Some of my favourite artwork
Some of my favourite artwork
Sombrio Beach on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (1997)
This one is from a photo I took at Sombrio Beach, on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Nearly all of my paintings are from photographs - I have no qualms about that. I have no
qualms about using a ruler for the initial layout either. All of my artwork is more or
less based on some real life image. That way, if I'm not sure how to make something look,
I can always refer back to the photograph. I do on occasions make 'improvements' on the
initial photograph.
I didn't like this painting above much right after I did it. The water and beach in the
foreground were not quite to my satisfaction. Having gotten over this though, its now
one of my favourite paintings.
A sunset at the Laurel Creek Reservoir conservation area, near Waterloo (1990)
I just bought a tube of purple before I painted this one, and I was happy to have a subject
where I could use it too. The purple is very strong, and I thing I went a bit overboard on
it. It is a painting of a sunset, although my dad thinks its more of a moon rise.
At any rate, I like the striking colour in it. I do think this sort of colur is overdone
quite often. I'm not into overly dramiatic or unrealistic looking scenery.
Flood in neighbour's field, near Sault Ste. Marie, in northern Ontario (1990)
This one is my dad's favourite painting. I like it because it portrays just such utter
stillness, and the water turned out just right, for the most part. The flooding is caused
by a beaver on our property. The road was flooded too. Anybody who is opposed to trapping
of beavers doesn't know what a nuisance these animals can be. During the early 80's, the
railway (which runs through this land too) still dynamited the beaver dams.
A windswept tree on a bluff near my parent's tourist camp (1988)
This painting was a bit of a milestone for me. I painted this one during my first term in
university, after several mediocre paintings. This one was better than anything I had done
before, and it set a new standard for me. I have been in a way comparing my paintings to that
one ever since.
The shoreline at my parent's tourist camp (1991)
Water up close is always hard to do, and I initially didn't like this one very much because
the water doesn't look as clear as I'd like it to. But over time I looked beyond that, and
I really like the mood that this painting projects. The clouds were all a bit funny
looking when the photograph was taken that I based this painting on.
Goofy bitmap drawing
Parametric mathematical art
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