Thanks for visiting. I am a visual artist living on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast in the traditional territory of the Skwxwú7mesh Nation. The natural world, particularly the wild areas of British Columbia, is my primary inspiration. I am a painter who frequently takes creative detours to experiment in imagery, mediums and techniques. This experimentation has been the avenue through which I have developed a visual language combining abstraction, landscape and folk art to more deeply explore this remarkable ecosystem.
I grew up on the West Vancouver side of Howe Sound, then spent the next dozen years working/playing/studying/teaching in three regions of British Columbia, Greece and the UK, eventually settling back in the Vancouver area. During these years I mostly worked as a teacher in the public school system. I didn’t start painting again until 18 years after receiving a BFA in Visual Art from the University of Victoria. Since then I have had a varied career, exhibiting my work in public and commercial spaces in both British Columbia and farther afield. I moved to Gibsons in 2015, returning to my Howe Sound roots.
Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet, BC
