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Madness Made Easy
48" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2006
• Private Collection
This painting explores the colour and beauty in that which appears initial dark, worn out and heavy. There’s a subtle ‘softness’ and ‘vulnerability’ that lingers within, slowly revealing itself, as it emerges from and through the various layers, like a lotus flower, perhaps, emerging from the mud.
• Private Collection
This painting explores the colour and beauty in that which appears initial dark, worn out and heavy. There’s a subtle ‘softness’ and ‘vulnerability’ that lingers within, slowly revealing itself, as it emerges from and through the various layers, like a lotus flower, perhaps, emerging from the mud.
Essa-Warria
50" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2007
Lush
40" X 30" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2006
• Loto-Quebec Collection
• Loto-Quebec Collection
Man
48" X 36", oil, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Acquired by Nicolet Chartrand Knoll Ltée (NCK Inc.)
‘Man’, is a painting that came about when I encountered a person that turned my life around and a little upside down. It’s not only about my relation to this man, but is also about my relation to my own masculine and feminine within…these different aspects of myself.
The word ‘Man’ is written on the painting, but a feminine presence is very much there, lingering softly, as opposed to being hard-edged and direct, like a word.
In many ways, I can say the presence of this person provoked an exploration and investigation of the duality that contrasts and compliments within. The painting ‘Man’ reflects both an external scenario in itself, and a deeper internal recognition of who I am, as a multifaceted being.
When I look into this painting, it reflects an inner dialogue, between different aspects of myself, in response to my experience and my surroundings.
Often my paintings resonate some personal meaning. I like to think of them as abstract poems that express and honour different memories and moments of this life.
• Acquired by Nicolet Chartrand Knoll Ltée (NCK Inc.)
‘Man’, is a painting that came about when I encountered a person that turned my life around and a little upside down. It’s not only about my relation to this man, but is also about my relation to my own masculine and feminine within…these different aspects of myself.
The word ‘Man’ is written on the painting, but a feminine presence is very much there, lingering softly, as opposed to being hard-edged and direct, like a word.
In many ways, I can say the presence of this person provoked an exploration and investigation of the duality that contrasts and compliments within. The painting ‘Man’ reflects both an external scenario in itself, and a deeper internal recognition of who I am, as a multifaceted being.
When I look into this painting, it reflects an inner dialogue, between different aspects of myself, in response to my experience and my surroundings.
Often my paintings resonate some personal meaning. I like to think of them as abstract poems that express and honour different memories and moments of this life.
Enigma
48" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2005
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Beyond to a Warm Whisper
56" X 39", oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2006
• Private Collection
This work, similarly to Madness Made Easy, explores the luminosity and colour in that which appears initially dark, worn out and heavy. That subtle ‘softness’ that lingers beyond, slowly revealing itself, as it emerges from and through the various layers, like rays of light that encourage us forward through the challenges.
In the ‘Depths and Emergence’ series, on a compositional level, I often divide my paintings down the middle with a vertical split, and from there attempt to combine and unite these dualities into one whole image or painting. It’s my way of investigating and attempting to recognize the merging together of these dualities and differences.
It seems our human nature is to divide things into good and bad, right and wrong, beautiful and ugly, weak and strong, poor and abundant, dark and light... which gives us our reference points on where we want to go on this huge scale of experience. In so doing, we are able to recognize them in their different compartments --isolated--as individual concepts, which in turn helps us formulate our perceptions.
But this separating also creates limitations on what we are willing to accept about ourselves. Often we honour our luminescence and are less appreciative of our shadows, but each possess qualities and resources. Attempting to acknowledge and accept and go beyond the duality and complexity within, allows these different elements that we are made up of, to eventually dance more freely together, perhaps towards a complimentary and interwoven whole.
• Private Collection
This work, similarly to Madness Made Easy, explores the luminosity and colour in that which appears initially dark, worn out and heavy. That subtle ‘softness’ that lingers beyond, slowly revealing itself, as it emerges from and through the various layers, like rays of light that encourage us forward through the challenges.
