Artist’s Statement

A pursuit of beauty in everyday life and nature inspires my oil paintings. Most works share a strong connection to the environment and our place within it. An old staircase leading to the beach. A fisherman in the sand. A girl under an umbrella reading a book. There is always the mark of humanity within the natural world. The style is mostly figurative but not really hyper realistic. Just an array of unassuming, quiet scenes that remind us to stop for a moment, and look. After a rewarding 26-year career in print journalism, I moved to Victoria’s far southwest coast where days are spent painting and writing.
In 2020, I completed a Certificate IV in Visual Arts that fuelled a desire to create more art. I have a deep affection for portraiture and am developing and refining this skill.