Two, egg tempera on Claybord, 24 x 36"

 

Recent commissions

Beth, oil on panel, 16 x 16"

Sheila, oil on panel, 6 x 6"

Roy Romanow, Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan

Roy Romanow, Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan

oil on Belgian linen, 50 x 40"

On June 14, 2019, I attended the unveiling of my recent portrait commission. Roy Romanow was a delight to paint. Here we are, blocking the view, moments after the unveiling:

And here is Chancellor Romanow with the small sketch I painted before I made the larger version:

Behind the chancellor, in the portrait, is a wall of Tyndall Stone, which is used throughout the University of Saskatchewan campus.  I love the soft contrast between the limestone base and the fossils that appear throughout it. It makes quite a characteristic backdrop for my subject.

These are two commissions I painted last winter.

Cameron

oil on panel

12 x 8"

Koren

oil on panel

12 x 8"

In September, 2018, I had a mastectomy to treat breast cancer. While I was recovering from the surgery, I painted a self-portrait. This is a detail. The full painting may be seen on my website.

Self-Portrait with Tarnished Jug (detail)

egg tempera on panel

24 x 16"

Emily in Two T-shirts

egg tempera on Claybord

14 x 11"

Last fall I received a commission from the RP (Royal Society of Portrait Painters) in the UK: a portrait of Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland, for Rhodes House in Oxford. The portrait is now hanging above the Head Table in Milner Hall, alongside Nelson Mandela, Cecil Rhodes, and the Second Century founders. I am delighted and honoured to share these photos of the painting as I photographed it, and as it now looks in its frame at Rhodes House.

The Honourable Chrystia Freeland

Minister of Foreign Affairs

oil on Belgian linen, 40 x 30"

The Honourable Chrystia Freeland

Minister of Foreign Affairs (detail)

The portrait hanging at Rhodes House

Milner Hall, Rhodes House, Oxford, UK