Commissioned by a landscaping company, this piece was designed to show an attractive neighbourhood with well-tended gardens.
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Autumn Cascade
This decorative piece was designed to fit an above-the-mantel space and is intended to present a view that could occur just outside the window of a cottage in Muskoka. It is somewhat unusual for me to create a painting that is not based on an actual place or places. In this case the entire painting is whimsical and is intended as a visual confection. Each commission presents an entirely new set of demands and I cherish the chance to tackle the concepts. I know many artists do not like commissions but I am not among their numbers.
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Jordan and Nolan on the Lake
Many families have a place that holds many memories over the years. I was commissioned by the father of these boys to paint them at their special lake. Probably this painting doesn’t mean much to the boys now but as they become older, I think this piece will take on a very treasured place in their hearts. What can be more of an heirloom than something that is totally personal?
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Sentry Select Capital Corp.
Marking the initial public offering of stock by Sentry Select Capital Corp., this painting was commissioned by the underwriters. The setting is the electronic trading floor of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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Afternoon in the Sugarbush
I composed this long painting as a mural for the side of our Gallery at 59 Erb Street East, Waterloo, Ontario. I drew together elements from a sugarbush that I know well very close to Heidelberg. See also Mural Maquette, Image #1993.
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Koi Pond
This painting is the third in a series of paintings that was produced to describe a beautiful private garden in Kitchener. After some discussion, I persuaded the lady to allow me to include her and her dog in this work.
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Harley Days
Set in the Needles area of North Dakota, the throb of the motorcycles echoes against the stone pillars. The exhilaration felt by these vacationers is evident as they experience the freedom felt by many Harley riders.
I am not a snob when it comes to subjects for paintings. I am interested in the human experience. An English art dealer said that my work is “contemporary genre”. I was intrigued when I was approached to do this six-person portrait, and perhaps I should say three-motorcycle portrait, of a trip these people took on their Harleys. I thought it a challenging subject and one that is very interesting given my experiences in Sturgis in 2002. I hope I conveyed the fun and excitement of the riders as well as my own.
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Keeping in Touch
This autumnal view of a corporate picnic displays the sense of family that is felt by employees of the company. Developed for the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the ecological engineering corporation, this piece celebrates the success of their business. This is the most complex painting that I have ever done on commission.
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Deer Ridge
Grateful golf club members commissioned this fall-version painting of a Club adjacent to the Grand River, in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of their links made possible by the efforts of the principal shown on the green.
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Celebration of Love
My concern in this wedding portrait was not only to produce a revealing likeness of this couple but also to evoke the extraordinary event that their wedding was. It may be hard for the viewer to believe, but I did not exaggerate the floral content of that event.