“You’re lucky having a creative outlet for stress, all I have is my elliptical.”
I was unsure how to respond.
I use other tools as a stress release, not art.

This may seem confusing because art is well recognized as therapy with documented scientific results.

Art is a powerful and amazing tool for rehabilitation, recreation, stress release & enjoyment.
It can be an outlet that brings balance, improves health, achieving an array of benefits.
It’s a wonderfully individual pursuit and experience.

As a professional, my art isn’t a quest for self- healing or self- expression.
For one thing, I am painting for you, not me.

New “Afan” 8×10 Original oil on panel. Photo research credit to Afan Lodge, Wales.

There is an accountability and responsibility to deliver consistent quality work and connect with the viewer.
How the work will resonate with you, how it will feel in your spaces.
Will it have longevity, and make a difference in your lives.
These are all considerations I take to the canvas.

New “Boreal” 4ft x2ft Original Oil

I show up for work as stress free as possible with intention, a clear focused mind, a loving heart, an ability to surrender to discovery.
I am driven to improve, to master.
I wasn’t relaxed when I sat with my drawing pad as a child,
I was and still am, electrified.
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Art is not an amusement, nor a distraction, nor is it, as many men maintain, an escape from life. On the contrary, it is a high training of the soul, essential to the soul’s growth, to its unfoldment.~ Lawren Harris
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I had a lovely email& photo from a client happy with their painting. Wonderful to have new friends in Germany!

Boreal Sunset Sold to a lovely family in Saskatoon.. so I have a new desk view.
“Sky” 30×40 original oil avail for purchase.