Artist’s Statement:

When I move through the landscape on skis, on foot, or in a kayak, I’m gathering visual information such as colour, light and shadow, but also non visual information. How does it feel in this beam of sunlight filtered through the leaves above? What is the smell of this damp rock or this shoreline? How does the hum of insects blend with the wind? When I return to the studio I try to consider all of these elements as I build a painting. The process is very creative and often incorporates multiple layers and disruptions. The final result is always surprising and no two pieces are ever really alike because of the constant experimentation involved as I try to recreate a feeling that is both personal and universal. People very often say they are sure that a painting I’ve done is from a specific place I’ve never been to which I consider the ultimate mark of success.

These pieces are assembled with care and attention at every stage, often over many months. Most are very large scale and are thus true statement pieces that will utterly transform a space. I hope to bring to your interior not only an image that is unique and surprising and will invite years of exploration but also one that invokes memories of childhood, of our best vacations, of times in our lives when we were free of the daily grind of surviving in our increasingly complex modern lives. This connection with nature for many of us is the sacred reminder of our place in the universe- that we do not merely observe the rocks and trees and water but that we are made of the same stuff and come from the same ancient stars.