This highly stylized painting is a further exploration of geometry and nature. In this composition the nature in topiary form has a geometric pattern further removing the element of natural randomness. I was drawn to The Simmons-Edwards House in Charleston, S.C, for its simple topiary design. The perspective and depth contrasts with the 2 dimensional pattern. In creating this piece I focused on each shape as it’s own individual composition.
This is a 36×36 inch oil on canvas painting done in 1996. Lying on your back looking up through the trees at the clouds rolling by.
This piece is 24 x 30 inches, acrylic on canvas, from 2002. The most common question I get from people is “what are those black lines”? They are power lines alongside the highway. The bottom right side triangular shape is the shoulder of the highway with the white painted line. Humanity is added to the equation instead of unspoiled nature by including the road and the power lines.
Boundary Country in British Columbia hugs the Canada/USA border. Abandoned homesteads prominently sit in fields alongside the new ones. Rolling meadows at elevation offer wide open sky views.
Garibaldi Lake is a 3-5 hour hike above Squamish, British Columbia. The glacier fed lake is turquoise blue with refracted light. The lake grows and swallows paths from the past as the glacier recedes. This is a place of Humming birds, Dragon Flies, volcanoes, glaciers, and trees growing out of rock.
During the mid 20th century Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada) was working hard to promote the ideal mid-century swinger lifestyle experience. Vancouver has many lozenge shaped buildings from this period. The elongated hexagon shape can be found all over the city to this day. The Electra Building was the big shining beacon over blocks of old wooden houses and started the obsession with this elongated hexagon shape. The Electra stands as one of the best examples of mid-century architecture in Canada.
Maybe a little unoriginal but here in Vancouver the beaches are named First Beach, Second Beach and Third Beach. All three beaches are lovely but my obsession is with Second Beach.
This acrylic on board piece is 11x14inches. In this study of a tree I am developing the fractured effect. I was thinking of Central America not Canada with this piece. There are volcanoes in the background. I consider this piece to be a study or a sketch rather than a fully developed piece.
