Sold at Pancakes & Booze Art Show (Toronto) - Chicago - City of Ember Rain captures the twin city caught between fading warmth and gathering darkness, a skyline dissolving beneath a storm of molten light. The painting uses layered, abstract brushstrokes to create a sense of a place both enduring and eroding, as if the urban world is being rewritten by fire, memory, and atmosphere.

The gold and amber tones that drip from the sky evoke the feeling of heat settling over a tired city, a mixture of hope, exhaustion, and renewal. They fall like glowing rain, suggesting a moment where something heavenly or dangerous is descending. These colours hold dual meanings: the warmth of resilience and the burn of pressure, reflecting how cities often glow brightest in their hardest moments.

The deep browns and blacks in the lower half root the piece in weight and reality. These darker blocks feel heavy, almost scarred, like the emotional residue of countless lives stacked upon each other. They speak to longevity, struggle, and the shadows we hide within dense concrete worlds.

The vertical streaks, those long, dripping columns, mirror the shapes of buildings while also unraveling them. They give the sense that the city is melting, weeping, or shedding its old skin, expressing the emotional duality of transformation: both the fear of collapse and the beauty of becoming something new.

Throughout the painting, the scattered specks and blotched textures feel like sparks or remnants, adding a sense of movement and unease. They represent the human presence, messy, unpredictable, and alive—within an environment that towers over the people who built it.

Together, the colours and strokes form a city suspended in its own ember-filled rainstorm, a place glowing through adversity, trembling with emotion, and standing tall even as it shimmers on the edge of change.

Stretched Canvas 18” x 24”

$180

Currently on exhibition at Little Red Coffee Shop

Amid the hum of a sleepless city, loneliness glows in neon. Electric Solitude captures the paradox of urban life, being surrounded by thousands, yet feeling invisible. The towering buildings, painted in fractured blues, purples, and electric greens, mirror the pulse of a city alive with movement and light, but void of true connection. Each colour hums with energy, their reflections bleeding into one another, symbolizing proximity without intimacy, people close enough to touch, yet worlds apart.

The streak of yellow cutting through the empty street becomes a path through isolation, a reminder that even in the glow of the city’s heartbeat, solitude can be the loudest sound. Beneath the shimmering facades lies quiet, a longing for connection in a landscape that never stops moving.

Stretched Canvas 36" x 48"

$350

“Skyline Burn” captures the intense rhythm of city life through fiery tones of red and yellow, grounded in deep black and touched with gold. The painting evokes a skyline not just seen, but felt, alive with motion, heat, and the weight of human presence. Buildings rise like embers, streets pulse like veins, and the gold glimmers as fleeting hope or ambition against a backdrop of concrete intensity. It’s a portrait of the city at its most vibrant, and volatile.

Stretched Canvas 24" x 36"

$180

Currently on exhibition at Little Red Coffee Shop

This piece captures the pulse of Toronto’s urban core, the rhythm, noise, and quiet resilience that live within its aging brick buildings. The layered textures and vivid reds evoke the warmth and intensity of city life, while shadowed tones hint at the stories time has etched into its walls.

This abstract work reflects how history and renewal coexist in Toronto’s architecture. Beneath the surface of colour and chaos lies a structure that has witnessed countless changes, much like the city itself. The overlapping brushstrokes and transparent washes mirror the movement of people, light, and emotion that pass through the streets every day.

“Heat of the Street” stands as both a memory and a heartbeat, a reminder that even as the skyline evolves, the soul of the city endures.

Stretched Canvas 20" x 24"

$120

Currently on exhibition at Little Red Coffee Shop

Midnight Passage explores the quiet beauty of solitude within the pulse of the city. The viewer is drawn into a long, empty road that vanishes into the heart of a glowing skyline, a metaphor for the personal journey through darkness toward clarity and renewal.

