Winter Wonderland

This is why

I love Canadian Winters.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow,

Since I have no where to go.

Oh, how I love Canadian Winters.

Painting: DESIRE

DESIRE was created Summer 2004, when I was in Muskoka figuring out what I wanted to do with my University degree. Shortly after I sketched this I got my first full time job offer in Market Research.

Painting: ELECTRIC

ELECTRIC was created in 2003, during my final year in University. I'm quite pleased with how the dark lines turned out in this piece.

Painting: STRENGTH

STRENGTH was created in 2002, in 4th year University. It is one of my favorite paintings, not because I love the colour pink, but because it symbolizes passing through a difficult time in my life.

Painting: QUALITY

QUALITY was created in 2003, in my University days. I don't remember much about this painting. I was probably taking some sort of 'thinker' class, and this word is supposed to reflect quality vs. quantity...but who knows. Not one of my faves, but I do like the painted layers.

Painting: AMAZING

By popular demand (okay, 2/7 followers), I am going to start revealing the words in my old graff paintings. This first piece says AMAZING.

AMAZING was created in September 2001, shortly after 911. The event of terrorism in NYC gave me a renewed appreciation for life and humanity, as I'm sure it did for many people. At that time I was taking the GO train from Hamilton to Toronto for an internship I had at Yonge & Bloor. It was a rough commute ~ 1 1/2 hr each way. However, on a clear fall day that commute provides one of the most amazing sunrises I've ever seen. At about 7:05am the train departs Hamilton and you get an 'Amazing' view of the Defasco smoke stacks (left) and the city skyline (right) with the harvest sun rising over Lake Ontario.

Labour Day Weekend Clean Out

We are putting the labour into Labour Day this weekend: Starting our deck, and cleaning out the basement storage room. Yikes! While in the basement today, I came across a bunch of my old paintings created 2000-2006. I'm posting them hoping it will inspire me to start painting again once our basement is cleaned out. I've posted about 1/2 below, I'll post the rest tomorrow. Enjoy!

p.s. Sorry for the horrible alignment...I need to watch a youtube video to figure that part out... :(