Newer World

Working in old styles, or styles that evokes memories of past eras, doesn't mean that the style is not relevant to today's world. In fact, the old world artwork styles offers something unique, refreshing, to the fast paced world we currently find ourselves inhabiting.

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Three Sisters. Acrylic paint on illustration board. Part of a series of paintings I have recently rendered, and currently working on, depicting various lakes within a easy car drive from from where I live. I hiked around this lake several times while making sketches and taking photographs during a late summer evening.

Hicks Lake. On August 3, 2019, I went out to Hicks Lake, which is located in Sasquatch Provincial Park in British Columbia. I explored the lake's shoreline and ended up with over 300 photos many of which were taken during the golden hour, the hour before sunset. My painting is an exploration of light and shadows on a water surface and the creation of the illusion of water depth. This is one of two paintings I have rendered of Hicks Lake (mixed medium: acrylics with ink on watercolour paper).

The Deadline. This was part of of 3 piece commission and was a lot of fun to create (one of the other pieces is on my contact page). I was given a free hand with these pieces just as long as they related to time management. The pieces were used in a company self-promotional brochure. The original art is 9 inches high and rendered on illustration board using pen & ink and gouache.

The Field Mouse. This illustration was part of a 6 piece set. These pieces proved popular with art directors. This illustration is a colored pen & ink rendered onto stretched hot press, 140lb, watercolor paper. Artwork was roughly 6.5x6.5 inches in size.

The Shrew. One of 4 pieces. This illustration is a colored pen & ink, rendered on stretched hot press, 140lb, watercolor paper. Artwork was roughly 6.5x6.5 inches in size.

Bicycle Racer. A sport magazine commission. The artwork was rendered in acrylic gouache on illustration board and measures about 12x12-inches. The final published size was 3 inches square. The only art direction I was given was to "make the final piece convey speed".

Lake at Dusk. Acrylic on canvas; 18x24-inches. This painting depicts a park in my area. Because of this painting, I was asked to create between 25 and 30 paintings depicting local natural history with a set deadline of mid-February, 2020.

Dear Santa. A Christmas Card. A good example of how using an old world style of illustration works well in our present times. Original artwork was roughly 6x8 inches in size.

The Crab. One of two commissioned pieces for a seafood restaurant menu cover. One was for the dinner menu while the other was for a lunch menu. The piece was rendered in watercolors and acrylic gouache on illustration board. Original art was roughly 9 inches tall and published around 4 inches tall.

A Study of Glass. I created this painting in acrylics on stretched watercolour paper while attending art school. It is really no more than a doodle with paint, not an assignment. My painting class had ended and my next class started in 90-minutes so I kept painting while everyone else wandered off. For me, school was an opportunity and a privilege and every minute counted. I was limited only by the need of sleep and food, both of which took a backseat while attending art school.

Galaxy Knowledge Tree. Acrylic on canvas; 16x20-inches. A fantasy painting of an ancient tree set over a colourful galaxy (nebulae). This is one painting in a series of six paintings (so far).

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