The deep blues and purples evoke stillness and introspection, while the streaks of neon green and yellow hint at hope, resilience, and the light that guides us through uncertainty. The warm tones of orange and red break through like fragments of emotion, symbolizing the tension between isolation and connection in an urban landscape.

The layered textures and abstract geometry of the buildings create a dreamlike rhythm, a sense that the city itself is alive, shifting, and reflective of our own inner worlds. Midnight Passage is not just a view down an empty street; it is a passage through thought, memory, and the quiet courage to keep moving forward.

Stretched Canvas 20" x 24"

$120

Currently on exhibition at Little Red Coffee Shop

In City After-light, the interplay of colour captures the emotional pulse of an urban landscape caught between day and night. The warm tones of red and orange evoke the lingering heat and movement of the city, signifying energy, resilience, and human presence. These hues represent the emotion of persistence, the way life continues to hum even as daylight fades.

Contrasting against this warmth, the cooler greens and subtle blues in the sky introduce a sense of calm and introspection. They suggest a shift from chaos to contemplation, a moment when the city exhales and transitions into stillness. The light at the end of the street draws the viewer inward, symbolizing renewal and the quiet hope that follows the intensity of the day.

The emotional balance between warmth and coolness reflects the duality of urban life: the tension between vitality and solitude, motion and rest. City After-light invites viewers to pause within that space, to feel both the echo of the day and the serenity of what comes after.

Stretched Canvas 16" x 20"

$80

This piece portrays an urban landscape consumed by intensity, not just in flames, but in energy, ambition, and unrest. The work channels the heat of human passion and conflict, where towering structures become silhouettes against a burning sky. It speaks to the dual nature of fire: its power to destroy and to illuminate, to erase and to renew. In this city, the blaze is both a warning and a beacon, a reminder that every ending holds the spark of transformation. 

Stretched Canvas 18" x 24"

$100

Currently on exhibition at Little Red Coffee Shop

In Echoes of Industry, the city stands as a shadow of its former self, an echo of movement, noise, and progress now softened by time. Layers of muted blues, rust tones, and translucent washes evoke the memory of factories and skylines that once pulsed with life. The piece captures the haunting beauty of urban decay, where nature and silence begin to reclaim what was built by human hands.

Through abstraction and texture, this work reflects on impermanence, how industry, ambition, and architecture leave behind not only structures, but also a lingering spirit. Echoes of Industry invites viewers to pause within that stillness, to sense the ghosts of creation that remain long after the last machine has stopped.

Stretched Canvas 20" x 24"

$80

Currently on exhibition at Little Red Coffee Shop

“Unwelcome Order” reflects the clash between civic resistance and imposed authority. Inspired by the protests against ICE operations and the attempted deployment of the National Guard in Chicago, the painting transforms a skyline into a symbol of defiance, a city standing its ground beneath the weight of federal command.

The colors collide in deliberate chaos. Red surges through the background like unrest, the heat of confrontation, anger, and fear spreading through the streets. Blue cuts through it, representing both the people’s calm determination and the cold enforcement of state power. The black silhouette of the skyline rises in stark contrast, sharp, unyielding, and rooted in place, embodying the spirit of a city that refuses to bend.

Through its fractured strokes and turbulent layers, Unwelcome Order explores the tension between power and autonomy, order and freedom. It is both a protest and a warning, a reminder that control imposed from above can never quiet the heartbeat of the people below.

Stretched Canvas 24" x 36"

$180

Currently on exhibition at Little Red Coffee Shop

In Resilient Horizon, the city skyline stands tall in the colors of the American flag, red, white, and blue, a tribute to strength, unity, and endurance. This piece reflects the collective spirit of a nation facing hardship, reminding us that even in times of uncertainty, our shared identity and compassion can light the way forward.

The bold brushstrokes and layered textures evoke the energy of urban life, while the glowing windows symbolize hope and connection across communities. Resilient Horizon is a visual testament to standing together, one people, under one sky, moving toward a brighter dawn.

