Acrylic on canvas.

30x40"

Somewhere between creativity and imagination is where this forest exists. How do you paint a dream? Colour, line, emotion, love and the joy of letting your inner imagination go. It's dreamy, smokey, light filled and a place where anything is possible. I'll let my dream breathe on this large canvas. Dream along.

Acrylic on canvas board.

12.25x15.50"

I have been contemplating both light and darkness in life and in the world around me. When I'm faced with a choice, I always choose light, colour, hope and love. This one evening on the Bruce trail has provided me with revelation, inspiration and hope. Seeing the colours move from daylight through to nightfall, I am inspired by nature's beauty and spirit. Before Nightfall, the woods radiate and become glorious!

Acrylic on canvas board.

12.25x15.50"

Red is passionate. Red is bold. Red is daring and inspiring and always makes me feel joyful, and alive. It's fiery and brave and gives you a feeling of youthful exuberance. I love it when I see it in a sunrise, sunset or as I walk through forests and fields. It makes no pretense. It's the essence of love and where I want to be in life and in art. This painting is all of this and when hung, cannot be ignored.

Acrylic on canvas board.

12.25x15.50"

There's something special that happens when you allow yourself to see with your heart through the eyes of inspiration. Shades of colour, depth of light, and beauty seem to be all around. When I pause and take in my surroundings, I'm filled with the joy of the moment. This is what I felt and this is how I paint. Inspired by love, filled with hope, and touched by deep love. The Bruce trail never disappoints me.

Acrylic on canvas board.

12.25x15.50"

Mystic morning is an acrylic painting that captures a dreamy sunrise at Bluffers Park Marina in Scarborough Toronto. Truly a mystic morning!

Oil on canvas board.

12.25x15.50"

A view of the Toronto Cityscape from the islands. Wonderful when friends can enjoy a day out on the Lake!

Oil on canvas.

8x10"

Autumn leaves and autumn colours inspire this piece. It is based on a hike in the Georgian Bay area of Ontario.

Oil on canvas board.

12.25x15.50"

A painting done in Trinity Bellwoods Park. I quickly added layer upon layer of colours to get the effect of leaves with light filtering through. Shadows and wonderful light dancing on the grass that caress the lovers in the park. They are captured in their own world, with promises of love, tender touch, and passionate kisses. Are they young lovers? First lovers? Forever lovers? Second time lovers? The world needs more love.

Oil on canvas board.

15.50x12.25"

While sitting on a park bench in Trinity Bellwoods Park near Little Italy and Little Portugal, I was able to watch, drink in the sights and sounds all around and let the sun, the memories and emotions inspire me. This painting is personal but I hope you sense the love I feel in this moment. Let the "Red Rocket" glide by on its way to tomorrow. As it goes by, let's sit for a while, you and I, and enjoy this moment. May it last forever.

Acrylic on canvas board.

12.25x15.50"

An en plein air painting capturing a moment in Mississauga on Vicar Gate. Drive. Light and colour and the feel of this moment.

Oil on canvas board.

12.25x15.50"

Gooderham Building Toronto. Isn't it wonderful when lovers go for a walk. When they do, nothing else exists. It's as if they are in there own world. The Flatiron building, shops and restaurants and the beginning of the modern Toronto skyline become their wonderland. Hand in hand on a twilight walk, love conquers all. Layers of colour, shadows and final touches complete this vignette of love.

Oil on canvas board.

15.50x12.25"

Hear the thunder and rush of deep waters cascading over the edge and watch the cloud of mist perpetually engulf you. Niagara Falls Canada is truly a feast for the senses that gets your heart pumping. It's no wonder that honeymooners flock here. I painted with a mindful minimalism in my style with quick and energetic brushstrokes. I want to share my journey of discovery and the feel of this magnificent natural wonder.

Oil on canvas board.

15.50x12.25"

I've completed this piece with dynamic light and movement. It has it's own spirit, energy and is filled with purpose. It wants to be seen and appreciated. East meets West in a beautiful dance of love, tradition, and respect. A perfect compliment built on reverence, love of the divine and pure spiritual and physical beauty. There are two blossoms here to make that statement.

Oil on canvas board.

15.50x12.25"

I had the privilege of doing some en plein air painting in Old Meadowdale Village. I am part of a Mississauga en plein air group that meets in various settings . I decided to use oil paints and worked out all of the logistics. Unfortunately, it started to rain 45 minutes in so we all had to pack up and go. Interestingly, raindrops on oil is an effect! A very interesting one. Here's the final result. Very effective and quite lovely!

Oil on canvas.

20x16"

Northern Sky, Muskoka, Ontario. Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20. I have been a sky gazer all my life. It's just so incredibly to watch it shift and change. Clouds, colour, mist, atmosphere and points of light! Sometimes we are lucky enough to catch a glimpse of something magnificent if we just look up! Nothing quite like the Northern Lights!

