A little oil sketch of King Street West, Kitchener, which is the town's de facto main street.
This one is a commission. I usually don't take them, but it's for a friend, so some of the worry is gone. She specified she wanted one "with less detail!" than my usual tight-ass style, so that seemed like an enjoyable challenge, too.
Preparatory ground and drawing...
This is the second version of this view I've done. I love it so much.
I did my first version in 2010. It was about twenty by thirty inches.
This one is almost exactly the same view, but I'm amazed by how different they feel. Anyway, I think this one worked out well, in its own way.
The National Gallery From Parliament Hill
5' x 3' (150cm x 90cm)
Oil On Canvas
2025
My solo show, "Flâneur", has been extended until December 6th, 2025.
It features over twenty paintings of New York City, Paris, Montreal and San Francisco.
It's at O'Connor Gallery, Gananoque, Ontario.
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Prepping for my next fourteen paintings.
Ottawa Potential! A view of the National Gallery from Parliament Hill.
I just finished two more.
They will be in my show at O'Connor Gallery, Gananoque, opening October 24, 2025.
'Boulevard de Magenta'
Oil On Canvas
20 x 30 inches
2025
My new solo show will be one month from now, on Friday, October 24th, at O'Connor Gallery, Gananoque, Ontario.
Titled "Flâneur", it will feature oil paintings of Paris, New York, San Francisco and Montreal.
Here we are, a little further along. Less precise but much more... painted!
Rainy Night, Montreal
Oil On Canvas
Four little paintings, postcard-sized.
5.5 x 3.75 inches.
Oil on prepped wooden panel.
1-Palace Of Fine Arts
2-Belvédère Kondiaronk
2-Parc Jean Drapeau
4-From Alamo Square
These will be in my upcoming show at O'Connor Gallery, Gananoque. Opening Oct 24, 2025.
After doing a bunch of long, drawin out larger works, it perks one up to do some quick smaller ones. These are 'one-day' paintings - in that the bulk of the work is laid down in one day - from drawing to painting.
That just leaves a few hours left to do some refining touch-ups and glazes, after the basic coat has cured.
1-Palace Of Fine Art, San Francisco
2-Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal
3-Alamo Square, San Francisco
New painting, finally finished.
'Girl At The Opera Garnier'
Oil on gessoed wood panel.
12 x 21 inches
2025
This painting will be in my new solo show at O'Connor Gallery, opening October 24th, 2025.
Painting details, from the interior of the Palais Garnier, Paris.
Goodness, this thing is complex! One aspect of painting I really enjoy is that the act of painting it makes you really look at it.
The Palais Garnier is breathtaking just about anywhere you look in it. But I can't believe the amount of detail and finesse in even the smallest parts. The level of artistry and skill employed, and the recognition of it all adding up to a unified whole is gobsmacking.
I've been painting cities this last little while, and hadn't done a portrait for some time. This one took a while to polish up properly, but I think it all worked out.
It's got an unusual title, but - there ya go.
'April Morning, Rue Saint Vincent'
Oil On Canvas
16 x 24"
2025
This painting will also be in my upcoming October 2025 show, at O'Connor Gallery in Gananoque, ON.
