The artist, now in his seventieth year, trained and worked originally in oils; he now paints exclusively in water-based media. He has travelled from coast to coast to paint on location, but finds that his best loved subjects remain rural Ontario and Quebec where he spent a great deal of time in his youth. The ships and harbours of the East Coast, cityscapes and portraits are also a passion for him. With over twenty-five solo exhibitions in Toronto and Ottawa since 1980, his masterful works of art are in constant demand.

The artist has taught both portrait and landscape painting for Ontario colleges and is called upon to give workshops in many parts of Canada. He has appeared on television numerous times to demostrate and discuss his work and many artists have benefited from his book "From Oils to Watercolour". His work has received numerous awards. At the Big Brother Annual Art Auction held in Ottawa each year, his paintings have been personally selected for singular awards by Honorary Patrons Robert Bateman, Ted Harrison, Toni Onley and Horace Champagne. At the 1997 National Capital Fine Art Festival in Ottawa, his painting entitled The Cedars won a special award and was reproduced for a Kidney Foundation of Canada Christmas Card.

The artist is past president of the Manotick Art Association and the Ottawa Watercolour Society. He is an elected member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (CSPWC) and the Ottawa Watercolour Society (OWS). His studio is located at his home in Manotick Ontario.

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