Part of the Welland Art Gallery "Ignite" Art Auction April 9, 2026

“No Fixed Address” confronts the growing invisibility of homelessness in contemporary urban landscapes. At first glance, the painting draws viewers into an image that feels familiar, but upon closer inspection, the details fracture that comfort. This work captures the quiet war between public image and human presence: a tension where beautification campaigns and revitalization projects mask, rather than solve, deep social crises.

The piece critiques the performative compassion often embedded in municipal responses to poverty. Fences erected around public spaces, benches engineered to prevent sleep, green spaces monitored and emptied at dawn, these are not neutral design choices. They are calculated strategies of exclusion. No Fixed Address holds a mirror to these invisible policies, rendering them visible through deliberate artistic choices.

Stretched Canvas 24" x 36"

In the world of autism, “masking” is the exhausting art of concealing one’s authentic self to meet the unspoken rules of social interaction. This painting captures that experience—a rush of colors representing the vibrant, complex inner world, partially veiled by translucent layers, and scattered with bursts of bright, deliberate marks. The sweeping motion reflects the constant adjustment and self-monitoring, while the open white space suggests the unseen effort behind the façade. Masking is both a celebration of the depth that lies beneath and a quiet acknowledgment of the toll that hiding it can take.

Stretched Canvas 24" x 36"

$180

SOLD - The owl is a guardian of creativity—an ancient spirit perched between the worlds of observation and imagination. Its feathers, a mosaic of brushstrokes and colours, are said to hold every emotion ever poured onto a canvas. Each mark is a memory, each hue a heartbeat, each layer a whisper from artists who came before.

Born from the belief that wisdom is not found in stillness alone but in expression, Palette Owl watches the world with vibrant eyes that see both what is and what could be. It carries the colours of courage, joy, sorrow, and revelation across its wings, reminding us that every feeling has a place in the masterpiece of a life.

Legends say that when Palette Owl lands in a room, creativity stirs—ideas spark, barriers soften, and the quiet truth of one’s inner world begins to surface. It teaches that art is not simply made; it is lived. It is a reminder that even in chaos, beautiful patterns can emerge. Even in darkness, colour persists.

Stretched Canvas 24" x 36"

Sold at the Fort Erie Red Ribbon Gala - 'Storm of Two Minds' captures the turbulence of inner conflict, where opposing thoughts and emotions collide in constant motion. The layered strokes and shifting tones mirror the clash between clarity and confusion, peace and unrest. This piece reflects the quiet battles we carry within—moments where decisions feel like tempests, and the path forward is obscured by the storm of two minds.

Canvas 24" x 36"

Sold - The Weight of Atonement is a visceral exploration of burden, memory, and the quiet gravity of remorse. Dominated by a stark black cross that bleeds downward into a field of burning red, the piece captures the tension between guilt and redemption. The heavy, dripping lines suggest a struggle that is neither clean nor complete—atonement here is not a single moment, but an ongoing descent and ascent of the soul.

The red background, textured and uneven, evokes both the heat of suffering and the ember-glow of transformation. It surrounds the form like a silent witness, reminding the viewer that even in our darkest reckonings, there is a pulse of life pushing through the haze.

By reducing the image to raw shape and colour, The Weight of Atonement invites reflection rather than instruction. It asks viewers to consider what they carry, what they confront, and what they are still learning to release. More than a symbol, the cross becomes an emotional landscape—one where pain, honesty, and the possibility of renewal coexist in fragile, powerful balance.

Canvas 24" x 36"

Sold - Northern Calm is an abstract meditation on stillness, inspired by the quiet expanses where sky, ice, and water meet in muted harmony. Broad strokes of blue, teal, and soft white layer over one another like shifting winter light, creating a landscape that feels both open and intimate.

The painting’s structure suggests horizons blurred by snow and cold air, where forms dissolve into one another and time seems to slow. The textured brushwork captures the subtle movement that exists even in silence—the drift of wind across frozen lakes, the gentle settling of frost, the soft pulse of nature beneath its winter shell.

Rather than depicting a specific place, Northern Calm evokes a state of mind: a moment of clarity and breath, untouched by noise or urgency. It invites the viewer into a space of reflection, encouraging them to pause, soften, and find quiet within themselves.

The result is a piece that holds both serenity and strength, echoing the tranquil resilience of the northern landscapes that inspired it.

Canvas 18" x 24"

Sold - Crimson Faultlines explores the tension between stability and fracture, using bold layers of red, white, and deep umber to evoke a landscape caught between eruption and calm. Angular strokes collide with scraped textures, creating a sense of shifting ground—both physical and emotional. The vertical band of pale pigment at the center suggests a fragile seam holding opposing forces in place, while flashes of purple and muted tones hint at turbulence beneath the surface.

This piece reflects the quiet violence of transformation: how pressure builds, how boundaries split, and how beauty emerges in the spaces where things break open. Crimson Faultlines invites viewers to stand inside that moment of rupture and consider what strength, vulnerability, and renewal look like when they coexist on the same plane.

Canvas 18" x 24"

Sold - Celestial Drift captures the sensation of being suspended between worlds—where colour, movement, and intuition guide the viewer through a dreamlike cosmic landscape. Swirls of violet, aqua, and deep midnight blue collide in layered, spontaneous gestures, evoking the slow dance of stardust carried by unseen currents.

The painting’s fragmented brushwork suggests constellations breaking apart and reforming, mirroring the way our own thoughts, memories, and emotions shift in orbit over time. Light tones emerge like distant galaxies, while darker patches pull the eye inward, creating a rhythm that feels both unplanned and inevitable.

At its core, Celestial Drift is an exploration of motion without destination. It invites the viewer to surrender to the quiet gravity of the unknown—to drift, to wander, and to recognize the beauty in the spaces between certainty.

More than an abstract composition, the piece becomes a meditation on the fluid, ever-changing nature of the inner and outer universe.

Canvas 24" x 36"