Oil on canvas.

18x24"

Peaceful, Quiet, Brilliant. Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24. This is the fourth in the Peaceful, Quiet Series of paintings.
I've added all the details to the water and given it a layering that truly gives the water a glistening shimmering dance of light. The sun has been blended in but it has it's own light as well. The overall feel of the painting is joy. Uplifting and a true tribute to joyous, ever-changing light. Bright, far-reaching and so beautiful. I chose Vivaldi's Four seasons, concerto in E minor for Violin captures the joy painted in this painting.

Oil on canvas.

18x24"

Peaceful, Quiet, Radiant. Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24.This is the third in the Peaceful, Quiet Series of paintings. The painting is complete and I'm happy to say, it radiates light and energy. When I look at the painting, I get that spiritual feeling felt on my hike towards Crawford Lake. The warmth of the sun, it's energy, trees standing strong, and a feeling of love all around! Heartfelt and truly beautiful. The painting changes the light that streams through the trees into a Cathedral of light as if the canopy of branches have become rose windows.

Oil on canvas.

30x48"

Through the leaves, Oil on Canvas, 30 inches by 48 inches (76 cm by 122 cm) I've completed this painting and it has been a true labour of love. It's a painting that is a metaphor for much more on so many levels. We can all choose to walk past the dried leaves infront of us, push past those distractions or barriers, walk through cold waters towards light and love. We can't be afraid of moving forward because there is much to see, feel and explore. I choose light. I choose to be daring. I choose love always. So take my hand and walk with me. Let's make this an adventure filled with hope and love. What do you see beyond the leaves?

Oil on canvas.

24x18"

Out of the Shadows, Oil on Canvas. 18 inches by 24 inches (61 cm x 46 cm). I've completed this painting using a new process that is slightly different with diluted oil paint layered systematically. The atmosphere and light in this works has punch. I feel this painting is sassy, has attitude and it's own soul. When we move out of the ever changing colours of the shadows, where reds and blues collide, who knows what emotions are stirred. Move to the light, move towards love. Find that radiance and warmth to bath in and perhaps, every now and then be bold.

Oil on canvas.

30x24"

Classic Rock, Oil on Canvas, 24 inches (61 cm) x 30 inches (76 cm). Paintings are an interesting process because they are always more than one thing. Yes this is a painting of two trees on an outcrop rock Island in Georgian Bay on a hot and hazy summer day. No doubt about it. But it's also a metaphor of love against all odds with two intertwined and interwoven spirits in an open armed embrace for the ages. All love should be as daring and bold. So, stand tall and hold on tight and enjoy the embrace!

Oil on canvas.

18x24"

Peaceful, Quiet, Beautiful. Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24. This is the second in the Peaceful, Quiet Series of paintings. The painting is complete and drying. I'm very pleased with the result. The multilingual mantra of Peaceful, Quiet, Beautiful was a very moving experience for me and reflects the multicultural fabric of my great country. Stronger because of the wonderful mix of cultures and people. This red heart is beating passionately and with much love. This is a tribute to Canada with 100 languages and cultures reflected on each red maple leaf. Each echo the phrase, Peaceful , Quiet, Beautiful.

Oil on canvas.

16x20"

In the Garden, Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20. An oil painting in an apple orchard that is also a metaphor. The light shines brightly through the tree branches and leaves to illuminate the apple in the garden. In completing this piece, I've made the lines look like a stain glass window much like those found in a Cathedral to give it a biblical feel. If the apple is love and free will, why wouldn't Eve pick it and take a bite? Given a choice to be submissive, subservient and obedient or have free will, intelligence and strength of character, of course she takes a bite. And of course, she chooses love. If Adam were a self confident strong individual, he would applaud and celebrate the choice. Or is it just an apple in a garden?

Oil on canvas.

18x24"

Through your Eyes, My Sunset, Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24. This piece plays with the idea that a painting can generate its own light and be luminescent. A sunset is a personal, passionate and intimate experience that really can be breathtaking. It can be peaceful, quiet and serene but also blazing with colour, and incredibly beautiful. Literally, it can be breathtaking. As you can tell, I love my sunset! And always will!

Oil on canvas.

30x24"

Through your Eyes, My Sunrise, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30. Although every sunrise has it's beauty, some always seem to have a special something. Painted with love, care and emotion, I feel it has both a spiritual quality and passionate energy and a sense of hope and possibility. It is both far east in it's feel but also truly Canadian!

Oil on canvas.

