I've always been into the visual arts but primarily I am a painter and have been working in that medium for the past 30

years. Colour and texture have long compelled me. Over the years I've worked in oils and dabbled in mixed media like

plaster and painted objects, but principally my work involves acrylic paint on canvas and panel. I am influenced by the

American school of abstract expressionism but I am also an admirer of Tom Thomson, the Canadian Group of Seven

and many other painters. I dig Turner for his spectacular skies and sublime feeling for light... love Hans Hoffman and

Jean-Paul Riopelle for the sheer physical vivacity of their paint handling; I revere Emily Carr for her dedication to the

majesty and mystery of nature. The painted realm is a fascinating one; I'm grateful to be able to continue forging

ahead with my own explorations of its alluring mysteries.