Previous Page, Cameron River, NWT, oil on canvas, 48” x 36” This Page and following page above, one painting, July Northern Colours, oil on canvas, 30” x 60”
Influences from the other painters have been many over the years. At an early age the surrealists, especially Dali was a big influence. Later the impressionists such as Cezanne, Monet and Van Gogh played a role in my formative years. I was also quite intrigued by the abstract expressionists, especially De Kooning. These days there are many contemporary painters that I like, actually too many to
name. Perhaps the greatest influence on my work is the landscape itself. I feel that there is a connection between painters that look at and the feel the land.