"Self-Portrait with Poppies," 24" x 20"

"Self-Portrait with Poppies," 24" x 20"Oil and Pastel on Canvas. This has been a period of self reflection to push myself and try to understand this world and where I fit. When Im creating Im always thinking about the concept of excavation and discovery and how we can grow when we dig at the layers of ourselves with all this time to think I got closer to the root of it and saw myself in a new way, trying new things, knowing whats truly important, being ok with having no clue whats next,

The next level was to combine the use of images and words together

right in Cheticamp

seemingly dancing throughout the day as the natural light in the room shifts

popular culture

This familiar sight is one that I hold close to my heart

This was one of those moments I wanted to capture the movement and sheer size of the clouds that hung overhead in the middle of a bright blue sky

the atmosphere

Pastels are a fresh alternative for frosty temps

and lush boreal forests - a truly mystical place

while wisps of clouds drift lazily across the sky

and texture

“The painting is a conceptualized view of the imaginary meadow full of colourful red poppy flowers with one of them being blue