Stretched Canvas 20" x 24"

$120

“Green Space” explores the tension between urban yearning and historical erasure. Painted over an abstract impression of a tree and its roots, the rising cityscape cuts diagonally across the canvas a stark reminder that the green spaces craved by city dwellers often sit atop land once stewarded by Indigenous communities. The vibrant green evokes both life and loss, while splatters and layered textures speak to a history that can’t be paved over. This piece challenges viewers to question what “green space” really means and who it once belonged to. 

 Stretched Canvas 18" x 24"

$100

“Empire of Possibility” This piece envisions the city as more than a collection of buildings, it becomes a living monument to ambition, resilience, and the pursuit of dreams. The dark skyline rises boldly against a field of red, while golden lights shimmer with the promise of opportunity. Empire of Possibility reflects the spirit of those who dare to build, to aspire, and to transform their vision into reality. It is both a celebration of human potential and a reminder that every great empire begins with a dream.

Stretched Canvas 18” x 24”

$100

The city stands still, its towering forms etched in quiet lines, holding the residue of a long day. The warm hues of orange and gold breathe life into the hard geometry of concrete, symbolizing endurance and hope amid the monotony of urban life. These colors radiate a lingering warmth, the emotional echo of human presence long after the streets have emptied.

The soft pinks drifting across the sky speak of tenderness and exhaustion, the kind that comes after giving your all. They hint at vulnerability beneath the city’s hardened surfaces. The deep indigos and muted greys press in from the edges, embodying solitude, introspection, and the quiet weight of survival in a place that never truly rests.

Together, these tones create a delicate tension between strength and fragility, between the cold permanence of the buildings and the fleeting warmth of light. Concrete Afterglow captures the emotional residue of a city at dusk, when the world pauses just long enough to feel.

 Stretched Canvas 16" x 20"'

$80

The black silhouette of the buildings, sharp and uneven, represents the weight of urban life, the structures we build, the boundaries we live within, and the quiet collapse that happens when those walls begin to blur.

The background, washed in muted greys and golden undertones, evokes the shifting moods of a city at dusk, a place both alive and fading. These tones symbolize uncertainty, the in-between state where past ambition meets quiet fatigue.

Amid this haze, the soft bursts of pink emerge like emotional echoes, traces of humanity within the concrete sprawl. The pink suggests vulnerability, fleeting warmth, and the persistence of life even when surrounded by monotony and decay. Each dot becomes a small act of defiance, a heartbeat that continues to pulse despite the drift.

In Urban Drift, colour becomes emotion in motion, black for structure and struggle, gold for memory and light, grey for confusion and calm, and pink for the delicate persistence of hope that refuses to fade.

Stretched Canvas 16" x 20"

$80

“The Way In” is an exploration of possibility — a visual metaphor for stepping into something larger than yourself. The converging lines of the road draw the viewer forward, symbolizing the pull of ambition, curiosity, and the unknown waiting beyond the skyline.

The city rises ahead like a promise — structured yet uncertain — its towers outlined in white to mark the boundary between chaos and clarity. The overlapping colours, from deep reds and greens to flashes of blue, gold, and violet, represent the complexity of the journey: passion, growth, confusion, and hope all colliding in motion.

Every layer of colour tells a different emotional truth. The reds pulse with determination and courage. The greens breathe renewal and the possibility of change. The blues and purples hint at reflection — those quieter moments of doubt and wonder along the way.

“The Way In” isn’t just about entering a city — it’s about entering a new phase of understanding, where every step forward is both an act of bravery and a conversation with what lies ahead.

 Stretched Canvas 16" x 20"

$80

In the fractured glow of this city block, “Rent or Bread” tells the story of a mother standing at the edge of impossible choices. The abstract forms of the buildings rise like silent witnesses, walls that have seen hunger, love, and endurance. The painting captures not just a place, but a moment suspended between survival and sacrifice.

