Garden of Earthly Delights, 2017

Garden of Earthly Delights, 2017

Garden of Earthly Delights, 2017Acrylic on canvas96 x 152 cm Much of my recent investigations into painting have been influenced by the idea of gesture, brushwork and ways of application onto the surface, while at the same time beginning to introduce figurative...
Another Paradise, 2017

Another Paradise, 2017

Another Paradise, 2017 Acrylic on canvas 100 x 100 cm As a young closeted gay child growing up in the prairies of Saskatchewan, life was exceedingly difficult. I couldn’t wait to move into the big city of Toronto to begin my years of study. Homosexuality was a sin,...
The Pleasure Factory, 2017

The Pleasure Factory, 2017

The Pleasure Factory, 2017Acrylic on canvas96 x 152 cm When I was painting this artwork, I was under huge duress from life’s problems, and as you can tell, the artwork became highly dark, sexual and sinister. Blue-grey colours embody the canvas and the feeling...
Cornucopia in Victoria Park, 2017. SOLD

Cornucopia in Victoria Park, 2017. SOLD

Cornucopia in Victoria Park, 2017Acrylic on canvas96 x 157 cm Following the painting ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’, I decided to work on another piece integrating figurative elements into the painting, but with more fragmentation and layering. What resulted...
Pleasuredome, 2017

Pleasuredome, 2017

Pleasuredome, 2017Acrylic on canvas100 x 100cm Pleasuredome is purely experimental in nature, whereby I wanted to create a piece that contained both figures or body shapes while making some reference to homoerotic body connections. The colors I choose are bright and...