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"The Buck"
watercolour and ink
size approx 24 x 28 inches
$5,000 CAD
This painting is
based on a true
story I heard
about a deer that
danced in front
of a woman and
then put his hooves
on her shoulders.
He wished to mate
with her, a wish
she did not share.
She screamed and
ran into the house.
It made me ponder
about how we often
see ourselves as
different from
animals, but the
animals often
see us as one of
their own.
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"Frost"
(left)
watercolour
size approx 29 x 22 inches
$5,000 CAD
This painting reminds me of the
winter nights I spent walking
through farmland outside of
Zagreb as snow fell on the
surrounding hills.
Painting would be unbearably
tedious if I knew beforehand
what the finished piece would
look like! It's thrilling to see the
countless choices spread out
before me as I'm painting. It's
like looking up into a starry night
sky and seeing that the world
goes on forever. What you can
do with shapes and colour is
infinite and infinitely fascinating.
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"Inside the Ocean"
(right)
watercolour and
gold acrylic ink
size approx 28 x 21 inches
$5,000 CAD
She prays to the ocean,
to the element that holds her.
A private moment.
A personal moment.
As I'm painting, I go with my gut feelings.
I'm always asking myself questions like:
What should go here? What colour goes
there? What feeling needs to go there?
What is the shape of that feeling?
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"Joseph"
(left)
graphite
size approx 29 x 22 inches
NFS
This is a portrait of my brother, Joseph.
Joseph sat for me for about 35 hours.
Of course, those hours took place
over a matter of weeks. Usually each
sitting was about 2 hours long.
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"Imagining my Gramma's Wedding"
(right)
watercolour and embossing
size approx 29 x 22 inches
$ 7,500 CAD
Not too long ago my grandmother
revealed to me that she was married
during a February snowstorm! I had
never heard this before! Instantly, an
idea for a painting exploded in my
head, momentarily blinding me.
I couldn't wait to begin!
Luckily, I had visited the church
in which she was married when
I was 7 years old and I remembered
it well. My gramma had taken me
to her village of Zlobin for the summer
and this trip made a lasting impression
on me. Without these memories
this painting would have been
impossible.
As the painting developed, I decided
not to put in the snow because I
thought it would compete too much
with the bride. However, I'm thinking
of doing another version of this
painting where the snow
takes centre stage.
click here to see details
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"Self-Portrait"
(left)
watercolour
size 29 x 22
$ 5,000 CAD
When I lived in Halifax, some years
ago, I spent the summer doing mime
and clowning with a friend who was a
professional in this field. Although I had
always been fascinated by clowns,
I had never thought of being one myself.
Although I needed some convincing to
join her for the summer, I am so happy
that I did. It was very exciting work and
it gave me a deeper understanding of
this performance art that continues to
appear in my work on a regular basis.
The clowning in Halifax gave me the
courage to join a clown troupe some
years later. Coming home one night
after a gig, I looked in the mirror and
thought, "I need to do a self portrait."
Promptly, I set up my easle and went
to work. Towards morning the painting
was done.
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"Backstage"
(right)
watercolour and graphite
size 18 x 20 inches
$ 3,500 CAD
This painting
began when
I was taken
by the beauty
of a clothesline.
After I painted
the clothesline,
several ideas
passed through
my mind regarding
what else should
happen in the
painting. Eventually,
it seemed that a
theatre scene
was a natural
choice.
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"Tranquil Storm"
(right)
watercolour
size approx 29 x 22 inches
$5,000 CAD
As a starting point for this painting
I used one of the drawings I did of
musicians while attending an
orchestra performance.
When I'm painting I like to create
chaotic shapes and explosions of
colour and then gently corral then into
harmony . Though, I purposefully leave
in the feeling that, at any moment,
the painting is liable to return to
uncontrolable bucking and rearing.
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