Marble cat sculpture
Black marble sculpture standing next to its plaster maquette. I love seeing the repetition of form at the two sizes. Title: “Contemplation”, marble, 19″ x 6″ x 6″
On the studio shelf
I like to keep my maquettes at hand in the studio. I rearrange them into different groupings to see if any narrative arises that appeals to me. The two faces …
Leaning into the Wind
I’m so looking forward to seeing Leaning into the Wind, a film about British artist Andy Goldsworthy. His inventive interactions with his environment are mini escapes from our thinking on …
Looking at Drawings
Looking at drawings is one way I find inspiration when planning new sculptural forms. This portrait by Egon Schiele is arresting in the juxtaposition of the large, flat graphic orange …
Marble sculpture bust by Canova found
Sculpture expected to make over £1m was forgotten by family in Wales who owned it Source: Canova Bust of Peace on sale in first public outing in 200 years Photo: …
Welcome to the Orange West
These drawings are the mesmerizing work of Joel Daniel Phillips at Tinney Contemporary in Nashville. His beautifully rendered artwork of the majestic buffalo are caught mid-stride and hung frame by …
Vertical Solitude Goes Horizontal
“Vertical Solitude”, one of my abstract landscapes, has been hung horizontally by the interior designers. I’ve got no problem with that. However you’d like to see the art is the …
In the studio
Working out some ideas in a clay sculpture maquette.
The Thinker
I like putting my sculpture maquettes into different scenarios. Using photographs or in combination with other sculptures, the juxtaposition leads into the possibility of a narrative.
Walking Figure Maquette
This walking figure maquette is one of my new sculptures. I’ve been working on my idea of using the body as a metaphor that expresses the negative impacts of consumerism. …
Kneeling figure
I’ve been experimenting with simplifying the volumes of the body. This kneeling figure shows a powerful form. I’ve taken liberties with the anatomy to focus on projecting an emotionally charged …
Art Commission for Interior Designer
I had the pleasure of working again with Vancouver’s Insight Design Group on a residential interior art commission. This painting was created for Mosaic Homes’ Cambria Park development on Vancouver’s …
Custom Residential Art
Insight Design Group of Vancouver commissioned me to create a 40×40 inch custom canvas to hang over the fireplace in the Beverley Display Home. The Beverley is a new project …
On Wednesday it Rained
On Wednesday it Rained, Photo-based Printmaking Artist’s Statement: It was an uncommonly wet and miserable April afternoon in the old part of the city. A soft rain began to fall …