ARTIST STATEMENT

My work captures the awe-inspiring landscapes of the Canadian Rockies, igniting a spark of adventure and inviting viewers to stand within these mountains rather than simply observe them from a distance. When you look at my work, I want you to feel like you're actually there.

As a mixed-media artist, I combine acrylic on canvas with epoxy resin on water features to create paintings that blur the boundary between representation and presence. The resin transforms water—lakes, rivers, and streams—into luminous, dimensional surfaces that catch and reflect light just as they do in nature. This technique creates depth and movement, drawing the viewer's eye into the composition and evoking the sensory experience of actually being there: the cool mist of a mountain stream, the glimmer of alpine water, the interplay of light and shadow across a pristine landscape.

By blending paint with resin, my goal is to create an immersive experience that transcends the canvas and pulls you into the landscape. It's about presence and connection to the raw beauty of the natural world. When you stand before my works, my hope is that you're stepping into the scene—not just looking at it.

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

  • 2023–Present: The Avens Gallery, Canmore, Alberta, Canada

ARTIST RESIDENCIES & WEEKLY LIVE ENGAGEMENTS

  • 2024–Present: Resident Live Landscape Painter, Pursuit Collection / Banff Gondola, Sulphur Mountain Summit, Banff, AB

    • Details: Contracted to execute live landscape painting demonstrations at the summit one day per week during peak summer months (June through September), interacting directly with an international demographic of fine art collectors.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & PUBLIC LIVE EVENTS

  • 2026: Featured Duo Exhibition & Live Painting Demonstration, The Avens Gallery, Canmore, AB (Live painting and showcase)

  • 2026: Featured Artist: Calgary Stampede Days, The Avens Gallery, Canmore, AB (Live painting and showcase during Western Canada's premier high-traffic art week)

  • 2026: Painting Workshop Host, Autumn Above Festival, Banff Gondola (Sulphur Mountain Summit), Banff, AB

  • 2026: Live Painting Showcase: Bloom & Brunch, Banff Gondola, Banff, AB

  • 2025: Canada Day Featured Duo Exhibition & Live Painting Demonstration, The Avens Gallery, Canmore, AB (Live painting and showcase)

  • 2025: Featured Duo Exhibition & Live Painting Demonstration, The Avens Gallery, Canmore, AB (Live painting and showcase)

  • 2025: Featured Fine Artist, Avens Art Fashion Show, Canmore, AB

  • 2025: Live Painting Showcase: Bloom & Brunch, Banff Gondola, Banff, AB

  • 2025: Creative Combat Invitational, artsPlace Canmore, Canmore, AB (Invited Competing Fine Artist)

  • 2024: Featured Duo Exhibition & Live Painting Demonstration, The Avens Gallery, Canmore, AB (Live painting and showcase)

  • 2024: Featured Fine Artist, Avens Art Fashion Show, Canmore, AB

  • 2024: Live Painting Showcase: A Very Vintage Mountaintop Christmas, Banff Gondola, Banff, AB (Featured fine art live execution showcase)

  • 2024: Live Painting Showcase: Bloom & Brunch, Banff Gondola, Banff, AB

  • 2024: Creative Combat Invitational, artsPlace Canmore, Canmore, AB (Invited Competing Fine Artist)

  • 2023: Featured Duo Exhibition & Live Painting Demonstration, The Avens Gallery, Canmore, AB (Live painting and showcase)

  • 2023: Creative Combat Invitational, artsPlace Canmore, Canmore, AB (Invited Competing Fine Artist)

  • 2023: Featured Artist Showcase (May), Canmore Art Guild Gallery, Canmore, AB

PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS & SCULPTURE PROJECTS

  • 2023–Present: Featured Commissioned Artist, Art in Nature Trail, Parks Canada / Town of Banff, Banff, AB

    • Details: Annual, recurring public art installation along the Bow River trail, displaying weather-resistant fine art panels curated to engage with the natural environment.

  • 2024: Featured Collaborating Artist, "Paintbrush: Community Rising" Public Art Project, Downtown Canmore, AB

    • Details: Selected alongside 11 prominent Bow Valley artists to contribute custom-painted floral elements to a 6-foot-tall, 100 lb steel public sculpture of an Indigenous Indian Paintbrush wildflower, design-engineered by lead sculptor Lesley Russell. Pieces were auctioned to benefit community programming at artsPlace Canmore.

PROFESSIONAL STUDIO HISTORY & TECHNICAL MEDIUMS

  • 2022–Present: Full-Time Studio Fine Art Practice, Alberta, Canada.

  • 2010–2021: Professional Career in Precision Automotive Painting, Surface Mediums & Technical Coating.

    • Curator's Note: A decade of industrial experience mastering high-gloss automotive coatings, paint formulation, and fluid dynamics directly informs his technical precision when executing layered resin-over-canvas landscapes.

SPECIALIZED PROJECTS & FORMAT SCALE

  • The Mini Series: An ongoing project consisting of small-format, texturally dense mixed-media landscapes depicting scenes of the Canadian Rockies in Western Canada. Scale format frames explicitly between 7"x9" and 12"x12".

  • Large-Format Installation Scaling: Experienced in planning and executing substantial, grand-scale statement works and multi-panel landscape configurations up to 48"x120".

PERMANENT & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

  • Paintbox Lodge, Permanent Public Installation, Canmore, AB (On display since 2024)

  • Held widely in private, corporate, and residential collections across Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

SELECTED PRESS & BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Baird, Craig. "Monthly Canmore Art Guild show gets extra flare with more artists," The Rocky Mountain Outlook, May 9, 2023.