A few pastel paintings I did of buildings around Saltspring Island has inspired me to turn it into a larger series documenting rural communities. Originally I wanted to just document Saltspring Island, painting my favourite spots, iconic buildings in town, and some of the little houses I pass by, creating a big picture of the community… Read more: The Slow Life: An Ongoing Series

Recently I’ve been very getting comfortable with painting landscapes in watercolour and pastel so I wanted to set myself a challenge by doing portraiture. Years ago, back in high school, gouache portraiture was one of my strengths. I don’t know if it was a conscious decision to differentiate my art now from high school or… Read more: Painting Childhood Photos: My Recent Series of Gouache Paintings

I started getting into film photography during my hiatus from painting, so naturally when I started painting again I started using my film photos as reference photos. Things aren’t always like what you see with the naked eye on film so I’ve found it helpful that it gives a bit more of a barrier between… Read more: Turning My Film Photos into Paintings

It can hardly focus and can’t handle dim lighting but my 110 camera has a certain quality that 35mm just can’t reproduce. It’s worth wasting multiple frames because there wasn’t enough light or missing the perfect shot since the viewfinder is on the other side of the camera from the lens. This series of photos… Read more: San Josef Bay on 110 Film

Somewhere in the back of one of my favourite local thrift stores, buried in a pile of miscellaneous electronics, I found the perfect little point-and-shoot camera – a Pentax AF60. It was only $4 so I had to buy it. And that brings my film camera total to about 8 now. After months of trying… Read more: Testing a New Thrifted Film Camera | Pentax AF60