these two paintings of East Village painting were purchased by calgary municipal land corporation

Both of these pieces are hanging in the CMLC office in the old St. Louis Hotel. 

EAST VILLAGE RIVER WALK MOONLIGHT

Both paintings are 2' x 4' painted on wood canvas. I used acrylic paint, ink, collage and resin. I did a lot of photography and sketching on site before painting the pieces.

When I first got to Calgary in 2003, I was painting the places of Mission district (4 st SW). I was living there so I could sketch, paint and photograph the area every day. Now I do the same in the East Village. It takes a long time for me to get to the painting stage in my cityscapes. I play around a lot with sketching and photography first. Putting things to scale are not important - rather including all the elements in a scene that give a mood and a feel to a place. 

EAST VILLAGE RIVERWALK SUNSHINE