Portfolio of Works

A series of new works exploring the high mountain glaciers and melt ponds of the Rockies. This is an ongoing series with more images being added each week. The extra image shown presents the paintings in the studio ranging from initial plein aires to mid size and then the larger final paintings. These works are now associated with  UN Year of The glacier, Canada 2025. unglacieryear.ca/canada     IYGP canada. check out their site!!!

This collection is published as a book of paintings of the Central Edmonton River Valley along the North Saskatchewan River. If interested in a particular painting click once for a larger image and more info for the story and products associated to that work. Paintings are still being photographed for the finalized book designs. Currently many of the images are in progress.

See newsletters for a description of the Capital region watershed art series of which this is one book.

This collection is 55 paintings including 3 edmonton skylines.  Accompanying the series at exhibitions is a 6ft x 14 ft mural  on canvas of what the valley looked like in 1810 with Fort Edmonton on the plains of the valley in current day Rossdale.   The current  book format is being redesigned as a larger hardcover with 55 images and stories.

THE SERIES IS BEING COMPLETED  AT THE NEW ROSSDALE STUDIO IN THE ORTONA ARMOURY BLDG. STUDIO VISITS CAN BE ARRANGED.

These initial 12 larger paintings of Banff locations are all in progress at 1/2 complete and will be accompanied by 3 more from Sunshine meadows. Together forming the basis for the  next art book on the headwaters of the Bow River watershed. Accompanied by the Kananaskis series there will be 48 paintings in the final art book. If time and life allow each set will be expanded into a  seperate book.

This collection is comprised of the newly created acrylic landscapes sized 8x10 inches to 16x20 inches on canvas. They are explorations of color  done very quickly  according to the rapid drying times of the medium. These either work immediately or are just as quickly destroyed and retained only as an experience. To find your artistic expression it takes hundreds or even thousands of paintings in different mediums over decades. each adds to that overall vision.

Small oil paintings framed in handmade italian wood mouldings. Generally done on site while experiencing the landscape and attempting to present the light ,color and unique qualities of the location at that instant.  Easily carried out to location even in the years when i was confined to my wheelchair.

These are mostly plein aire works reflective of specific landscapes that i found interesting in the moment. Essentially captured  instances in life. Framed in handmade Italian mouldings by Roma. About 1/3 of paintings done in this manner survive the review process the other are destroyed.

16 x20 oil paintings of  various Alberta landscapes framed in handmade italian mouldings. Price of frame is included. These small works are the intermediary design and color considerations  before going on to creating larger scale  concepts. The pieces presented are the works that have survived several rounds of culling the less effective paintings. The other 2/3 of works have been destroyed.

The initial series of 15 paintings will be presented in an art book published in likely 2026/2027 season.  In addition there will be a mural  of 36 x 144 inches completed to accompany exhibitions of these paintings done from the highway outlook north of the park.   Over time this initial series will be expanded upon to create a seperate waterton art book. Currently all works are in progress being about 1/2 complete. Refinement of design and form being a progressive process.

The paintings will  be made into prints, posters and art cards once the books are in production process. 

To read the story assoc. to the image click once and the more info. for the story.

a  set of 5 works related to landscape,  history and legends of the elk valley bc. To accompany the crowsnest and waterton series  in a book. @ works are sold as commissions with 3 works being in progress at  1/3 to 1/ 2 complete.  concepts being established execution partially done.

This series is still in development with most sites having been chosen and the current paintings being in progress at 1/3 to 1/2 complete. artworks currently are at  basic concept stage.