​This recent body of paintings takes inspiration from my mother’s garden in the rural region of qathet, British Columbia, Canada; and has been produced in my Houston, Texas studio. Gardens are traditionally places associated with growth and care and have been represented throughout art history as spaces where the magical and divine dwell—something which is definitely true in this case. While my paintings take their inspiration from this landscape—and other important places to my life—I find myself leaning more into abstraction in my depiction of it. I believe the language of abstraction—like the language of music—is universal. There is a feeling that resonates through it. For it’s really the essence of a place which I wish to capture in these works, not necessarily its literal depiction; and so, sometimes a bit of a dance with the brush is in order…

Thumbnail Gallery

Individual Works with Details

All the parts more or less Alike Yet None the Same, 2023, oil on linen, 40 x 30 inches ​(AVAILABLE)

Hangin' Tough, 2023, oil on linen, 20x16 inches (AVAILABLE HERE)

In Perfect Bodies In Perfect Times, 2023, oil on canvas, 39,25 x 31 inches ​(AVAILABLE)

That which cannot exist except Within Minds, 2023, Oil on Canvas, 39.25 x 30 inches ​(AVAILABLE)

A question of Imagination and Perception, 2023, Oil on canvas, 39x30 inches ​(AVAILABLE)

Inescapably explained Unexplainable Circumstances, 2023, Oil on linen, 20x16 inches ​(AVAILABLE HERE)

The Mystery of Beloved Friends, 2023, Oil on linen, 20x16 inches (AVAILABLE HERE)

Tree's Have Ears too, 2023, oil on linen, 16x12 inches (AVAILABLE HERE)

Flowers for Peter, 2023, oil on linen, 10x8 inches ​(AVAILABLE)

Heading Off to Town, 2023, oil on linen, 16x12 inches ​(AVAILABLE)

 C'mere and Give me A Hug, 2023, 0il on linen, 16x12 inches (SOLD)

Yellow Dress, 2023, oil on linen, 12x9 inches (SOLD)

Dancing in the Details, 2023, oil on linen, 12x9 inches ​(AVAILABLE)

Nuts and Bolts, 2023, oil on linen, 12x9 inches ​(AVAILABLE)

Flowers on Monday, 2023, oil on linen, 12x9 inches ​(AVAILABLE)

In the Park Under the Bridge Between the Trees, 2023, oil on linen, 12x9 inches ​(AVAILABLE)

Winter Fall Spring Summer, 2023, oil on linen, 12x9 inches ​(AVAILABLE)

Happy Little Tree, 2023, oil on linen, 12x9 inches (SOLD)

Front Yard, Back Yard, 2023, oil on linen, 12x9 inches (AVAILABLE)

Hedges, 2023, oil on linen, 12x16 inches ​(AVAILABLE HERE)

In Town For the Weekend, 2023, oil on linen, 12x16 inches (AVAILABLE)

Blue Hedges, 2023, oil on linen, 9 x 12 inches ​(AVAILABLE)

Mason Jar in Orange, 2023, oil on linen, 12x9 inches (AVAILABLE)