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I travel the world in search of stories about people, places, sounds, and nature that can be portrayed in my studio. Each of us sees the world differently through personal experience, which is why I strive to record my own experiences on paper, to freeze the moment in time. 


Featured posts:

Featured
May 17, 2020
Fields, Saints & Magic
May 17, 2020
May 17, 2020
Apr 26, 2020
CONVERSATIONS WITH MATISSE
Apr 26, 2020
Apr 26, 2020
Apr 12, 2020
PALE TROPICS & VIVID FORMATIONS
Apr 12, 2020
Apr 12, 2020
Mar 22, 2020
BLUE, HAZE & LEMONS
Mar 22, 2020
Mar 22, 2020
Sep 9, 2019
How to paint freely
Sep 9, 2019
Sep 9, 2019
Aug 13, 2019
New Works On Paper
Aug 13, 2019
Aug 13, 2019
Jun 22, 2019
Garage Mural
Jun 22, 2019
Jun 22, 2019
Sep 4, 2017
Rhythm & Flow
Sep 4, 2017
Sep 4, 2017
Mar 26, 2017
Abstract Process
Mar 26, 2017
Mar 26, 2017
Feb 12, 2017
Getting Back to It
Feb 12, 2017
Feb 12, 2017
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Garage Mural

June 22, 2019

Last week I finally painted my first mural. Since it wasn’t a commission I could pretty much do anything I wanted. The freedom and excitement you feel as an artist is doubled when opportunities like this come along, and I could not wait to throw myself into it. I found It was not as easy as I originally thought it would be. What started off as a freestyle chance to splash some paint on a wall soon turned into my next big venture into installation and site specific painting. Wow...but where do you start and how do you translate a space into a painting? Working on this mural was really eye opening. It was no longer just a flat surface. There were obstacles - outlets, pre-existing texture, hight and an unfriendly base color. Instead of working around these moments I wanted to include them in my composition. Ultimately, these elements translate a sense of energy that the space embodied. With repect to concept and composition, I wanted my mural to be playful, happy and easy to read. Complex mixtures can seem confusing and heavy . I wanted to keep it clean, flat, almost like paper cut-outs overlaying each other. While working on this piece, I thought about the energy constantly pulsing through the city and the its various pattern therein. Toronto can feels like a collage of shapes, hemmed in by highways and rivers. The mural reflects this concept. Murals can have a powerful effect on a viewer. They invite you the guests to stay a little longer and appreciate the space. I kept that in mind and tried to think objectively.

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After I completed the mural, I was really concerned about how I was going to go back to my regular practice of working on paper. I realize now that there are challenges with both and the fundamental idea in both is to activate a flat surface and bring a sense of life to it. What I love about my art practice is that it never ends and there is a constant sense of surprise and discovery. I never know what is next and every piece holds a chance to learn something new. Nothing is too precious and fortunate accidents help me to refine my technique further.

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