My Passion for Painting
I love Nature and especially the Canadian landscape I am surrounded by.
I walk in it, FEEL it and then paint what I feel. Here are just a few of my favourite moments on canvas.
(Please Note: paintings marked with an asterisk * are available for purchase)
*Seeing the Light
Acrylic, 36” x 48”
A walk in the forest in Northern Ontario was simply breath taking and I felt touched by the sudden Light that appeared between the trees: definitely a divine moment for me.
This Painting was selected to hang in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in Toronto up until Dec 2021.
Still, in the Forest
Acrylic, 24” x 36“
Private Collection, Scherezade A. Canada
As I continue to walk around in the forest, it’s like a magical feeling when the light pushes through the darkness. One feels the stillness and cannot help but feel peaceful.
*Moment In The Forest
Acrylic, 36” x 48”, Muskoka
I spent some time hiking in Muskoka . What I love about this particular spot was seeing the fallen leaves carpeting the earth, old trees, new ones and fresh green ferns — all existing beneath the canopy of tall trees, bathed in places by the glorious sunlight.
River Bend
Acrylic, 36” x 48”
Private Collection Kausar C, Pakistan
Holly’s River
Acrylic, 36” x 48”, Muskoka River
Private Collection, Dr. Ijlal & Nosheen B., U.S.A
Inspired by a kayak trip up north in summer in Huntsville, Ontario
Selected for Visual Arts Mississauga’s 43rd Annual JURIED Fine Arts Show launched January 13th 2021
*Summer Green
Plein Air Painting in Windrush Woods , 18”x24”
Winter Walk
Acrylic, 24” x 36”, Private Collection S Airaj Hasan , U.S.A
Inspired by my Winter Walks in the Woods during Lockdown.
*Light in the Forest
Acrylic, 3ft x 4ft, Muskoka
This was a lovely moment wile kayaking in Bracebridge, amidst the thick forest, the sunlight seemed to stream down just at one spot. It was mesmerizing.
*That Moment at Sunset
Acrylic, 18” x 24”, Peepers Pond, Muskoka
That time just as the sun sets and the sky is still light but the Moon peaks out luminously.
Soul Forest
Acrylic, 18” x 24“
Private collection, Sean O’Neill, Canada
Her Presence
Acrylic, 24” x 36” Private collection Dr. D. Ahmad, Pakistan
Often I go in the woods and think it’s so quiet, but when I start to listen - there’s so many sounds, it’s like the place is alive and has a Presence, it’s breathing and bathed in light.
Sukh Chayn (Peacefulness)
Acrylic, 36” x 48”
Private Collection, Shazia Hamid, Australia ( Commissioned Art )
That Autumn Walk
Acrylic, 24” x 36”
Private Collection, Abeer T. Canada
The Red Canoe
Acrylic, 36” x 48”
Private Collection, Salik C. Pakistan
Oxtongue River, Muskoka, Ontario
Forest Walk
Acrylic, 24” x 36”
Private Collection, Eva Szczepanek Canada
Muskoka Forest Walk
Acrylic, 24” x 36”
Private collection, Tahir Mahmood Canada
East River Canoe Trip
Acrylic, 16” x 16“
Private collection, Nate Muskoka, Canada
*One Fine Day
Acrylic, 36” x 48”, Lake Tonakela, Algonquin
Evening By The Lake
Acrylic, 18” x 36”, Dwight, Lake of Bays
Private Collection, Najaf I. Canada
Feeling Peaceful
Acrylic, 48” x 36”
SOLD at Art Gallery Of Mississauga Benefit Auction 2019 Canada
Setting Sun
Acrylic, 24” x 36”, Lake Of bays
Private Collection, Abeer T.
*Trout Lake
Acrylic, 15” x 15”, North Bay, Ontario
Hope
Acrylic, 16” x 16”, Lake Ontario
SOLD - The Gatehouse Art Auction ‘Healing the Voices Within’ (October, 2019) Canada
Moonlit Night
Acrylic, 36” x 48”
Private Collection, Zameer Z. Canada
Inspired by a boat ride from Toronto.
Autumn
in Algonquin
Acrylic, 24” x 36”, Algonquin Art Center - Found Lake, Muskoka
Private Collection, MKB Architects, Canada
Shining Bright
Acrylic, 24” x 30”, Muskoka
Private Collection Airaj H , U.S.A
“Noor” ~ Light
Acrylic 24” x 36”
Private Collection Batool , U.A.E
View From Alhumbra, Spain
Acrylic 36”x 48” Private Collection Chinu Raza, Canada
Chisea del Santissimo Redentore , Venice
Acrylic 36” x 48” Private Collection Anne Trivellato , U.S.A
*The Tall Tree, Acrylic, 6ft x 2ft
Acrylic, 6ft x 2ft, Trout lake Private Collection, Sean O’Neill, Canada
Paddle Art Auction
Algonquin Outfitters held a Paddle Art Auction in August 2019 to raise funds for the Arts.
I contributed a paddle which, I am happy to report, came in the top 8 in bids from 184 paddles submitted! Below is the Paddle I painted called ‘Soul Journey’, it had two very different sides to it…the first is the river journey and the other side is a spiritual journey with Mandalas…the paddle helps you traverse both!
Soul Journey
Below is another Paddle i painted for the Art Auction in 2024 contributing $400 to the Cause from the final bid!