087-2004 - Sumac -8" x 10" on canvas
I had been wanting to paint a sumac in the fall. I was experimenting with texture and decided to do a small experimental canvas
 086-2004 -For everything there is a season 16" x 20" on canvas
The old apple tree is at the end of its days ; here today gone tomorrow. We are like the grasses of the field here for a short season and then we are gone. There is a season for everything. - Eccl :3
 085-2004 - Road to Discovery - 18' x 24" on canvas
The sumac red is a great contrast against the yellows . This painting is a road to discovery in three different ways . It is a road that leads to a place called "The Petrolia Discovery", it leads the eye to a place of new discovery and it is a new discovery in a looser painting style for me. It is modern realism in style. I wanted to enhance the colors above nature somewhat.
 084-2004 - Sacred- 22" x 22" acrylic on panel
The door was originaly from a 19th century rural church . Grandfather had it on his wharf store house for decades .This is his wharf scene as it would have looked in the 1970's . The items on the wharf are items held sacred by Grandfather; the tools of his labour. The wheelbarrow is one that would have been rebuilt in grandfathers day but the cast iron wheel was passed down from his father. The grindstone was worn off-center by years of hand turning . The anchor on the left and the fish cleaning bucket were always handy on the wharf.
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Who am IMy interest in art began in high school where I took drawing classes for three years. I had visions of being a marine architect, but my career path took me into a skilled trade, in the oil refining business . Painting is a hobby for me and I have taken a great interest in the creativity aspect of it . I enjoy the process from the beginning to the end. I build my own painting supports and I paint on hardboard panel most of the time. In late years I have been painting on canvas or muslin over panel . Each painting is a whole new learning experience and it’s the process of the creation of these paintings, that keeps my interest. I decided a long time ago that I would not paint for a certain market or try be current in painting style trends.I do my own thing and time will be the best critic.I will leave the sale of my work to others because its not something I want to focus on. Enjoy !
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