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.
Panorama Place ApartmentsThe Electra BuildingThe Silhouette ApartmentsImperial Towers ApartmentsSilhouette Sunrise
This little cabin built into the side of a mountain with a fire hydrant somehow inspired me. It has sold and the lot has been developed into a multiunit dwelling.Pen and ink sketch for Kootenay shack.Kootenay Shack, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30 inches, 2011Nelson House, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30inches, 2009
“Carpeted Balcony” Oil on Canvas, 30 x 40 inches, 1997
This is a painting of the shadow cast onto the ceiling by a balcony. The shadow is upside down so the orange shape that looks kind of like a sun is actually a shadow of a plant pot with pieces of cutlery stuck in the dirt, can you see it? Of course the evenly spaced lines are the railing spindles and the large red shape is a plant in a pot. The smaller red shape must have been a towel or rag hanging on the railing. The shadow on the ceiling cast by this collection of mundane items was beautiful to me somehow and I painted it. The colours are inspired by a Kitsilano sunset.