22x28"

Garden Blossom Blast, Oil on Canvas, 22 x 28. In this large oil painting, I decided to paint one of the first clematis blossoms of the season at dusk on a wet day. What was absolutely wonderful was being able to paint diffused daylight, water and garden light through leaves. If you look closely you'll see the progression, layering and thought process. Painting with oil is always about patience, perseverance and planning. I feel that the photograph of this painting doesn't do it justice. It must be seen.

Oil on canvas.

18x24"

Don Valley Weeping Willow, Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24, Don Valley Golf Course. Every Wednesday morning at 6:00 am I golf at the Don Valley Golf course. It's such a wonderful course with so many trees in the heart of Toronto. When I walk the valley, the city literally disappears. On the course there are many majestic Weeping Willow trees that are between 200 and 450 years old. I often wonder how many people have walked by. How many tears has this willow shed? How many changes have occurred during those years? The tree's bark has so many gnarly bits that are ragged and lumpy. This particular tree looks like it has someone trying to escape from inside but the bark has it trapped. It definitely is the tree's prisoner. Take a walk with me!

Oil on canvas.

25.75x19.75x1.75"

On the Verge of Spring, Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24. Every year at the beginning of March in Canada, we are between seasons. Winter snow is still around but in some places with some milder temperatures, icy lakes have melted and some evidence of spring's imminent approach is visible. This painting is about my desire for winter to be over and spring to be here. I love spring with its colour, new life, hopes and possibilities. This painting, with its brighter sky, shimmering water, elements of new growth is about anticipation.

Oil on canvas.

20x16"

Little Italy Remembered Circa 1970, College Street, Toronto, Ont. Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20. It was great to have grown up in the Little Italy area of Toronto. College Street was always a buzz of activity with merchants and their wear, family run grocery stores, cheese shops, fish mongers and vendors of bric a brac. Sights, sounds, smells galore. I loved those red brick buildings, old shops with awnings, and random window displays. But before the stores opened, and shops were set up, there was a quiet, a lull that was wonderful. This is my memory; slightly hazy, and still.

Oil on canvas.

16x20"

Pond Reflections, Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20. In my garden I have a small pond that I love. Every spring, I rearrange all the rock that surrounds it, redo the waterfall and add the face of Neptune to a different position. I love to sit by the pond, listen to the waterfall, watch the birds and other animals drink and bath there and just reflect on things. There's always a sense of calm by the pond. It's like therapy. This is my painting of it.

Oil on canvas.

18x24"

My Tulip Garden, Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24. I just added the last brush strokes to this piece; signed and varnished it. I'm very excited about My Tulip Garden because it is completely done out of my imagination. I wanted it to be a blaze of colour; bright and vibrant. I also wanted to paint a sense of movement in the tulips and leaves with great depth between foreground and back. The flowers pop and move depending on where you stand to view the work.

Oil on canvas.

16x20"

Clematis on Red Brick (Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20) is a paintings that is inspired by clematis growing in my garden. They are spectacular when in bloom and add such a pop of colour. They always bring joy when in bloom, and remind me of how glorious nature can be. I hope you get the same feeling.

Oil on canvas.

16x20"

Clematis on Trellis (Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20) is a painting that is inspired by clematis growing in my garden. They are spectacular when in bloom and add such a pop of colour. They always bring joy when in bloom, and remind me of how glorious nature can be. I hope you get the same feeling when you see this painting in person.

Oil on canvas.

16x20"

Winter Stream, Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20. Winter Stream is an imagined scene inspired by a trip to British Columbia. Streams in winter are magical. We've all seen them on a walk right after newly fallen snow. They are always wonderful to watch and very magical; the sound, the frozen edges, the clear water! Love fresh snow and the play of colour and shadow. They are never truly white. Have a look next time!

Oil on canvas.

14x11"

Azzurri Coast, Amalfi Coast, Italy. Oil on Canvas, 11 x 14. As part of my Amalfi blue Period, I am reminded of the many magnificent places to visit all along this magical coast. I am also reminded of the incredible pasta dishes, gelato, seafood and Lemons! I'm feeling the Azzurri magic set in again. I hope you do too.

Oil on canvas.

20x16"

Boat for Hire, Quidi Vidi, St. John's Newfoundland. Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20. There's always something magnetic about boats and water for me. I'm always drawn to them; their colour, rugged elegance and symmetry. There were so many boats to choose from that misty, rainy morning but this one stood out. This one's for hire.

Oil on canvas.

16x20"

Misty Morning, Quidi Vidi, St. John's Newfoundland, Canada. Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20. This is one of many that have been inspired by a recent visit to Newfoundland. On one misty, rainy morning, we headed over to Quidi Vidi and had a magical walk around this scenic spot. Despite the rain, mist and grey nature of the morning, Quidi Vidi did not disappoint! It was wonderful. After our walk we had a great meal at the historic Mallard Cottage in Quidi Vidi. This is an attempt at capturing the subdued colours and grey feel of the visit.