Resources & Reflections
Writing on living with art, caring for it, placing it in real spaces, and reflecting on the work, process, and influences behind the paintings. Published on Substack.
Living With Art Through the Seasons
Why rotating artwork can subtly shift the feeling of a space.
How Art Finds Its Place in a Room
Reflections on size, placement, and the rhythm of a space.
How Do You Incorporate New Art Into Your Home?
Art as the quiet force that shapes a room over time.
Are You Hanging Art at the Wrong Size?
How proportion can transform a room and settle a painting.
How Colours Can Influence Your Emotions
The subtle ways colour affects mood, energy, and response.
Preserving the Beauty of Your Fine Art Prints
A practical guide to preserving quality, value, and surface over time.
Everything You Need to Know About My Limited Edition Fine Art Prints & FAQ's
Materials, process, care, and what makes these editions distinctive.
Lighting artwork in real spaces
Quiet considerations that shape how paintings live in a space.
Did You Know You Can Buy Canadian Art and Write It Off?
Why collecting Canadian art can be both cultural and practical.
Canadian Fine Art for Offices and Commercial Spaces
A working artist’s approach to collaborating with offices, designers, and professional environments across Canada.
Slower painter: And Why I’m Okay With That
What slowing down has given me in a world that rewards speed.
The Art in Motion
A painting built through movement, decisions, and time.
The Art of Intention
What patience, presence, and decision-making look like in practice.
The Last Painting My Father Ever Saw: A Promise That Changed My Life
A single painting, a promise kept, and the weight of memory.
A Part of My Story: How Nature, Colour, and Memory Shape My Paintings
Early influences that continue to shape my work today.
The Truth About Being a Full-Time Artist
What fourteen years of daily practice has taught me.
When Is a Painting Really Finished?
How I know when a painting is finished, and why the answer isn’t obvious.
A Moment for Reflection: Wildfires Across Canada
Holding space for loss, resilience, and the land through art.
At First Light: A Celebration of Spring’s Return
A quiet moment where light, memory, and nature meet.
If They Were the Group of Seven… Why Are There Twelve
A closer look at the artists who shaped Canadian landscape painting.
Art Books That Shaped How I Paint
A personal list of books I return to for insight and lasting inspiration.
The First New Blue in 200 Years & The Rarest Blue in My Studio
How a lab accident became a once-in-a-century (or two) pigment and what it means for my paintings