The deep reds speak of love and urgency, the burning drive of a mother to protect her children even as everything closes in. Orange tones carry the exhaustion of endless days and the warmth of perseverance, like the last light of evening spilling through a cracked window. Blue shadows anchor the scene in melancholy, the quiet ache of uncertainty, while streaks of violet and lavender hint at fleeting hope, a dream of something better beyond the next rent notice.

Layered brushstrokes and translucent washes mirror the emotional weight of her world: overlapping fears, quiet acts of courage, and the constant trade-offs that define life on the edge. The building, worn but still standing, becomes a metaphor for her resilience, a structure weathered by hardship but held together by love.

This is not just a question, it’s a reflection of strength in scarcity, and the enduring beauty of those who keep the light alive when the world gives them so little to burn.

 Stretched Canvas 16” x 20”

$80

Sold at the Little Red Coffee Shop - This painting captures the fragile tension of living between extremes. The deep reds burn with intensity, echoing the heat of conflict, anger, and passion, while the layered blues carry the weight of calm, sorrow, and reflection. The fractured white skyline rises through the divide, caught in the pull of both forces—never fully consumed, never fully at peace. It speaks to the struggle of balancing inner fire with the need for stillness, and how identity can fracture, rebuild, and shift in the space between.

 Stretched Canvas 18" x 24"

Private Commission - “Shadows of the First People” - This painting reflects the hidden histories that lie beneath the modern skyline. The dark, layered forms of the city rise upward, but they stand on land that holds far older stories, stories often overlooked or erased. The deep teals and greens evoke the living earth, water, and growth that sustained Indigenous peoples long before the skyline existed. Rusted reds cut through like scars, symbolizing both the violence of displacement and the resilience that endures. The golden edges glow like memory and sunlight, a reminder that the land remembers, even when shadows try to cover its truth.

 Stretched Canvas 18” x 24”

Sold through Website - Fragments of the Falling Sun captures the moment a city’s silhouette dissolves into the water below, blurring the line between structure and reflection. The layered gold tones drift diagonally across the canvas like pieces of evening light breaking apart as the day gives way to night. These warm streaks create a sense of movement and transition—an echo of how the world glows just before darkness settles.

The darker, textured backdrop wraps around the light, giving the impression of a city suspended between calm and chaos. The contrast lets the brightness feel earned, like hope pushing its way through the weight of the day. Every scrape and mark adds to the feeling of a place that has lived through storms, yet still catches the sun in its final, gentle descent.

This piece is about the beauty that exists in what’s imperfect, what’s fading, and what’s reflected back differently than it first appeared. It invites the viewer to see the city not as hard edges, but as softened shards of light floating across the surface of the water—reminding us that even in the heaviest moments, something golden still finds its way through.

 Stretched Canvas 18” x 24”

Sold through Website -Toronto in Chalk reimagines the city’s iconic skyline as if it were drawn on a summer sidewalk temporary, soft, and wonderfully imperfect. Though created with acrylics, the textured strokes mimic the dusty fingerprints of chalk, giving the skyline a nostalgic, childlike honesty. The diagonal sweep of pale tones across the darkened background feels like a memory being dragged back into focus, as if the city were sketched quickly before a rainstorm could wash it away. Chalk smears as if the artist attempted to wipe the chalk away. 

The gentle mint and warm off-white hues soften the sharp edges Toronto is known for, turning its towers into echoes rather than monuments. These colours settle into the canvas like fleeting moments, simple, bright reminders of how cities aren’t only defined by their structures, but also by the people who see them, dream in them, and walk their streets.

Scattered circular markings float around the skyline like bubbles, chalk dust, or the abstract traces of footsteps. They add a sense of playfulness to the piece, grounding it in the everyday world where chalk drawings live and disappear.

Toronto in Chalk celebrates the beauty of the temporary—the idea that even the largest city can feel fragile, soft, and human when seen through the lens of imagination.

 Stretched Canvas 18” x 24”