Bachelor of Fine Arts, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC, Canada. For the last twenty years, I have been painting images of athletes, animals, nature and abstracts for either commissioned or self-motivated projects. My paintings are inspired by my childhood love of sports, especially baseball, and of having a childhood lived on a farm in rural Nova Scotia. It was through my father’s persistent and gentle coaching of the game of baseball that I learned the game’s nuances. Many of his ideas about practicing one’s craft and doing one’s best in sports have helped me in my journey through adulthood and in the application of art.
I hope to reflect and relate images of the world that exists around my new studio and to portray how my surroundings influence and determine how I experience and apply paint.