Category: Paintings
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Wonder
Trade commission… NFS, ‘Wonder” Kiona found my work at the Moss Street Paint-In this year, and commissioned this piece for food from her hobby farm in Duncan. She gave me a tonne of pictures to choose from, one with the boy pictured here, and there was another with him holding a frog. I melded the…
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Grace
Gift of “Grace” For Grace’s birthday in January, I painted this of her and her mom. Grace, fun, gorgeous, childlike. I adore her.
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Inside the Outdoor
~Sold~ I see Don and Danny, the guy who looks like Greg, maybe Chris Purdy Claudette? I get such a kick out of seeing my parents’ friends living it up, enjoying their youth. It could be us now.
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Road Trip
“Road Trip” for Sarah from Grace and me 17″ x 24.5″ This just looks like a happy place. Who doesn’t love a little old red truck, a tie-dye blanket and road trip? There’s little detail of the landscape, but it feels Canadiana enough, jean suit, water, trees and sky. Sarah is a phenomenal show girl,…
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Trouble
“Trouble” SOLD, 26″ x 31″ Oh mom, you are (or at least were) Trouble, with a capital T. Dad took this slide from below, looking up to no good. She’s smoking ‘Sportsman’s’ she tells me, and she fully admits, yes, she was probably up to no good. I was going to paint a raccoon over…
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Blinded
“Blinded”, 21″ x 31″ This hunk of wood paneling had white paint on it to start. The bluish white glow reminded me of this slide of Regan Purdy’s ma, and decided it’d be perfect for the painting. I do want to include more animals, and objects into the photos I work with, so was happy…
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No title yet…
~Sold~ , 25.5″ x 38″ I am stuck on a title for this one. ‘Up Skirt’, I thought… Adam suggested ‘Cross Your Legs,’ and ‘Works of Art’. I am open to other suggestions. I like how the woman on the left looks serious about a conversation and with the legs leaning out of the picture…
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Cuteness Overload!
Really, this is too cute. I love these little guys! 28″ x 39″ Jared spotted my art in Rebel Rebel, and seeked me out to commission this. I have to admit, when I first saw the photo I was a bit scared. It wasn’t very detailed, kinda grainy, and the screaming baby… I thought it…
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They Do.
Commissioned by Jay Brown, for his brother’s wedding, 16″ x 20″. An engagement smooch, on the beach, wind blowing, waves crashing, ahhh romance. I used some gold paint to try and capture the sun shining on the strands of her hair, and the glint in her necklace. I have no idea if these folks liked…
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X-Wings
X-Wings: these kids got wings to fly! ~Sold~ This is my brother and his friend Rubin, probably before I was born in Port Alberni, BC. I am not sure which dog that is, (we always had dogs growing up)… maybe Pokey? I wanted to include something those boys would be dreaming of, up in the…
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Horn Rims & Weiner Dogs
“Horn Rims & Weiner Dogs” ~Sold~ Acrylic, pen and polyurethane on wood paneling. I took this painting to a good home today, a fellow artist, broke and struggling within the confines of art school (hope she doesn’t mind me saying that). I also ran in to Ken Gordon today, who brought Ashley McNeil (above patron…
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Chinese & Wallpaper
“Chinese & Wallpaper” Acrylic on wood paneling from an old trailer. For sale $250, contact me if interested :) Mom has fond memories of this night… it was a wallpaper party gone wild, chinese food and good times were had by all. Brent Purdy and Don Kemp are pictured here, lounging and eating. I painted…
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Wall Flower
Wall Flower: Wallpaper, acrylic and gold paint on wood. My dear Karen Messer was the second winner of the Mother’s Day contest I had. I took my time, saving this one for the show I am having at the Ministry of Casual Living right now. The opening was awesome, a totally surprise, since I worried…
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Train Travel
15″ x 20″ Train Travel. Emily from Bernstein & Gold commissioned this one from me, for herself of her best friend Lisa. Emily told me she asked her friend first, if it was weird she was going to have a painting done of her, if that was okay… of course she was honoured. I don’t…
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Buster
16″ x 22″ Acrylic on wood. Buster! Sarah Ginger Kittens Smith commissioned this painting for her hubby Gord, also my pal, for his surprise be-day party this year. Grace took the picture and filtered it to be high contrast and clearly, bright and colourful. Buster, is LOVED immensely by all of the above. Especially…
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Sailorette
Cute Little Sailorette, 15 5/8″ x 22 3/8″ For a bit of mother’s day appreciation, I had a contest on Facebook to win a painting of your mom. It was ridiculously hard to chose a picture! There were so many good ones, I chose 2; this one, and a picture yet to be painted for…