Welcome
The arts are proven to bring health and happiness to a life.
Fill your life with colour.
Please visit my Galleria for a complete list of my works.
All work is created by me, a human.
Artist Bio
I am a Canadian abstract and mixed media artist specializing in encaustic and oil.
My primary objective is to evoke happiness in the eye of the beholder. My work is influenced by my birthplace of Italy, as well as my beloved adopted country of Canada that has nurtured my creative process all of my life, as well as provided me with a place to take various media technique classes.
My encaustic, oil, mixed media works and carvings have been exhibited locally, internationally and in a movie. For a complete list of exhibitions spanning over ten years please visit my CV under Exhibitions.
Having lived in Canada for most of my life, one of my priorities is community involvement. Through that, I have had the pleasure of working on several community projects with other artists and I look forward to future opportunities in creating art both locally and internationally.
Artist Statement
My work is inspired by the diverse landscapes, peoples, and seasons all around me. In particular, the unlimited combination of the colours of nature are what guide my brushstrokes. These influences are seen in my encaustic, oil and mixed media paintings. Some of my mixed media work may contain items from the earth such as jasper stone.
In order to bring the arts to the community as a whole, I exhibit my work locally and internationally in various multi-purpose venues.
My work's purpose is to evoke happiness.
As well, it is important that the beholder values their own thoughts as to what the work means to them, not what my intent was when I created the work, Art is created for everyone person and is essential for our past, present and future.
My hope is that my work helps in healing the human spirit.
What is Encaustic?
The word encaustic means "to burn in". It is an ancient art form stemming from Egypt and Rome, comprised of bees wax, damar resin, and pigment. Once the wax mixture is heated to no more than 200 degrees it can be manipulated onto the wooden boards or any other organic object. Each layer of wax mixture must be fused and cooled in order for multiple layers to be added. The wax mixture can be further manipulated with either a heat tool or an encaustic iron. Once completely cooled, the wax hardens and therefore ready for exhibiting.
It is important not to hang any art in direct sunlight. This is also true for encaustic art. It should not be left in a vehicle for an extended period of time. “Bloom” may also appear, if so gently, with a soft clean lint-free cloth, shine up your art piece.
Enjoy!