My intent is to link human involvement with landscape. Albeit subtle, the way in
which human involvement is incorporated provides a matrix or underpainting that is rich in “history”
or that of an unassuming presence. The result is a harmonious connection with landscape rather than one of
destructive alteration and overdevelopment.
I frequently venture out, visiting, exploring, and gathering data, of my native Manitoba landscape. I live, for
short periods of time, in nature and allow myself to become imbued with the beauty and magnificence of nature
knowing all the while that I am both a visitor and a respectful resident of the environment. I rely on raw
experience in the form of memory, to realize these paintings.
My approach is one of stewardship as well as one of documentation. For millennia, artists have visually, and
otherwise, recorded their surroundings, their milieu, their experiences of where they live. Similarly, I am
creating a series of paintings that will speak of my relationship to the environment, how I am influenced by my
surroundings, both rural and urban. My intent is to convey this connection both physically and spiritually by
creating landscapes where humans tread softly and come away with a greater respect for their home.