November 01, 2019
SOLACE
Exhibit in Okotoks
I will be showing paintings in the lobby of the Municipal Center in Okotoks until the end of December.
August 12, 2019
Wandering Ways Exhibition
August 12 to October 11, 2019 at the University Hospital, Edmonton
This collection of paintings represent my explorations and inspirations as I have responded to natural forms and the landscape. I like to wander. Mostly outdoors exploring nature, but also in my painting style and approach. In searching to find that elusive personal interpretation and style, I continue to discover new ways of working and of staying engaged in the creative process. As I travel this creative road, my hope is that these paintings will resonate with you, bringing a sense of peace, hope and calm to the path you are on.
February 09, 2019
Landscapes: Beyond Sight
Show has been extended till mid April!
Artist Statement:
I began pursuing painting as a leap of faith, answering a call that I was feeling to follow a new path. The future was unclear.
My hope is that the paintings in this exhibit can serve as a visual metaphor for life’s journey and the many experiences we share as we walk through it. The paintings ask the viewer to look beyond dull overcast skies and seasons in transition, and discover a subtle, quiet and sustaining beauty, even when conditions seem less than compelling.
Ordinary days may pass slowly; there is a sense of waiting or anticipation, or perhaps we are simply enduring through difficulty. By spending time in nature, we are renewed by glimpses of beauty encountered in the midst of even familiar landscape. A flash of intense colour, subtle tones of whites in snow, the depths of hues seen in fall grasses, the intricate patterns in shadow – there are always gifts of grace to be experienced if we pay attention.
As the land is able to regenerate, to weather storms, to suffer times of dormancy, to blossom with new life or to endure loss, so too we experience and transition through life’s challenges and joys. Seasons shift, diminishing daylight calls us to rest, longer days provide energy and rejuvenation. Seen through a lens of faith in a good and loving God, who created so much for us to enjoy, my hope is that these paintings provide a visual and curative rest, a quiet solace, an assurance and reminder of our ever-present source of strength, growth and replenishment.
These impressionistic paintings convey my experience of walking in nature and the intimate sense of God’s presence felt there. Serenity comes when we intentionally look around us with an attitude of thankfulness. Renewal happens when we allow ourselves time to enjoy creation, and strive to be conscious of the hidden beauty in our surroundings, in our lives, in ourselves and in others.
