Dacia Gallery Holiday Show

My latest painting, "Radiate" will be included in Dacia Gallery's holiday show, Nunc Veritatem that opens tomorrow in NYC.  It is such an honor to be included in this amazing show with artists I admire so much, such as Patricia Watwood, Daniel Maidman, Max Ginsburg, Leah Lopez, Erin Anderson, Casey Childs, Janet Cook and Adam Miller.  I hope to see you at the opening tomorrow night (December 11th) from 6pm until 9pm.  There will be artist talks at 7:30!

"Radiate," oil on canvas, 24"x 24," 2014

New Plein Air Landscapes in Winter Exhibition at Grenning Gallery

I have a number of new plein air landscape paintings included in the "Gems of Grenning Gallery" exhibition at Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, NY.  Below are a few of the paintings I have included in the show, as well as some photos of me at Cathedral Lakes in, British-Columbia, Canada, painting on site. There will be an opening reception on Saturday December 6th from 5:30 to 7:30.  I hope to see you there!

"Stream from Pyramid Lake," 8"x 10", oil on canvas

"Stream from Pyramid Lake II," 11"x 14", oil on canvas

"Waterfall by Quinescoe Lake II," 11"x 14", oil on canvas

Solo Show at Cube Gallery Written Up in Fine Art Today!

I am so grateful for the lovely write-up in Fine Art Today about my upcoming solo show at Cube Gallery in Ottawa!  I love what Jeffrey Carlson wrote about my work!  The opening reception for the show is next Thursday, Nov 6th, from 6 to 9 pm.  I hope to see you there!

Newly Released Book "The Figure"

I am so excited that my painting "A Forward Pull II" is included in this newly released book "The Figure: Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture, Contemporary Perspectives," published by Skira Rizzoli.  A huge thank you to Margaret McCann and The New York Academy of Art for including my work in it! It is an amazing collection of figurative artists.  John Seed has written a wonderful review of the book on Hyperallergic.  You can order your copy of this amazing book HERE.

Figureworks Juried Show 2014

I'm so excited that I have been asked to be on the jury for this year's Figureworks show in Ottawa, Canada, so I wanted to put the word out to all artists about this wonderful show. The deadline for application is Oct, 3, 2014, and you can find the submission guidelines on their website HERE. This is going to be an amazing exhibition of figurative art and is open to artists internationally.  I'm so honoured to be on the jury with the amazing artists Mat Dubé and Andrew Morrow and I hope to see your submission soon!

Lake Country Art House Workshop

Here are some photos from the portrait painting with a full palette workshop that I taught at The Lake Country Art House this summer.  It was a wonderful group and we all had a really nice time!  Also, here are some shots of the stages of my demo painting, taking it from the grisaille underpainting using Burnt Umber, through the block in of basic lightside and shadowside colours, to the final rendering of the planes and edges of the forms and features. We filmed a full-length video of the demo which you can check out on YouTube HERE.

Full Length Demo Painting Video

Here's a video of the demo painting from the workshop I taught at The Lake Country Art House this summer! It's my first iMovie ever, so please excuse the choppy edits and other weirdness.  Also, the sound is a bit low since it was filmed with my iphone, but it sounds okay if you use headphones.  Enjoy!