In the ‘Depths and Emergence’ series, on a compositional level, I often divide my paintings down the middle with a vertical split, and from there attempt to combine and unite these dualities into one whole image or painting. It’s my way of investigating and attempting to recognize the merging together of these dualities and differences.
It seems our human nature is to divide things into good and bad, right and wrong, beautiful and ugly, weak and strong, poor and abundant, dark and light... which gives us our reference points on where we want to go on this huge scale of experience. In so doing, we are able to recognize them in their different compartments --isolated--as individual concepts, which in turn helps us formulate our perceptions.
But this separating also creates limitations on what we are willing to accept about ourselves. Often we honour our luminescence and are less appreciative of our shadows, but each possess qualities and resources. Attempting to acknowledge and accept and go beyond the duality and complexity within, allows these different elements that we are made up of, to eventually dance more freely together, perhaps towards a complimentary and interwoven whole.
The Last Door
61" X 27" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2005
• Bankers Hall
• Bankers Hall
Depths of Soft
44" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2005
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Serra Steel
36" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2005
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Casi Nu
55" X 46 1/2" , oil, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Roar29
48" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2007
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Sad Wife, Pearling Blue
55" X 33" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2008
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Buddleia Davidii
48" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
2 Vices
40" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Verily Love
36" X 28" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Arts Umbrella Fundraiser
• Arts Umbrella Fundraiser
Rusting Lust
40" X 30" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
RCA
48" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2007
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Matrika
40" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2006
• Loto-Quebec Collection
• Loto-Quebec Collection
Silk to Skin
28" X 22" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2005
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Chaos Kiss
56" X 39 1/2" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2006
Plink
30" X 24" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Intangible Dream
36" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2006
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Madness Made Easy
48" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2006
• Private Collection
This painting explores the colour and beauty in that which appears initial dark, worn out and heavy. There’s a subtle ‘softness’ and ‘vulnerability’ that lingers within, slowly revealing itself, as it emerges from and through the various layers, like a lotus flower, perhaps, emerging from the mud.
• Private Collection
This painting explores the colour and beauty in that which appears initial dark, worn out and heavy. There’s a subtle ‘softness’ and ‘vulnerability’ that lingers within, slowly revealing itself, as it emerges from and through the various layers, like a lotus flower, perhaps, emerging from the mud.
Essa-Warria
50" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2007
Lush
40" X 30" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2006
• Loto-Quebec Collection
• Loto-Quebec Collection
Man
48" X 36", oil, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Acquired by Nicolet Chartrand Knoll Ltée (NCK Inc.)
‘Man’, is a painting that came about when I encountered a person that turned my life around and a little upside down. It’s not only about my relation to this man, but is also about my relation to my own masculine and feminine within…these different aspects of myself.
The word ‘Man’ is written on the painting, but a feminine presence is very much there, lingering softly, as opposed to being hard-edged and direct, like a word.
In many ways, I can say the presence of this person provoked an exploration and investigation of the duality that contrasts and compliments within. The painting ‘Man’ reflects both an external scenario in itself, and a deeper internal recognition of who I am, as a multifaceted being.
When I look into this painting, it reflects an inner dialogue, between different aspects of myself, in response to my experience and my surroundings.
Often my paintings resonate some personal meaning. I like to think of them as abstract poems that express and honour different memories and moments of this life.
• Acquired by Nicolet Chartrand Knoll Ltée (NCK Inc.)
‘Man’, is a painting that came about when I encountered a person that turned my life around and a little upside down. It’s not only about my relation to this man, but is also about my relation to my own masculine and feminine within…these different aspects of myself.
The word ‘Man’ is written on the painting, but a feminine presence is very much there, lingering softly, as opposed to being hard-edged and direct, like a word.
In many ways, I can say the presence of this person provoked an exploration and investigation of the duality that contrasts and compliments within. The painting ‘Man’ reflects both an external scenario in itself, and a deeper internal recognition of who I am, as a multifaceted being.
When I look into this painting, it reflects an inner dialogue, between different aspects of myself, in response to my experience and my surroundings.
