I am self-taught (mentored) in oil painting with a background in graphic design – freelance work, with a diploma in English lit / Art history from Capilano College. I am also a self-taught musician.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

“Form and meaning give me the excuse to play with colour, my great love.”

My influences vary and range from ancient Egyptian to post-Modern. The most inspiring painters for me are Kandinsky, Rothko, Newman, Motherwell, Miró, Hoffman, Creme, Picasso, and Chagall.

My paintings are abstract, with the underlying structure of early modernism. I like the power of icons and devotional paintings, as well as the painterly approach of expressionism, whether of the American or German schools. I tend to like the approach of European art and the confidence of American painting.