The Wiskey Jacks
I have always been fond of these birds, and they always provide great company in the woods.  I captured some close up pictures of these one fall moose hunting, and decided to do a painting of them.  They are a reminder to anyone who's spent time in the Newfoundland Outdoors that the animals of the forest can be great company if you just spot to admire them and pay a bit of attention.
 

The Goose
Is one of the first paintings I did, I was living in Ottawa at the time, it was an acrylic painting.  I guess I was inspired by all the geese I saw
while living there, coming from Newfoundland I was amazed at how close I could get to them and how many there were.

 

Salmon Print
I was inspired to do this painting because it has a little bit of everything in it for me.  It was a fishing trip with my father and uncle, it was two salmon that my father and I caught, and a trout.  It shows a fine days catch with a bit of variety, and I believe it pretty much sums up what an ideal day of fishing is.  I also wanted create a painting for my grandfather that included an Atlantic salmon and brook trout.  He's fished all his life and truly loves the sport.

Cow Head Harbor
The painting of the two fishing boats and a lone sea gull symbolize the downsize in our fishery.  I grew up in Cow Head and can remember seeing the harbor full of boats with longliners tied up 2 or three together for lack of wharf space.  And hundreds of seagulls in the air at anytime.  Now it's rare to see that and more common to see one or two boats and a sea gull or two.  The picture to me is empty and lonely like a lot or our outports these days.
 

The Moose
One of my earliest paintings, It was an arclyic painting.  I love the outdoors and I love animals.  Most of my paintings are of wildlife, and I am fascinated by moose so it was just appropriate to paint a scene of a moose.