"After the Music"
11x14 inches
May, 2019
pencil crayons on paper

I did this one at the Coutts Centre on the Art Day in May. I was attracted to the bare limbs of the tree. I liked how they were reaching up to the sun, like they were trying to get warm.

"Behind the Tea Shop"
10x8 inches
July, 2019
acrylic on canvas

SOLD to Adrianna (Scott) Kelly

I did this painting in the studio, using a photo I took when the Emmaus Group was out in the alley behind 10th Avenue in Kensington, looking for interesting shapes to paint. I didn't complete anything at the time, but I took reference photos, and completed this one much later.

"Cart in the Trees"
15x11 inches
July 14, 2019
oil pastel on mixed media paper

"Battle Creek"
14x11 inches
August, 2019
oil pastel on paper

"Before the Rain"
14x11 inches
October, 2019
oil pastel on paper

Plein Air 2019

"En Plein Air" is an annual exhibition of paintings and drawings created at the Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage near Nanton, Alberta. It takes place during the weeks just before Christmas at the Dr. Foster James Penny Building in Lethbridge.

The organizations responsible for making this happen are The University of Lethbridge Faculty of Fine Arts, Alumni Association Art Gallery and The Coutts Centre.

Cypress Hills Collection

These are plein aire landscape paintings that I completed while visiting Maple Creek during the summer of 2019. I stayed at the Tumbling Angels Artist Loft directly above the Broken Spoke Fine Art Gallery.

For more information about collecting these pieces, contact Blaine Filthaut, at 306-661-8425.

Variations on a Grain Elevator

Cruising down the #1 Highway heading East, you can't help but notice grain elevators by the side of the highway.

They come to live in your dreams. These pieces are how the Strathmore grain elevator came to me in my dreams.

Legends in Sand

My solo show at Avenue Church (7642 22 St SE, Calgary, AB), arranged and curated by Linda Graham. Avenue Church recently changed management, and as of May 5th, is now known as "Shepherd's Gate." The show was up from March 8th to June 29th, 2019.

Wisdom - the show.

This show took place at First Lutheran Church duiring the first quarter of 2019. The pieces were selected by Sharon Sargent.

Wisdom - the collection

These were the pieces I was hoping would get into the show. My intention was to tell the story of Solomon and the two mothers through a series of tableaux. The story comes from the Bible, and is used to illustrate Solomon's great wisdom.

... Praise the Lord ...

Sharon Sargent organized this show at her church. The idea behind the show was that the elements of nature praise God by showing what He can make.