Floral

rose series

Front garden series

ROSES, not from my garden...but I wish! My father used to always have roses in his garden.

CHALKBOARD FLOWERS, mixed media, acrylic, 16" x 20" on gallery canvas.

GARDEN BED, acrylic on canvas (3/4" border) 22" X 55".

DANDELION, acrylic on gallery birch panel, 24" X 48"

SOMETHING'S IN THE AIR, acrylic on gallery birch panel, 24" X 48"

AYAME, 12” x 24”, acrylic on canvas. The fleur-de-lys is featured here as it is said that the original fleur-de-lys may have actually been irises not lilies.

art nouveau flowers

SOLD, BROWN EYE SUSANS, acrylic on gallery panel board. 36" x 24" Given to Mississauga.

LOTUS, Acrylic on 18" diameter concrete paving stone, sealed.

SACRED LOTUS, Acrylic and Sharpie on watercolour paper, framed. 14" X 18"

LOTUS CIRCLE, Acrylic and micron on watercolour paper, framed, 8" x 10"

Flowers in my mind

SOLD FLOWERS ON MY MIND, 8" X 8" acrylic on birch panel.

Plumeria, 12 X 12, collage on birch panel.

asian inspired flowers

I lived in Japan for four years, and studied the art of shodo, Japanese calligraphy painting. Although I have been back in Canada for many years now, I still find that my aesthetic has changed, and it comes out in my work.

DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME, 10” X 10”, acrylic on gallery birch canvas. 25% of sales go to the Hill Hospice.

MY SPACE, 12" x 12", acrylic on mixed media. Sold to Richmond Hill, ON

KIKU, 菊、8"x 8", Chinese and Japanese inks, mounted on birch panel

VENETIAN PEONIES, acrylic gouache on canvas, framed. Showcased at Dr. Reza’s medical clinic, 150 Harding Blvd.

MORNING HUM, acrylic and collage papers on canvas. 20" x 20".

Butterflies and Echinacea,14" x 18", acrylic and collage on birch board.

HANA 花、10" x 10", Japanese ink and papers, mounted on birch panel. Gift to Victoria, B. C.

Two Tulips , 8” x 10. Acrylic, on birch panel.

WAKE UP SPRING!!, 14" x 18". Mixed Media collage.

Yupo Flower series

FIELD OF POPPIES, acrylic on yupo, 20" x 24", framed, sold to Toronto, ON

FIRST: EAU CLAIRE FLOWERS, acrylic on yupo paper, 20" x 24", currently on private loan
This painting was created up at a retreat near Collingwood, cottage country north of Toronto

SECOND: EAU CLAIRE 2, 24" X 24", acrylic on gallery canvas
The first painting is yupo, and then I experimented on canvas for the second painting. It was interesting to note the differences. With yupo, I was able to attain a depth with the background; with the canvas, the flowers have a more pop art feel. Both sold to Toronto, ON

Geometric flowers series

JILL'S FLOWERS, acrylic on canvas, 18" x 40", unframed

JILL'S FLOWERS, STUDY #1, acrylic on gallery canvas

Jill is my mother, and she studied needlework at the Royal School of Needlework in London in the 50s. These two paintings are inspired by her design made by cutout shapes and then delicately embroidered with elaborate stitching. I used the green background to further evoke a 50s feel. My first painting I played with colour but the second one I used only black and white to play with value, and to keep closer to the original.

FAR OUT FLOWERS, 11’ x 14”, acrylic on watercolour paper, mounted on birch board gallery panel.

mixed media/ collage flowers

SPRING SONG, 36" X 48", Mixed media and acrylic on gallery canvas. Sold to Toronto, ON

RADIANCE, 36" X 48", mixed media on gallery canvas
I started with the background and used many papers from my past, such as the beautiful washi paper wrapping stamped from a store in Imadate, Japan. This town is no longer, as it was merged with Echizen village. I lived near here and would often go to the festivals, and use the paper to study making Japanese dolls. The bright yellow paper is from there and I can not find paper of such fibre and texture anywhere here in Canada. Other papers include photocopies of my family's land deeds from England, pieces of stencils, papers from Nepal, hand painted tissue papers, Japanese calligraphy papers and acrylic skins.

WARM NOSTALGIA, 30" x 40", acrylic and mixed media on gallery canvas, sold to Toronto, ON

SPRING BOUQUET 30" x 40", acrylic and mixed media on gallery canvas. Sold to Richmond Hill, ON

TIFFANY BOUQUET, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24".

BOUQUET, 24" X 24", acrylic on gallery canvas

FLOWERS, 12" X 24",
hand painted tissue paper and acrylic, on gallery canvas.
Sold to Winnipeg, MB

. 20" x 20", acrylic and mixed media collage. Sold to Toronto.

flower portraits

PURPLE PEONY, 20" x 20", acrylic on gallery canvas. This is my first attempt to paint a flower in the style of Georgia O'Keeffe. The flower I painted was from a garden tour I went on, but I changed the colour from pink to purple. Sold to Tsukuba, Japan