About
I was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Being trained as an illustrator I feel it is important to tell a story in my art or have characters who are in fact stories themselves. My work has an abstract quality that ends up looking quite realistic at completion. The impressionists have had a great influence on my style, giving it a very painterly feel and quality, almost an abstract realism, what I like to call controlled chaos. Because of these techniques and materials (Mylar, canvas or illustration board) my paintings and drawings all become mixed media pieces that usually include pencil, watercolour, gouache, coloured pencil, pastels or oils as the picture or client dictates. I am working towards developing a style where it looks like I have simply...
