The show catalog, featuring all twenty of the paintings at my current exhibition at the Elliott Fouts Gallery in Sacramento is available. You can email the gallery ([email protected]) if you’re interested in seeing it in person.

There’s a great feature article on the June 2013 issue of American Art Collector Magazine. Just around the corner now, only a few days for my fourth consecutive show at the Elliott Fouts Gallery. Check it out.

I’m still working away for my June show at the Elliott Fouts Gallery. Here are a few more images of what I’m working on. I’ll share color photos later in May, closer to when the paintings are hanging in the gallery. But I still have work to do before then. Happy spring!

I’ve been busy for the last several weeks working toward my next exhibition, at the Elliott Fouts Gallery, in June. Over the years I’ve documented my progress in the studio in black and white photography.

At one point in my life, I spent a tremendous amount of time in a traditional wet dark room, with an enlarger and rolls and rolls of black and white film. I love the aesthetic of a black and white image. I think they tell a story in a different way, unlike colour images.

I’m deep in the details of painting and love and appreciate every minute I get to do it. Over the coming weeks, you can expect more progress images.

If you’re viewing this on a computer browser, check out these images of B&W photos from the past few years.

A painting that I did a few years ago is being used for the cover of a new book published in the Netherlands. The book is an anthology of poetry from Anna Enquist.

A while back I also I had some images used by an Italian book publisher. It’s an honour having the images used. I just wish I was able to read the books as they’re never in English.

Also, it’s been a long while since I have published anything on this blog. I settled in for my long winter painting session. Soon I’ll share some progress images of what I’ve been up to.

For years now, I’ve been asked several times if I’m showing my work in Los Angeles. Finally, I’m excited to announce my first solo exhibition at the George Billis Gallery LA, in Culver City (you can find the gallery here).

My next solo exhibition is at the George Billis Gallery in Los Angeles. I’ve been working through the summer and fall on twelve paintings for the show. Nothing is more satisfying than reaching the end of the final piece.

Here are some in-progress images of a few of the pieces I’ll have in the show. More details as we get closer to the opening of the show, which starts on November 17 and runs through January 5, 2013.

The Elliott Fouts Gallery in Sacramento, California, is hosting an invitational group exhibition featuring eleven artists, including myself.

The show runs from October 6 – November 1, 2012 and features paintings of contemporary still life. I have six paintings in the exhibition.

Click on any image for more information.

The Washington County Museum of Fine Art, in conjunction with the George Billis Gallery NY, is exhibiting a group show of contemporary still life paintings from August 2012 through January 2013.

I am honoured to have three paintings included in the exhibition. You can read a feature article about the exhibition here.

The Italian 20″ x 32″  /  Oil/Canvas  /  2012 click here for more information

Remington 20″ x 32″  /  Oil/Canvas  /  2012 click here for more information

5:00, 4:00, 3:00, 2:00, 1:00 18″ x 36″  /  Oil/Canvas  /  2012 click here for more information

I’m a studio painter. I used to do plein air style work, as a student. I tried all sorts of different ways of working, different materials, different mediums. But slowly over time I developed a process and subject that work well for me. One that suits my personality. I think every painter or artist eventually finds a way of working that suits their personality.

So when the time comes to travel, I usually start to get anxious about leaving my work place.

A secluded artist retreat.

So it took much thought and preparation when my family was presented with the opportunity to live for a month in a country home, far from the city, far from my studio. It’s something my wife and children were really looking forward to doing. Spending time with animals and deeply immersed in a quiet sanctuary on our own.

The place we were staying provided a studio space for me, and I’m so grateful they took the time to figure out how to make it work for me. So I was able to pack up my space and work the way I’m used to. With several exhibitions coming up this fall, there was no option to take time off painting. I need to keep going and follow the momentum of my work.

Every day, the landscape took us by surprise.

The experience we had over the month of being away is something that will stick with every single one of us for the rest of our lives.

My children spending time with animals that were once intimidating.

Time with animals makes you feel more human and more alive.

Without any exaggeration, the most stunning sky you can imagine.

So in the end, we all got something out of our time away. Every day we walked out in to the hills and were mesmerized by our surroundings. We found out about what has been missing from our lives, and now see things we have been taking for granted. And now we will add a little of what’s missing, and appreciate the things we have a little more.