08 Aug Rails
12” x 18”, oil on linen (2007) Caledon, Ontario, Canada The birth of a painting. Sometimes it's from a planned excursion far away involving months of planning. And at times, like this one, it's from throwing my gear in the truck...
River Tag
08 Aug Around the Bend
24” x 38”, oil on linen (2005) Credit River, Caledon, Ontario, Canada As a Canadian, one of the things I enjoy the most are the changing of our seasons. Being an artist who paints landscapes, these continuous transformations add to the...
07 Aug Dawn on the Notty
30” x 18”, oil on linen (2008) Nottawasaga River, Northeast of Caledon, Ontario, Canada Every once in a while I like to grab a coffee, toss my painting gear into the truck, and head out for an early morning cruise along...
07 Aug Forks of the Credit
9” x 12”, oil on linen (2011) Caledon, Ontario, Canada ...
06 Aug Cliff and Stream
16" × 12.5", oil on linen (2019) Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, CanadaFrom the INTO THE ARCTIC Project A two-hour boat ride brought us deep into Pangnirtung Fiord, where the sound of Billy Arnaquq’s motor faded away.We were told not to...
06 Aug Where the Rivers Run Wild
20" × 48", oil on linen (2010) Firth River, Ivvavik National Park, Yukon, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project Running through the oldest mountains in North America, the Firth is one of the wildest rivers on the continent. Its flow spills into...
06 Aug Up Close
13" × 15", oil on linen (2010) Henrietta Nesmith Glacier, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project Lake Hazen is a thermal oasis in a polar desert that receives less than 2½ centimetres of rain per year. The...
06 Aug Tombstone Valley
22" × 47", oil on linen (2009) Off the Dempster Highway, Yukon, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project My family and I had been driving across Canada for almost a month on our way to the western Arctic. Turning onto the dirt...
06 Aug Thomsen River Vista
30" × 64", oil on linen (2017) Thomsen River, Aulavik National Park, Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project The most northerly navigable canoe route in North America is not a technically difficult river to paddle, but it has...
06 Aug Owl River
8" × 16", oil on linen (2019) Akshayuk Pass, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project An endless carpet of tundra stretched before us as we ventured though breathtaking mountains. Driving each step deep into the soil,...