My Passion for Painting
I love Nature and especially the Canadian landscape I am surrounded by.
I walk in it, FEEL it and then paint what I feel. Here are just a few of my favourite moments on canvas.
(Please Note: paintings marked with an asterisk * are available for purchase)
*Seeing the Light
Acrylic, 36” x 48”
A walk in the forest in Northern Ontario was simply breath taking and I felt touched by the sudden Light that appeared between the trees: definitely a divine moment for me.
This Painting was selected to hang in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in Toronto up until Dec 2021.
Still, in the Forest
Acrylic, 24” x 36“
Private Collection, Scherezade A. Canada
As I continue to walk around in the forest, it’s like a magical feeling when the light pushes through the darkness. One feels the stillness and cannot help but feel peaceful.
*Moment In The Forest
Acrylic, 36” x 48”, Muskoka
I spent some time hiking in Muskoka . What I love about this particular spot was seeing the fallen leaves carpeting the earth, old trees, new ones and fresh green ferns — all existing beneath the canopy of tall trees, bathed in places by the glorious sunlight.
River Bend
Acrylic, 36” x 48” Private Collection Kausar C
Holly’s River
Acrylic, 36” x 48”, Muskoka River
Private Collection, Dr. Ijlal & Nosheen B., U.S.A
Inspired by a kayak trip up north in summer in Huntsville, Ontario
Selected for Visual Arts Mississauga’s 43rd Annual JURIED Fine Arts Show launched January 13th 2021 online @ vamjuriedshow.com
*Summer Green
Plein Air Painting in Windrush Woods , 18”x24”
Winter Walk
Acrylic, 24” x 36”, Private Collection S Airaj Hasan , U.S.A
Inspired by my Winter Walks in the Woods during Lockdown.
*Light in the Forest
Acrylic, 3ft x 4ft, Muskoka
This was a lovely moment wile kayaking in Bracebridge, amidst the thick forest, the sunlight seemed to stream down just at one spot. It was mesmerizing.
*That Moment at Sunset
Acrylic, 18” x 24”, Peepers Pond, Muskoka
That time just as the sun sets and the sky is still light but the Moon peaks out luminously.
Soul Forest
Acrylic, 18” x 24“
Private collection, Sean O’Neill, Canada
Her Presence
Acrylic, 24” x 36” Private collection Dr. D. Ahmad, Pakistan
Often I go in the woods and think it’s so quiet, but when I start to listen - there’s so many sounds, it’s like the place is alive and has a Presence, it’s breathing and bathed in light.
Sukh Chayn (Peacefulness)
Acrylic, 36” x 48”
Private Collection, Shazia Hamid, Australia ( Commissioned Art )
That Autumn Walk
Acrylic, 24” x 36”
Private Collection, Abeer T. Canada
The Red Canoe
Acrylic, 36” x 48”
Private Collection, Salik C. Pakistan
Oxtongue River, Muskoka, Ontario
Forest Walk
Acrylic, 24” x 36”
Private Collection, Eva Szczepanek Canada
Muskoka Forest Walk
Acrylic, 24” x 36”
Private collection, Tahir Mahmood Canada
East River Canoe Trip
Acrylic, 16” x 16“
Private collection, Nate Muskoka, Canada
*One Fine Day
Acrylic, 36” x 48”, Lake Tonakela, Algonquin
Evening By The Lake
Acrylic, 18” x 36”, Dwight, Lake of Bays
Private Collection, Najaf I. Canada
Feeling Peaceful
Acrylic, 48” x 36”
SOLD at Art Gallery Of Mississauga Benefit Auction 2019 Canada
Setting Sun
Acrylic, 24” x 36”, Lake Of bays
Private Collection, Abeer T.
*Trout Lake
Acrylic, 15” x 15”, North Bay, Ontario
Hope
Acrylic, 16” x 16”, Lake Ontario
SOLD - The Gatehouse Art Auction ‘Healing the Voices Within’ (October, 2019) Canada
Moonlit Night
Acrylic, 36” x 48”
Private Collection, Zameer Z. Canada
Inspired by a boat ride from Toronto.
Autumn
in Algonquin
Acrylic, 24” x 36”, Algonquin Art Center - Found Lake, Muskoka
Private Collection, MKB Architects, Canada
*Shining Bright
Acrylic, 24” x 30”, Muskoka
*The Tall Tree, Acrylic, 6ft x 2ft, $750
Trees
I love Nature and Trees speak to me. They stand so tall and daunting despite the changing weather, the strong winds & the snow!
Acrylic, 6ft x 2ft, Trout lake
Private Collection, Sean O’Neill, Canada
Lake
Lakes are something else, they change as the sun shifts in the sky, mirroring the clouds, the blue sky and the dark trees. I love being by these bodies of water.
Paddle Art Auction
Algonquin Outfitters held a Paddle Art Auction in August 2019 to raise funds for the Arts.
I contributed a paddle which, I am happy to report, came in the top 8 in bids from 184 paddles submitted! Below is the Paddle I painted called ‘Soul Journey’, it had two very different sides to it…the first is the river journey and the other side is a spiritual journey with Mandalas…the paddle helps you traverse both!
Soul Journey