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Watercolour painting of Sheltie pups in a basket. The reference for this painting was given to me by a lady named Heather. I had been lamenting that I had no reference pics to paint from and shortly thereafter, she brought me a collection of lovely pictures of her pups!
Unfortunately, she never saw the finished art (this painting) as she passed away from a terrible, debilitating disease. When I was told of this, I gave her parents the original art

For many years after graduating from the Ontario College of Art my career was in Advertising. I was employed by publishers, printers, and ad agencies as well as being an in-house artist at a select set of businesses. I enjoyed working as a designer and illustrator, but as my career advanced, drawing slowly faded from the forefront, my focus being a steady paycheque. Some employers really had no idea that I could paint or for that matter, even draw. On vacation one summer, I decided to see if freelancing could be an option. Maybe get to do the kind of art I loved. I acquired a few projects, quit my full-time position and another phase of my life had begun. Slowly the work went from assembly and design to illustration, to commissioned...