Introduction
A few years ago, I started painting North American wildlife on reclaimed pine lumber recycled from Ontario barns that had been taken down. This became very popular and was in high demand at northern gift shops and galleries. Since my retirement from teaching, I craved a more serious style of painting that would both challenge and develop my skills. I am now painting wildlife, mostly from my own reference photos, on a smoother canvas that allows for the detailed style I love.
Please wander freely through my gallery. I have a few pages that shows a history of paintings I completed while I was getting started, only a few pieces of which are still available. Check out my recent work page, and available artwork pages that include prices and sizes ( available-art-in-2022.php and recent-work.php ) to see what I have been up to! If you have questions, or see something that you like, please contact me.
This squirrel painting is a favourite story of mine.
I had just recently purchased my camera in order to start collecting reference photos to paint. Charlie, who features in many stories because he hates to be left behind, had just chased this squirrel up a tree. The tree was a stand-alone hollow shell (my painting doesn't represent the reality) so he was trapped. Charlie decided to wait at the bottom for the squirrel to come down and cooperatively jump into his mouth, or so Charlie hoped. Instead, the little guy hid inside the hollow tree and waited for us to move on. As I had a little woodpecker in my crosshairs, I stayed where I was. A few minutes later, I heard a little chirrup from the top of the old tree and there was the squirrel in this pose giving Charlie the 'look' as if to say impatiently, "You're still here?" and my camera captured the moment.
Title: "The Look" 8" x 10" acrylic on wood panel. (Sold)
