Artist Statement:
As a Canadian landscape painter, and in my own mind I am the grandson of famous Canadian landscape painter Tom Thompson. You can read all about it in my Autobiography shipped free with the purchase of all my paintings. Landscape oil paintings have always been my forte since my first oil painting at the age of eight. I draw my inspiration from another landscape painter and long-time artist friend that studied with the Group of Seven member Arthur Lismer. I am self-taught and believe my talent is a gift from the Creator, not something taught or learned.
I am in my early 80s and after painting for 72 years I still walk to my studio, climb the fifteen stairs to the loft, crack open a beer and paint for a few hours.
Education:
Nova Scotia College of Art - 1959-1960
Vancouver School of Art - 1961-1963
Awards & Distinctions:
Paintings purchased, will be shipped FREE with a signed copy of my recent Autobiography titled IN ORDER TO WRITE ABOUT ART FIRST YOU MUST LIVE IT-
Is the author Tom Thomson's Grandson? Maybe or Maybe Not
Exhibitions:
Oct. 1964 -Solo -Sydney N.S.
Nov. 1981 - Solo- Bernadette’s Gallery N.Vancouver B.C.
Oct. 1983 - Solo - Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver B.C.
Nov. 1985 - Solo- Meridian Inn. Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Dec.1988 - Solo Show, Meridian Inn. Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Dec. 1996 - Birthplace of BC Gallery, Fort Langley, B.C.
Nov. 1999 Solo - Port Moody Station Rail Museum, B.C.
Feb. 2002 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia’s Rent to Purchase Gallery, Halifax, N.S.
Oct. 2004 - Solo Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Rent to Purchase Gallery, Halifax, N.S.
Sept. 2006 - Solo- Lunenburg Opera House, Lunenburg, N.S.
Jun. 2008 - Solo Rossignol Cultural Centre, Liverpool N.S.
Mar. 2011- Solo- University College of Cape Breton Art Gallery, Sydney, N.S.
Feb. 2015 - Solo Five Decades Retrospective -Michael Wright Art Gallery, POCO, B.C.
Sept. 2018 Group Show with four BC Painters, Blue Moon Gallery, Maple Ridge, B.C.
Artistic Influences:
Canadian Impressionist Landscape Painters: Tom Thomson, J.E.H. MacDONALD, Arthur Lismer, A.Y. Jackson, Azor Vienneau, Tony Law, John Cook, and Canada’s Picasso - Jack Shadbolt
Great Britain: William Turner, John Constable, Sir Winston Churchill.
French Impressionist: Claude Monet, Paul Gaugin, Camille Pissarro and the first graphic designer - Toulouse Lautrec.
Artist Tags:
impressionist, canadian landscapes, oil paintings, water colours, encaustic, colours.