Often my paintings resonate some personal meaning. I like to think of them as abstract poems that express and honour different memories and moments of this life.
Enigma
48" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2005
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Beyond to a Warm Whisper
56" X 39", oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2006
• Private Collection
This work, similarly to Madness Made Easy, explores the luminosity and colour in that which appears initially dark, worn out and heavy. That subtle ‘softness’ that lingers beyond, slowly revealing itself, as it emerges from and through the various layers, like rays of light that encourage us forward through the challenges.
In the ‘Depths and Emergence’ series, on a compositional level, I often divide my paintings down the middle with a vertical split, and from there attempt to combine and unite these dualities into one whole image or painting. It’s my way of investigating and attempting to recognize the merging together of these dualities and differences.
It seems our human nature is to divide things into good and bad, right and wrong, beautiful and ugly, weak and strong, poor and abundant, dark and light... which gives us our reference points on where we want to go on this huge scale of experience. In so doing, we are able to recognize them in their different compartments --isolated--as individual concepts, which in turn helps us formulate our perceptions.
But this separating also creates limitations on what we are willing to accept about ourselves. Often we honour our luminescence and are less appreciative of our shadows, but each possess qualities and resources. Attempting to acknowledge and accept and go beyond the duality and complexity within, allows these different elements that we are made up of, to eventually dance more freely together, perhaps towards a complimentary and interwoven whole.
• Private Collection
This work, similarly to Madness Made Easy, explores the luminosity and colour in that which appears initially dark, worn out and heavy. That subtle ‘softness’ that lingers beyond, slowly revealing itself, as it emerges from and through the various layers, like rays of light that encourage us forward through the challenges.
In the ‘Depths and Emergence’ series, on a compositional level, I often divide my paintings down the middle with a vertical split, and from there attempt to combine and unite these dualities into one whole image or painting. It’s my way of investigating and attempting to recognize the merging together of these dualities and differences.
It seems our human nature is to divide things into good and bad, right and wrong, beautiful and ugly, weak and strong, poor and abundant, dark and light... which gives us our reference points on where we want to go on this huge scale of experience. In so doing, we are able to recognize them in their different compartments --isolated--as individual concepts, which in turn helps us formulate our perceptions.
But this separating also creates limitations on what we are willing to accept about ourselves. Often we honour our luminescence and are less appreciative of our shadows, but each possess qualities and resources. Attempting to acknowledge and accept and go beyond the duality and complexity within, allows these different elements that we are made up of, to eventually dance more freely together, perhaps towards a complimentary and interwoven whole.
The Last Door
61" X 27" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2005
• Bankers Hall
• Bankers Hall
Depths of Soft
44" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2005
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Serra Steel
36" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2005
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Casi Nu
55" X 46 1/2" , oil, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Roar29
48" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2007
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Sad Wife, Pearling Blue
55" X 33" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2008
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Buddleia Davidii
48" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
2 Vices
40" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Verily Love
36" X 28" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Arts Umbrella Fundraiser
• Arts Umbrella Fundraiser
Rusting Lust
40" X 30" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
RCA
48" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2007
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Matrika
40" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2006
• Loto-Quebec Collection
• Loto-Quebec Collection
Silk to Skin
28" X 22" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2005
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Chaos Kiss
56" X 39 1/2" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2006
Plink
30" X 24" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2004
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Intangible Dream
36" X 36" , oil paint, wax and sand on canvas, 2006
• Private Collection
• Private Collection
Depth and Emergence
This series heavily focuses on the influence of time and its effects on objects. The interrelation between time and the inevitable transformation of material, such as weathered doors and walls, is a source of inspiration for me. Imprinted by the beauty of experience, these surfaces parallel the depth and layers of the human existence.
Especially in this series, I work in an additive and deductive manner, layering and removing coats of paint from the canvas, building and then scraping away at it, in order to reveal the hidden colors and textures beneath.
For me, this series of paintings communicate strength and vulnerability. Like a lotus flower emerging from the mud, my work acts as analogies of the human condition: the hardships and triumphs, the darkness and luminosity.
Depth and Emergence
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