Category: Early Works
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A many-layered thing
The other day, while putting together my presentation for the Surrey Art Gallery, I came across some old photos that I had taken of a couple of my self-portrait paintings in progress. I thought it would be interesting to share some of the photos as I actually forgot that this was how I had created…
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From off the dusty bookshelf
I was recently going through some old books that I had shipped back from London, when I first moved back to Vancouver in 2007. They had been in storage this entire time and forgotten about on a dusty bookshelf. Included in these books were some old sketchbooks from when I was doing my Masters degree…
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Loop: Revisiting the past
A running theme through my work is the past, whether it be recollections of memories, nostalgia or histories. I met up with an old friend recently, and it got me thinking about how revisiting the past can be important in understanding our present. This goes for life and also for my art, as I sometimes…
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Three Generations
I was able to find photos of some older portraits of my sister, my mother, my grandmother and me. I think I will start posting more of my early works on this blog. I was going through my files on my computer and found a lot of older works that I really like, but I’ve…
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Blooming Florals
Sometimes it’s funny when you think you’ve stumbled across a great idea, only to realize later looking back that it’s been there all along. The body of work in my upcoming exhibition has developed from a decade of painting portraits in oil. I love using oils because of the jewel-like colours and the transparency of…