ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

I LIVE IN CANMORE, ALBERTA.

I BEGAN OIL PAINTING IN 2015 AND HAVE BEEN TAKEN WITH THE PROCESS EVER SINCE. MOSTLY I LEARN BY READING ART BOOKS, VISITING ART GALLERIES, TAKING INSTRUCTION AT ARTSPLACE (CANMORE'S COMMUNITY ART CENTRE), AND THROUGH MY COMMUNITY OF ART FRIENDS. I AM INDEBTED TO ALL THE ESTABLISHED ARTISTS IN MY LITTLE TOWN WHO HAVE BEEN VERY GENEROUS IN SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH ME.

MEMBERSHIPS

2016/17: CANMORE ART GUILD, CANMORE, ALBERTA

2018/19: CANMORE ART GUILD, CANMORE, ALBERTA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016: ART FROM THE HEART, CANMORE HOSPITAL, CANMORE, ALBERTA

2016: NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THREE SISTERS GALLERY, CANMORE, ALBERTA

2017: CANMORE/CALGARY EXCHANGE, THREE SISTERS GALLERY, CANMORE, ALBERTA, AND FORT CALGARY, CALGARY, ALBERTA

2017: CANADA 150 GROUP SHOW, CANMORE ART GUILD GALLERY, CANMORE, ALBERTA

2017: ART FROM THE UNKNOWN, MCDOUGALL CENTRE, CALGARY, ALBERTA

2017: THE CHRISTMAS SHOW AND SALE, CANMORE ART GUILD GALLERY, CANMORE, ALBERTA

ARTIST STATEMENT

THE IMAGE

I BELIEVE THAT A PAINTING SHOULD FEEL HONEST IN ITS USE OF SHAPES, LINES, VALUES, AND COLOURS. IF ONE STYLE-ELEMENT IS UNEVEN, THE PAINTING DOES NOT FEEL HARMONIOUS; BUT RATHER MAKES THE VIEWER FEEL UNEASY. WHEN I PAINT, I MUST CONSTANTLY PUSH AND PULL THE ELEMENTS ON MY CANVAS UNTIL A STEADINESS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. I WANT THE BALANCE OF ELEMENTS ON THE CANVAS TO STIR THE VIEWER. I WOULD LIKE THE SPECTATOR OF THE ART FEEL THAT THE PAINTING IS AESTHETICALLY ALLURING.

THE STORY

I ENJOY PAINTING IDEAS THAT I CAN RELATE TO; I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THE SUBJECT. WHEN I COMPOSE A PAINTING, I HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE CANVAS AND THE IMAGES THAT I AM CONSTRUCTING. THROUGH THIS EXCHANGE, I HOPE TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF WHAT I AM REPRESENTING. I FEEL THAT MY STORY, AND EVERY PERSONAL CONVERSATION THAT EACH VIEWER HAS WITH THE PAINTINGS, IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE IMAGE. PERHAPS IT GIVES A LIFE TO THE PAINTING.

THE OUTPUT

RECENTLY I AM EXPLORING PAINTING CONCEPTS THAT RATTLE AROUND IN MY HEAD. PERHAPS MY PAINTINGS ARE A WAY OF EXPRESSING MYSELF.