A Cup of Coffee SOLD
Charcoal on prepared rag paper, 27″ x 18″ (image size) She seemed to lost in thought over her coffee near the Campo dei Fiori in Rome.
Study After An Old Photo
oil on Arches Huile paper, 16″ x 12″ This was really more of an exercise for me to loosen my brushwork and approach to colour (even as limited as the palette is here)
Conversation On A Hot Day
oil on canvas, 30″ x 40″ These two women were sitting in the hot sun against a wall which reflected back even more heat. I was intrigued that they were so engaged in their conversation that the little bit of shade afforded by the small umbrella seemed sufficient. And, as always, I was interested in […]
Remembering the Lake
Oil on canvas, 36″ x 60″ Selling a family cottage that has been with us for 100 years was difficult. This painting is one of a number of works that helps me to let go by remembering. One of the bathing figures is my father as a boy. The views are Lake Huron as seen […]
“Summer 1939”
Triptych – oil on wood panels, 16″ x 52″ – For many, the summer of 1939 must have seemed to be a wonderful, normal time. No one could have known the extent to which lives would be completely and irrevocably changed. My mother lost a favourite brother. This painting arises out of my rereading the […]
“Craftsman, San Trovaso” SOLD
oil on canvas, 30″ x 40″ – The San Trovaso boatyard, or ‘Squero’ in Venetian, is found by most tourists visiting the city. It is one of the last of the many repair yards that were so important to keep the Venetian water economy going.
The Barber (Ortigia, Sicily)
oil on canvas, 40″ x 40″, framed
Intersection
oil on plywood panel
36″ x 36″
Child Running, 1918
14″ x 10.5″, oil on Arches Huile Paper