Formative years is essential in understanding the development of the artist. This is a selection of my earlier work giving a context in which my recent work can be viewed. My singular most influential historical movement is post-war abstract expressionism. Painters from that time influenced me like Archille Gorky, William Dekooning, Jackson Pollock and Sam Francis . My most direct formative influences were those of the Toronto abstract painting of the 60′s and 70′s. My mentors were Graham Coughtry, Gordon Rayner and Dennis Burton.
World views change, but the passion and the angst, beauty and the rawness of life continues. My work responds to the present always aware of what came before.
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'Rites of Passage' acryic on canas 3' x 5' -
'Titans of the Ether mixed medium on canvas 1988 -
'Mountain Energy' Acrylic and collage on canvas 52" x 58" -
'Juluka Shuttle' acrylic collage on canvas 48" x 60"v -
'Things Do Come From Above" -
'De-Fraged' acrylic on canvas 46" x 68" 1986 -
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'Dancing on a Tar Covered Terrace' acrylic on canvas 4' x 7' 1986 -
'Spotlight' acrylic on canvas 24" x 40" -
' I Never Thought I Would See a Martian as Lovely as YOu" mixed medium 36" x 60" 1985 -
'On the Right Path" 40" x 54" 1988 -
'Grid Landscape' acrylic on canvas 4' x 4' 1986Painting created using a piece of plastic grid- like shape that I used to imprint marks to created landscape -
'Transfer' oil on paper 22" x 36" 1988 -
'visitation' acrylic on canvas 36' x 36' 1987 -
'Shadow Puppets Taking a Walk'watercolor and masking tape -
'Funny Man' mixed medium on paper 22" x 36" -
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'Dream Dance Installation shot' -
'Dream Dance Installation shot -
'Piano Player' acrylic on paper 18" x 24" 1985 -
'Light Switch' acrylic on paper 18" x 18" 1986 -
'self portrait' mixed medium 24' x 24' 1980 -
'Mr. Potato Head' oil and charcoal on paper 14" x 20" 1979Young art student, confused and feeling the angst of existance -
