Statement
I’m a Langford-based artist who loves plein air painting on this beautiful part of the planet. Painting is a meditative experience for me; being out in nature makes this even more so. It’s also satisfying being a part of plein air groups such as the alfrescos, the Westshore Artists, and the Langford Painters.
I enjoy doing figurative work; there is a drop-in life drawing group in Metchosin for twice weekly practice. Our two cats also provide opportunity for painting and drawing.
Therefore, I mostly work from life, trying to render the essence of the contemplated form to go beyond it into formlessness, a path of letting go. This is the reason I am attracted to abstract artworks. I have been more focused on abstraction in my work recently.
Until I retired, I was an art teacher in Hong Kong. During this time I studied Buddhist art and received a Master’s degree from HKU. The stillness inherent in this kind of art influences my own work.
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