Canadian Fine Artist | Original Paintings & Photography
Come Together; connecting over Art in Vancouver, BC The best thing about Art, whether it be a painting, a film or a concert, are the stories behind the work. The ability for the Art to elicit an emotional response, and forge a connection with the viewer, is something of magic. I find that people connect […]
Celebrating 12 Years – The Life of a Canadian Artist July 1, 2019 marked my 12th year as a full-time professional visual artist. This past week I received an email from an art dealer in the Silicon Valley, their first question to me, “how long have you been an artist?” This is always a very […]
The Artist and her Male Muse: the 13th Canadian Portrait A muse’s job is to penetrate the male artist and bring forth a work from the womb of his mind, right? Historically speaking, the artists muse is a woman, who is a great source of artistic inspiration. In mythology, the Muses were nine goddesses who symbolized […]
Curated art collections, ready for you to purchase. In our first article about curated art collections, we talked about the inception of the idea for these iconic art collections, crated and ready for you to purchase. The first release of ‘BOX SETS’ in March was a great success. A limited time offering to own curated […]
Canadian Artist Collaborations Inspired by Famous Art Collaborations in History There I was, a young artist beginning art college, excited about all the possibilities of art and romanced by the stories of famous artists’ lives and artists of the past. As a Canadian artist the most famous artist group is perhaps the Group of Seven, […]
Two Canadian artists are coming together by painting mountains on the Continental Divide. In early 2017, my “Canadianisms” began their solo exhibition tour across Alberta, and as part of promoting the tour and getting to know the arts community of Alberta, I attended the CARFAC AGM in Edmonton at CARFAC Alberta. Previously, Visual Arts Alberta, […]
Is it better to buy art from a gallery or directly from the artist? Over the past two decades, I have spent a considerable amount of time setting myself up as an independent self-representing artist. I would argue that I have done more homework and legwork than most dealers or advisers do in their entire […]
Women in Canadian Art – Celebrating Women’s History Month For many of us our first mentors are our parents. As our world’s grow and change we look to our teachers, our elders and the heroes and heroines in the stories we read and even see on the movie screens. For me, my first mentor in art […]
When collecting original Art, gives you something more than the art itself It was a decade ago now when I began shipping my artwork across North America. To art shows, art galleries, corporate collections, and private art collectors who purchased my paintings to display on the walls of their homes, and in their office lobby’s. […]
From Victoria, BC to the Royal College of Art in London She was just a girl living in her own world, her bedroom walls covered in pink and purple rose wallpaper. The carpet was green like the Spring grass, and she would sit for hours on this grass dreaming up ideas and writing down thoughts. […]