Winter Street, Annapolis Royal. Gouache.

Description & Statement

Walking is my favourite way to get to know new and familiar places. Most of my paintings are of places that I’ve passed by one, or many times, on a walk.

I love to capture late afternoon, magic hour, dusk, and nighttime light. These liminal times have an other-worldly quality to them. During these moments, the eye and mind become slightly uncertain. Information gets lost in the shadows. Light and colour shift … and the earth and spirit worlds seem to almost merge. There is a strong sense of place in my work that draws you into another world – one that is just slightly adjacent to this one.

When working in the studio, I take myself back to the feeling of a time or place and do everything I can to hold onto that as I paint. This creates a rich mood that is both evocative and true – not always in the sense of literal accuracy, but in that the painting captures a truth of the experience that I hope comes through to you, when you see it.

It’s the best way I know to say, “look, this is what I saw… can you feel it, too?”