Friday, August 21, 2015

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Here is a 3ft by 2ft acrylic painting of my dad.  It depicts him in his Legion Jacket with all his medals.  When all is said and done, this man accomplished so much and had to overcome just as much and came out on top.  Sadly he passed away May 25th 2015.  



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Here is a large oil painting I did about 4 years ago.  Bozidar and myself.


Kakabeka Falls

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Here is a full sheet watercolour painting done on 140lb cold press paper.  It depicts Kakabeka Falls in the Thunder bay.


Sunday, June 1, 2014

Casein Painting - Native warrior

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Here is a painting done in Casein. I Really enjoy the medium and I'm looking forward to painting more with it.  It measures 24" x 36" and is painted on Canvas.   This painting is based off a dancer I encounted last summer at a Pow Wow.  I changed up his regalia and based his face off no one in particular.  The warrior seems in deep contemplation and seems unaware of his advisors.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

The Dancer - 12" x 36" Casein Painting

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Here is another painting done partly in the woodlands style tradition. It's based off a photo I took while at the Lake Helen Pow wow last summer. The dancer is fictional as I did not use the actual Dancer's face. The face went through a few changes, however I finally decided not to base it off anyone in particular. The painting itself measures 12" x 36" and is painted with Casein. I bought these tubes two years ago and thought I would never use them. I'm having fun with them now.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Casein Portrait

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Here is a painting I started a couple years ago.  Decided I wanted to finish it and free up a board it was attached too.  I wanted to try casein paint so who better to experiment on than me.  I decided to add some woodland art elements based off of Norval Morrisseau and some West Coast Haida art along with some of my own imagery.  I thought the crow to be a interesting element as if it were trying to tell me something.  The painting measures 30" x 16" and painting on watercolour paper.



Sunday, March 16, 2014

The Bear Keeper

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18" x 14" Acrylic Painting. I call it the Bear Keeper. It's based off my nephew's dad Perry who graciously posed for me last summer. Originally this was a painting of a boat but felt the painting was not strong enough with regards to composition so I decided to paint a warrior of days gone by, however he alone was not enough to cover the boat, so i decided he needed some company. Really not the way i would plan a painting but it was an interesting process.

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Icicle Lake Shorelline 24" x 8" Acrylic


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Spent the afternoon fishing with my father and brother catching fish and some cool looking reference photos.  

Monday, February 10, 2014

Highway 11 Orient Bay

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Here is a painting done in Acrylic.  It depicts the area between Beardmore and Nipigon, just past Reflection Lake, with Palisades on the Left just out of the frame.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Another view of Treptow Lake

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Here is another painting of Treptow Lake.  There are some great looking shorlines there.  This is my first attempt at a new medium call Acryla Gouache (The medium itself is not new, rather it is new for me).  Basically its acrylic paint made to have the characteristics of a gouache painting.  I guess I sorta like it.  Maybe I'm just on the fence because none of my paintings ever turn out the way I want them to.  haha.


Sunday, November 10, 2013

STAR DANCER

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This is my Native Warrior Painting just recently finished.  It measures 14" x 11" and is painted in oil.  The young man depicted here agreed to pose for me at the Rogers Centre Pow Wow in Toronto about 8 years ago.  I told him I would show him once I finished, however I unfortunately lost his email during that time.  Maybe one day he will see it and recognize himself.


Tuesday, November 5, 2013

My mother

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Here is a watercolour/gouache painting of my mother.  Even though I've been focusing on some landscapes, I still felt the need to paint a portrait.  I put in the robin to signify a mother's dedication towards her young.  My mom has always been there for me.  It's painted on a half sheet of stretched 140 cold pressed arches watercolour paper. 15" x 22"



Monday, October 21, 2013

Willow on Treptow

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Here is a 17x13" watercolour/gouache of my brother's dog Willow looking anxiously at his owner heading down the shoreline to pick up a motor.  Yes Willow, he's coming back.



Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Pijitawakik Bay

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A quick watercolour/gouache painting.  The shorlines are stunning on this bay just off of lake Nipigon.  I would love to explore more of this bay.  It's a small 8.5" x 11"


Friday, October 11, 2013

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Here's another quick watercolour depicting the shores of Lake Nipigon.  Taken from the bay in MacDiarmid Ontario while out on a cruise in my cousin Mishy's boat.  Hope you like it.



Tuesday, October 8, 2013

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Here is a quick watercolour I did today.  I was out yesterday morning taking reference photos of Junior Rockies, located here in Geraldton Ontario. I wanted to keep things fast and fresh in order to try not to overwork things too much.  Painting measures 10 by 20 inches.



Sunday, April 21, 2013

Bozidar

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Finally finished this painting commemorating my dear friend Bozidar who sadly passed away Oct 2011.  I hope he likes it.



Sunday, February 17, 2013

On the Easel



Here is an update of what I have been working on.  The large painting is the one I am concentrating on the most.  The bottom left is a painting of my Godfather Eugene and is being done in gouache.  The one to the right is of my sister Bernadette and is being done in oil.  



Monday, September 10, 2012

Oil Painting - Bozidar

This is a painting I am currently working on.  I want to try to finish this prior to Mid October.  This marks the one year passing of this influential man in my life.  I will do my best to finish, considering the size of this portrait.

Monday, June 18, 2012

My mother

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This is a painting of my mom.  It depicts a moment in time where she as a young child would rely on her imagination to keep herself entertained.  These little playful beings would often perform for her as if to simulate a circus atmosphere, much to the pleasure of the little girl, my mom.  Love you mom.