Another great question-"Why did you stop painting wildife-you were so successful with it" Ron asked me to post the following: First I am never motivated by money. It has never been a driving force in my life. I painted wildlife for over 20 years and loved it. Our move to the Kootenay region of BC after living all our lives in the urban setting of Vancouver had a profound impact on my career. I was very inspired by the incredible beauty and abundant wildlife of the area and spent many weeks hiking, photographing and observing animals and birds in their natural habitat. I never expected to have the success I did. A chance viewing of my work at a Wildlife Art festival in Ontario led to a contract and relationship with the most successful limited edition publishers at the time, Mill Pond Press. As a result of their support and promotion I was able to devote myself full time to art. The ideas flowed for years but I always need a challenge and after so many years I felt I painted wolves, eagles etc in every way possible. It was time to take a chance and do something completely different. After almost 10 years of painting what I call essentialism I am again heading in a new direction. Just as I have never hiked the same trail more than once I like to look at my art as a journey where I am always going forward and taking a new path. I think this will be last style-I am brimming with ideas and inspiration but I can never say never.
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 19:19:23 +0000
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