Tag: art history
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Mother / Mother
Mother – Part 1 2016 was a quiet art year for me with lots going on in life. The first half of the year started out normally, working on different paintings and exploring new themes, but things changed in late spring. I found myself thinking a lot about motherhood, and what it meant as an…
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Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
This summer I had the pleasure of creating a portrait of my friend Heather. The painting was commissioned by her mother-in-law, who has been a great friend and supporter of my art since my early days in London. We had been planning this painting for quite some time now, and ideas had been exchanged over…
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Have we met before? You look familiar.
Pretty boys have been around for a long time, and I’ll be the first to say that I’m not the only artist out there working on this subject. I would like to think that I’m doing something different and unique with the idea, but I’m also just one in a long succession of artists that…
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Photo Diary Part 4: London
The last leg of my Europe trip was a quick visit to London. Too quick, in my opinion, but I had to get back to Vancouver after a couple of weeks off. There will be more travels to be had later on in the year, so for now, I had to have only a short…
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Photo Diary Part 3: Madrid
I was really excited about this part of my trip, as I have never been to Spain before. I’ve heard so many good things about Madrid from friends who have been, from the architecture to the food to the art, and I was not disappointed! I think of the entire trip, my favourite art moments…