Artwork

Mona Leather - 2003. Acrylic on canvas 18" x 24"

"It's not a rip-off, it's a homage." Painted for a local fundraising event. If you take a look you'll see that it's not a direct copy of Mona Lisa. It's not her face, but I did loosely follow DaVinci's composition, colouring, and hands. Nowhere, however, do I even come close to the amount of work and detail found in Leonardo's original masterpiece. Vancouver residents should be able to recognize the background in which I include an idea of the city, Burrard Inlet from the First to Second Narrows, and our infamous East Hastings Street.

Anstruther - 2010. Acrylic on canvas 24" x 12"

St. Marinella House - 2002. Acrylic on canvas 12" x 16"

St Marinella is a small sea side town located about 20 minutes by train north of Rome, Italy. This beautiful red villa faces the sea.

Le Saint Severin - 2001. Acrylic on canvas 16" x 12"

While North America has seemingly been taken over by Starbucks, no one does café culture better than the french. When they're not behind the wheel of a car, they seem to know how to just sit and relax. Le Saint Severin can be found in the Latin Quarter of Paris.

Isle Saint Louis - 2001. Acrylic on canvas 16" x 12"

Café Isle Saint Louis is one of the highly visible cafés on Ile St-Louis, which is generally considered to be the oldest part of Paris. People sitting here can look across the Seine River to the second, larger island, Ile de la Cité and Notre Dame Cathedral.

The Cannery - 1989. Acrylic on canvas 30" x 20"

The Cannery is a set of buildings that can be found on the banks of the South Arm of the Fraser River in Steveston, which is about 40 minutes south of Vancouver, Canada.

Chateau Chenonceau - 1984. Acrylic on canvas 72" x 48"

This chateau can be found south-east of Paris, near the town of Amboise, although it may not look quite the same. I painted this years before travelling to France from library photos and took a lot of license with the scene.

Pont Neuf - 1984. Acrylic on canvas 48" x 24"

Another scene from France painted long before finally making it there. Pont Neuf translates to 'new bridge' and the portion above connects the Left Bank of the Seine River to the Ile de la Cité in Paris.

Vancouver Special - 1990. Acrylic on canvas 12" x 18"

This old house can be found on Butte Street, near Davie Street, in the West End of Vancouver, Canada. I believe this particular house is where the Canadian national anthem, "Oh Canada," was composed, but I could be wrong.

Queensbourgh Fishermen - 1991. Acrylic on canvas 24" x 30"

Queensbourgh is a small neighborhood found at the eastern tip of Lulu Island (Richmond), between the north and south arms of the Fraser River, 25 minutes south-east of Vancouver City.

Geese ll - 1991. Acrylic on canvas 24" x 18"

Canada geese.

Richmond Farmhouse - 1991. Acrylic on canvas 40" x 20"

This farm house can still be seen in Richmond just off the Westminster Highway on No. 8 road.

Coal Harbour - 1991. Acrylic on canvas 48" x 24"

This is a quite a famous view of Vancouver City, looking across Coal Harbour from Stanley Park. My version of this scene is an early winter morning with a bit of fog still hanging around. The Island to the right is Deadman's Island and the building is the HMS Discovery navy acadamy.

Robinson House, Nova Scotia - 1991. Acrylic on canvas 30" x 20"

This piece was commisioned by the family that grew up in this house. I thought it was fascinating to detail the changes and additions that have occured over the years.

Musketeers - 1991. Acrylic on canvas 36" x 18"

Derelict Fishing in Steveston, perhaps under repair.

Vernon Steamship - 1992. Acrylic on canvas. 24" x 16"

Vernon is located in the central interior of British Columbia on the shores of Okanagan Lake.

Rossland House - 1991. Acrylic on canvas. 24" x 18"

I found this old house in Rossland, British Columbia. Rossland is a ski town, well known for its Red Mountain Ski Resort. The town has a gold mining history.

Lighthouse Park (The Rocks) - 1990. Acrylic on canvas. 30" x 40"

Girls - 1979. Oils on canvas 60" x 30"

MG - 1984. Mixed media on illustration board. 24" x 16"

George Noris's The Crab - 1991. Acrylic on canvas 24" x 36"

Cineplex - 1989. Acrylic on canvas, 72" x 34"

I'm a big movie fan and like seeing new films downtown Vancouver, often on Granville Street. The Cineplex Odeon, also know as the Granville 7, was the 2nd cineplex (multi-theater) to be built in Vancouver in the late 1970's. I always liked its neon marquee.

Ireland (Marjory's l) - 1993. Acrylic on canvas, 48" x 18"

Ireland (Marjory's ll) - 1993. Acrylic on canvas, 18" x 12"

The Steam Clock - 1991. Acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

Perhaps the piece I'm most widely known for ... well, with tourists anyway. This image was published as an art card in 1991 and has been sold in Vancouver's Gastown shops ever since. I used to own the beige Pontiac sedan seen on the street.

Hotel Europe - 1991. Acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

This Vancouver Gastown scene was also published as an art card in 1991, however my publisher took it out of print in 1995. I guess the tourists didn't like this one as much as the Steam Clock image. Too bad, this was my favorite out of the two. In my first year at Emily Carr College of Art in 1980, the school was located at 21 Water Street, just a head turn to the left from this scene. Myself and other students used to eat lunch in the pub that used to occupy the ground floor of the Hotel Europe. Cheap beer, even back then -- 60¢ a glass.

Bridges - 1993. Acrylic on canvas 60" x 30"

Bridges restaurant and pub can be found on Granville Island in Vancouver. In my second year at Emily Carr College of Art and Design, the school moved to Granville Island and myself and other students would often gather at the Bridges pub.