I am an artist currently based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I apply my knowledge of design received from a degree in Landscape Architecture. My pursuit in art is to explore various mediums and materials. Through experimentation I continually find creative ways to express various moods and emotions. I enjoy acrylic abstract painting and assemblage using found objects or unusable materials lying around the house. This could be styrofoam, wire, rope, electrical wire-anything that looks interesting and has potential. My work is sometimes straight forward, sometimes whimsical and many times unexplainable. Working passionately every day, I hope to create works that can be aesthetically examined and approached as unique realities.
I moved to Montreal about 30 years ago. For many years I had a gardening business where I applied design principles to my work. Through the use of colour, texture and plant shapes I made designs for both residential and commercial properties. This included whole properties, individual planting beds, annual flower pots, winter pot decorations, etc. Without trying, a lot of my art work now seems to give a feeling of a landscape.
I have pursued a spiritual search all my life, coming across many ways and traditions. Starting with the 4th Way work to becoming a whirling dervish, I finally settled into a Sufi order of Love, Compassion and Service. I hope to have those influences be translated into my art.
"The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart" -Rumi
"Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love". -Rumi