inches
2012
Gypsum board scraps, soft light and smooth paint. Careful, quiet observation of neutral forms. Approaching the visual equivalent to the hum of a fridge.
Arc
oil on panel
8 x 10 inches (without frame)
2014
An attempt to paint emptiness.
Ending
oil on canvas (framed)
27 x 36 inches
2010
A moment at the edge. Endings give birth to new beginnings.
Penan Weaving
oil on canvas
40 x 48 inches
2000
Private collection: United Kingdom