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Thank you for visiting this page. In 1984, I stumbled upon a creativity I didn't know I possessed. My starting block in becoming a nature artist, pen and ink gave me an avenue to release mixed emotions I sometimes felt I could not control. These emotions, blended with a passion for wildlife and the outdoors, offered me the best ingredients to build a foundation as an artist. Self taught, this allowed me to exercise my own abilities and limitations using trial and error as my guide. I spent ten years honing my pen and ink skill until pointillism became my pen's final resting place. Although it's rare for me to draw these days, my love of nature is greater than ever and is expressed through other methods of artistry. It’s been a wonderful journey portraying wildlife with the pen and an even greater pleaseure discovering the different paths of creativity I'm able to unleash from within. I invite you to take the time to investigate this site’s different selections as my journey continues... Further inquiries on these renderings can be made by contacting the artist. |
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Canada Geese 1984 |
Bull Moose Portrait 1984 |
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Dimensions: 8” x 10” |
Dimensions: 8” x 10” |
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Chipmunk 1984 |
Bald Eagle 1984 |
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Dimensions: 9” x 12” |
Dimensions: 9” x 12” |
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Great Horned Owl 1985 |
Sharp Tailed Grouse 1985 |
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Dimensions: Print Dimension
23” x 35” The Great Horned Owl was my fifth drawing completed in 1985. In the same year it was awarded Honorable Mention in The Chrysler Search for Canadian Wildlife Artist from 400 entries from across Canada. |
Dimensions: Print Dimension 9” x 12” In the same year the Great Horned Owl won honorable mention, my Sharp Tailed Grouse original was awarded 3rd in the category of upland game birds in the same competition of The Chrysler Search for Canadian Wildlife Artist. |
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Bull Moose 1985 |
Great Blue Heron 1985 |
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Dimensions: 21.5” x 22” I learned a valuable lesson during the creation of this piece. My technical pen splattered on the original drawing board while I was trying to shake the new ink cartridge into operation. The stump in front of the moose contains most of the ink spots. You’ll find a couple of dragon flies born of the splatter too. |
Dimensions: 13” x
18” |
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Common Loon 1989 |
Fox and Squirrel 1989 |
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Dimensions: 9” x
15” |
Dimensions: Unknown |
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Mallards in Flight 1991 |
Wolf Portrait 1991 |
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Dimensions: 12” x
19” |
Dimensions: 13” x 15.5” |
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Bald Eagle 1991 |
White Tail Deer 1991 |
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Dimensions: 19” x 30” |
Dimensions: 17.5” x
18.5" |
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Grizzly Bears 1991 |
Freedom of Flight I 1991 |
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Dimensions: 16” x 22” |
Dimensions: 40” x 60” This was my first fund raiser. Over $6,200.00 was given to The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. |
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African Elephants 1992 |
Wolves 1992 |
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Dimensions: 20” x 28” At The Crossroads of Survival The first 50 signed prints of this edition were donated to the Kenya Wildlife Fund and were sold in Vancouver, BC. Prints 51 and 52 were signed by Dr. R. Leaky, world renowned Paleontologist. |
Dimensions: 19” x 24.5” A Cry at the Edge of Silence This was my first drawing while living in Prince George, BC after moving here from Mississauga Ontario. |
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Freedom of Flight II 1992 |
Humpback Whales 1992 |
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Dimensions: 32” x 40” My now second fund raiser, over $2,500.00 was raised for the Prince George Exhibition that supports societies like the Big Brothers/ Big Sisters. |
Dimensions: 13.75” x 23.75” Echoes From a Song of Yesterday |
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Fawn and Chipmunk 1992 |
African Lions 1993 |
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Dimensions: 11” x 14” Once Upon a Time |
Dimensions: 10.75” x 13.5” Under the Shelter of Strength |
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Timber Wolf 1993 |
Freedom of Flight III 1993 |
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Dimensions: 20” x 29” Mystical Legend |
Dimensions: Unknown This was my third fund raiser undertaken for the Prince George Child Development Centre. Proudly we raised over $3,500.00. Four children from the PGCDC helped in areas of the original and signed it as contributing artists. |
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Mule Deer 1993 |
White Tail Deer 1994 |
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Dimensions: 13.5” x 17.5 ” |
Dimensions: 8” x
10” Published in Rick Berreth’s 1994 book Trophy Deer and Elk of British Columbia |
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White Tail Deer 1994 |
Wolverine 1994 |
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Bald Eagle 1994 |
Art Cards 1994 |
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Dimensions: 16” x 20” Eagle in Flight The first 50 prints from this edition were dedication to Baby Diego. He was born with an unfortunate kidney disease. The funds raised from the sales of the prints were deposited into the fund set up by his parents to help aid in the associated costs. |
It was in 1994 I drew my last line in the art card of the Great Horned Owl. From this point on all drawings became strictly pointillism. |
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Freedom of Flight IV 1996 |
Art Cards 1997 |
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Dimensions: 20” x 24” This was the only Freedom of Flight ever printed. The first four prints from the edition were donated to the Prince George Child Development Centre and the Spruce City Wildlife Foundation. This limited edition has been used in many fund raising events focused on children’s causes and wildlife preservation projects. You can read more by visiting the eagle. |
Since Freedom of Flight IV I focused my attention on creating several more art cards. It was about this time my application of pointillism was about to change canvasses. I’ve created only two images on antlers. Only large moose antler titled The Rut displayed two moose. The cow was on the brow tine and the bull on the paddle, both images done completely in pointillism. It was because of this project my style of art turned to antler carving. |
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Mule Deer 2004 |
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Dimensions: 8” x 10” Published in Rick Berreth’s 3rd edition 2005 book Trophy Deer of British Columbia |
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