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Auction Results

Monday, February 18, 2008 - I'm delighted to report that the original painting "Ephemeral" sold for $2,100 at the February 15th auction to raise funds for Newfoundland Rugby. . . . [ Continued ]

"Ephemeral" at Charity Auction

Friday, January 18, 2008 - The original painting "Ephemeral" will be offered at auction in support of amateur rugby in Newfoundland and Labrador. This year's annual event (dinner plus live and silent auctions) will be held at the Delta Hotel in St. John's on February 15th. "Ephemeral" will be near the . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Hawaiian Snorkel"

Wednesday, January 2, 2008 - This new one is not a Newfoundland scene, but an underwater view of what you're likely to see when snorkeling off Hawai'i. . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Ephemeral"

Friday, December 28, 2007 - Rounding out 2007 with a new painting, this one is entitled "Ephemeral." I've also added a few in-progress images of this painting to the "works in progress" gallery. . . . [ Continued ]

One more new painting - "Lonita, Waiting"

Monday, September 3, 2007 - Last night I completed the painting of a horse that I've entitled "Lonita, Waiting." I've also added several in-progress images and a description of the creation of this painting to the Works-In-Progress gallery. . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Iceberg & Whale"

Monday, August 27, 2007 - Another new painting - this one entitled, simply but accurately, "Iceberg & Whale." This one was a lot of fun to paint. . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Stonehenge"

Thursday, August 23, 2007 - Just completed a new painting, not a Newfoundland scene at all, but a depiction of 5,000 year-old Stonehenge. . . . [ Continued ]

Auction results

Sunday, March 4, 2007 - I missed the end of the auction, but I've since been told that the original and the remarque together fetched about $1,500 which will go to support amateur rugby in Newfoundland... . . . [ Continued ]

Charity Auction

Tuesday, January 2, 2007 - The original painting "On the Rock" plus a 1/1 remarque of the print "Newfoundland Breach" will be offered at auction in support of amateur rugby in Newfoundland and Labrador. The annual event (dinner plus live and silent auctions) will be held this year at the Delta Hotel in . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "On the Rock" to be auctioned

Monday, January 1, 2007 - Started the New Year off today by completing a new painting entitled "On the Rock." For those who keep asking when an original will be available for sale, take note that this one will be auctioned off in February to support the Newfoundland Rugby Union. When I have more details . . . [ Continued ]

New print and cards of "Newfoundland Breach"

Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - The greeting cards and open edition print of "Newfoundland Breach" were printed today, and should be available to order from the distributor within a few days. . . . [ Continued ]

Another new painting - "Brass Cat"

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - Here's the companion to "Sax on George" with my son playing his trumpet on George Street. Having painted my daughter, I couldn't delay too long before painting my son, and in fact a number of people had emailed to ask when I would be finishing this one! . . . [ Continued ]

New print and cards in the works

Monday, August 28, 2006 - A poster print, with matching greeting cards, is now in production of the painting "Newfoundland Breach." It should be available by mid to late September. . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Fog-loom"

Saturday, August 26, 2006 - For a change of pace to my typical detailed works, here is a quiet, eerie, moody, fog-enshrouded scene from Bonavista that I've entitled "Fog-loom." I've also captured a few images of the painting at various stages of its completion and those photos, together with explanatory . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Newfoundland Breach"

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - Completed a new painting entitled "Newfoundland Breach." I'm certain to receive a few inquiries from discerning Newfoundlanders about this one! I've also added a few in-progress images of this painting to the Works-in-Progress gallery. . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Sax on George"

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - I've uploaded an image of the third painting in the "Newfoundland Music" theme, this one entitled "Sax on George." I'll be changing gears now to work on an outport or fishing scene, and after that I'll be returning again to the music theme. . . . [ Continued ]

Update

Friday, February 24, 2006 - It's been a few months since the last update, and many people have been asking when the next new image will appear. I hope to have a new painting to display by a month from now (+/-). Once more the day job and other aspects of life interfere with the painting efforts... A . . . [ Continued ]

Originals grouped by theme

Friday, September 30, 2005 - Another revision to the website overnight is that paintings in the Portfolio of Originals are now grouped into themes, with each theme having its own page(s). Previously all paintings were shown together on a single, large page. . . . [ Continued ]

New "Works-in-Progress" section to Gallery

Thursday, September 29, 2005 - A new section has been added to the Gallery which will show photos of paintings at various stages of completion. Today I uploaded images of "Fiddle About" but there weren't as many images as planned because the digital camera went in for repairs TWICE while I was working on . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Fiddle About"

Saturday, September 17, 2005 - Completed a new painting today, the second in the series featuring musical instruments in a Newfoundland setting. This one features a fiddler in front of a barn in the town of New Harbour. . . . [ Continued ]

New open edition print and greeting cards

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 - An open edition print of "Uncrossed Lines" was made today, along with a matched set of greeting cards. These will be available through the distibutor within a couple of days. . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Mussels in the Corner"

Friday, August 26, 2005 - It's always a good August when I get to spend some time painting, and this year is no exception. Just 12 days after posting "Uncrossed Lines" to the website, here is a new painting that I completed last night. This is a change of pace, the first of a planned series featuring . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Uncrossed Lines"

Sunday, August 14, 2005 - After too long of a delay, I've posted a new painting entitled "Uncrossed Lines" to the website. This one was more than a bit of an undertaking because of all the doors and windows. People generally appreciate that it's not fun washing or painting windows on a house...it's . . . [ Continued ]

