oil painter located in Canada

8 years of painting experience, and learning everyday :)

currently studying impressionism and practicing through still life, portraits, and flowers

i feel by being here I have a responsibility to paint, or do something creative with my life

i can’t see shadows or dappled light on the ground without seeing ways i can brush them onto a canvas

i can’t see ordinariness anymore

nothing is just

it’s - and also’s, alive, blooming. dead , reflected

completely accidental, and perfectly paint worthy

you can paint anything seemingly insignificant and make a human stare at it like a foreign object they dont pass by a hundred times

connect with it, find meaning in it

if painted right, if lighting and values and composition are considered

you can hold someone in one spot

i want to always be learning how to hold someone in that spot, as the not so ordinary holds me ♥