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; Turner for his spectacular skies and sublime feeling for light...

Hans Hoffman and Jean-Paul Riopelle for the sheer physical vivacity of their paint handling;

Emily Carr and Doris McCarthy for their persistent dedication to the majesty and mystery of

nature. But I'm also intrigued by how modern media has made its stamp on the ever-morphing

nature of the painted world.

Currently you can see my work in the flesh on the walls of Le Papillion On The Park, in

Leslieville; there's 38 works of various sizes and themes. I also have three large paintings in

another local foodie destination, Fare Bistro. Unless stated otherwise, the works depicted here

are acrylic/mixed media on wooden panels; dimensions as given are approximations. Art

department and set decorator types take note: I also rent my work to film & television

productions here in the GTA.