Unveiling of "Seawrack"

Friday, March 11, 2005 - The painting "Seawrack" has been purchased and will be hung in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies at the QEII library of Memorial University. There will be a public unveiling with a reception, to be held in the Library Conference Room on the main floor of the QEII library during . . . [ Continued ]

Remarqued prints in Rugby Auction

Monday, February 7, 2005 - The 16th annual Rugby Dinner, Auction and Dance will be held at the Delta Hotel in St. John's on February 11. Two remarqued prints of mine will be auctioned off - Avalon Outport and The Battery. For information about the event, contact the Newfoundland Rugby Union at (709) . . . [ Continued ]

Limited edition print "Avalon Outport" now available

Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - A new limited edition print is now available through my distributor and will be making its way in to the galleries. This is the painting "Ferryland" which has been retitled "Avalon Outport" for the limited edition print. Any of the galleries shown on the "purchase" page of . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Seawrack"

Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - Completed a new painting this afternoon of a scene in Twillingate. I've entitled it "Seawrack" and no, that's not a typo of seawreck. It's been a productive month with three new paintings completed and posted on-line to end 2004. . . . [ Continued ]

Another new painting - "Amber"!

Wednesday, December 15, 2004 - A change of pace, I've done a painting of Amber, the golden retriever in our house. My kids demanded that I do this one before any more seascapes! . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Eventide"

Sunday, December 12, 2004 - Finished a new painting last night that I've called "Eventide." Lest anyone be confused, the word actually means "evening" or "dusk" and it seemed especially appropriate to use here. . . . [ Continued ]

Forthcoming items

Monday, December 6, 2004 - It's been a while since I posted any news. A limited edition print of the "Ferryland" painting will be available in January. There should also be a painting or two to add to the website in the next couple of weeks. . . . [ Continued ]

Revised title: "Punts at Rest"

Thursday, June 3, 2004 - I hadn't anticipated that I'd created the equivalent of a punchline contest, but I received a couple of dozen good suggestions for a new title for the piece that I originally called "Tied up at the Dock." Plus quite a few silly ones. Having learned that the type of boat depicted . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Tied up at the Dock"

Tuesday, June 1, 2004 - Completed a new painting that I have tentatively titled "Tied up at the Dock." Or maybe "Done fishing." I haven't decided yet. . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Lighthouse at Fort Amherst"

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - Completed a new painting last night and I have uploaded a digital photo of it to the website. I'd had a few requests to do some lighthouses, and this is the first such painting to result. There will probably be more lighthouses to come. . . . [ Continued ]

New painting "Fogbound Fleet at Branch"

Saturday, April 17, 2004 - Completed a new painting today of some fishing vessels on a typical foggy day in the community of Branch, which is near Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve. (Now updated with a digital photo showing the entire painting, as opposed to the original scan.) . . . [ Continued ]

Short-listed for award

Thursday, April 15, 2004 - I was delighted to learn today that I was short-listed, 1 of 3 finalists, for the 2004 Emerging Artist Award from the Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council. Alas, I didn't win, but I suppose there's always next year! The awards gala is being held on April 24th at the Reid Theatre . . . [ Continued ]

Bits of news

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - Welcome to Island View Gallery, which has its own new website and is now carrying my work. A sad goodbye to Sheila Barrett, who has recently retired and closed Sheila's Artisan Centre at St. John's International Airport. The display will remain and will be managed by the Art . . . [ Continued ]

New addition "Bird of Prey" to portfolio of originals

Saturday, February 14, 2004 - I've added a digital photo of a painting entitled "Bird of Prey." It's not a new painting, but a larger work of mine that I've been asked several times to display on the website. Because it is a photo shot through the glass, there is some artifact due to the glass and some . . . [ Continued ]

Medical Journal has "Peggy's Cove" painting on its cover

Friday, October 17, 2003 - The Autumn 2003 issue of the Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine features the "Peggy's Cove" painting on the cover of the print edition. A smaller image of the painting is shown together with the table of contents of that issue at the CJRM website. . . . [ Continued ]

New painting entitled "Docked at Cupids"

Saturday, June 14, 2003 - Finished a new painting this evening, just in time for Father's Day. It is entitled Docked at Cupids and features a couple of longliners at rest in a sheltered cove. . . . [ Continued ]

Queen's Alumni Review

Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - The Spring 2003 issue of the Queen's Alumni Review makes mention of this web site as well as an award that I've received. The on-line version can be reached here . . . . [ Continued ]

Full feature article in The Express

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - The May 21st issue of The Express newspaper has a 2-page full feature article profiling my work. Many thanks to Cheryl LaRocque for writing that delightful article and for editor Steve Bartlett who took the photos and gave the article such a prominent position in the paper! . . . [ Continued ]

New original painting - Ferryland

Sunday, April 20, 2003 - Just completed a new painting of Ferryland, a fishing community on the southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland. I've uploaded a scan; some of the painting is not seen because the painting is larger than my scanner. . . . [ Continued ]

Feature article in The Medical Post

Friday, March 28, 2003 - The national medical newspaper The Medical Post has a feature article on my work in the March 25th issue. The pictures are only available in the text (hard copy) edition, but the article itself can be read online at the Medical Post national website by clicking on the following . . . [ Continued ]

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