Winter’s Edge

Acrylic on Canvas, 24” x 30”

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$2,000

Winter’s Edge - 2020

Winter’s Edge is a continuation of my Microcosm series which focuses on highlighting the small often overlooked aspects of nature. My passion has been to highlight these relatively small things and blow them up on large canvases with a twist, using little s-shaped brushstrokes, thereby creating a multitude of microcosms within the painting highlighting a microcosm. In this way I hope to put a spotlight on our interconnectedness and reliance on nature and each other.

My background is in science, specifically biology. Ecology is the study of how nature works together and how it relies on all the little parts that make up the large amazing machine that is nature. As a child and even as an adult I have been battling the feeling of despair when I think about Climate Change. Sometimes it all seems so hopeless, but then I realize that there are people, passionate people out there who are already doing the work and I am no different. I too can raise awareness and drive passion for the preservation of our environment. These paintings are designed to do just that. Enjoy!

The Eternal Twist

Oil on Canvas, 16” x 20”

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$1000

The Eternal Twist - 2020

Abstracts are such a personal journey for the creator and for the viewer. This painting is a personal journey spanning the year 2020. What a tumultuous and emotional one it turned out to be! When I create an abstract, I start the painting with only the bare minimum of ideas on what it’s going to be, because I like to experience how it will grow and become and I don’t want to get in its way with too many requirements. This one was no different in that regard but what was different was that I took a year to complete it and I was able to put this bizarre, painful, hopeful and heart-wrenching year into it. I named it The Eternal Twist. Now that you see it, what are the thoughts you have? I will tell you mine but I urge you to take a moment to be with it before you read on.

I feel like the last year has been akin to riding a rollercoaster that goes in and out of a hurricane. The changes have been abrupt and for many catastrophic. I have endeavoured to paint the love, pain, hope, despair, strength and fragility I have felt and witnessed into this piece. The last year has driven home that even relative peacefulness is not a guarantee, in fact, order and chaos constantly switch places. That feeling of being caught up in someone else’s dance is The Eternal Twist.