As long as I can remember, I loved westerns. Western movies, western TV shows, cowboy songs. I suppose it was my father who got me into old movies in general, westerns specifically. We watched many together and I learned to appreciate them and the actors in them. My father used to draw western cartoons, and later on in my own art life, I painted western scenery.
My travels to Arizona and New Mexico in the 1990s inspired me and led to a series of paintings called "The Southwest". The canvasses were 8"x10" with a landscape as the main theme, surrounded by Santa Fe-style or Mexican-style decor plus black and white native symbols in between. This series of paintings was well received at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition and other shows.
During the following years, I travelled to many places but also returned to the southwest and my inspiration. So this year, I worked on a new series and completed 15 canvasses so far in 2021. For now, hold your horses and stay tuned for info on upcoming exhibitions.
Museo
I also submitted my painting entitled "Waiting" to the AGO Portraits of Resilience page. (2021) See AGO site.