July 10th 2012

Here are some photos from the first two days of our recent trip.

The first couple are from the top of Hallgrímskirkja, the tallest church in Iceland.  It gives a perfect view of all of Reykjavík and the surrounding harbour and mountains.

The day after we arrived, we went out to the country to ride the Icelandic horses.  They were such beautiful horses!  We rode through some nearby fields and through the base of a couple of small mountains near the stables.

The rest of the day was spent driving along the ring road on the way to Vík, stumbling upon waterfalls all along the way.  Pictured below, Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss.  Everything, especially the land around the waterfalls, was so green!  It was unlike any other place I've ever been.

(If you look very closely, you can see the sheep grazing at the top of this set of falls)

July 5th 2012

We're back!  What a magical place Iceland is!

I'm heading out this afternoon to develop about 10 rolls of film, so I'll have lots to show shortly.  In the meantime, these are a few of the photos I posted on Instagram along the way.

Now it's back to the real world again.

June 22nd 2012

I was recently asked to create two paintings to be given as a gift.  They were of a pair of cats that had belonged to a family, and I was given pretty sweet stories to accompany both of them.  The top, a female, was a bit of a tomboy and always getting dirty and exploring a nearby construction site.  The male, below, was bossy and demanding, but also a bit of a suck, and the family had a running joke about seeing him in a tiny tuxedo; hence the outfit.


I know these paintings will have a good home with such a sweet family to go to.

June 21st 2012

Of the places I've visited, Iceland has the most beautiful currency I've ever seen!

My favourite bill is the 5000 Krona with the portrait of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir on it.  The details are incredible, and the back of the bill depicts a group of women in a sewing circle, working on a tapestry together.

June 20th 2012

Happy first day of summer!


It's supposed to get up to 34℃ here in Toronto today, (that's 94℉ for my friends to the south), and feel like 41℃ with the humidity.  It sounds like Chris and I will be heading to cooler climes just in time!  (We leave for Iceland on Saturday- hooray!!).


Before we leave, I thought I'd post a little look at the painting I finished up yesterday, which will soon be a silkscreen print; printed here in Toronto by Kid Icarus.  I'm very excited to see this one go to print!