Zelije 3 - new piece on panel

 4 or my newest paintings from a series inspired by Spanish and Moroccan geometric patterns sold during Doors Open Toronto at the end of May. This piece is one that is still available.

Zelije 3, acrylic on panel, 15cm x 15cm x 4 cm, 2025, $95, AVAILABLE

New series inspired from the ceramics/geometric patterns of Morocco and Andalucia

Over the first 3 months of 20125, I have been working on painting using patterns found in ceramics.

 

Marrakech, acrylic on panel, 40 cm x 28 cm x 3 cm,  2025 SOLD

Brazil

I just finished this piece that I named Brazil after Chico Mendes. He was a rubber tapper and environmentalist who, sadly, was assassinated in the late 1980s. He had some very inspiring quotes about the environment and the Amazon. The palette references water, which is a huge part of the Amazon. Recently I read that rain clouds that form over the Amazon come from the moisture from the jungle. Previously the thought was that the rain clouds came solely from westerly winds blowing over the Andes.

Brazil, mixed media on panel, 36" x 48", 2021, M. Brown

 

Brazil, mixed media on panel, 36" x 48", 2021, SOLD

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Recently we had a Kentucky Coffee Tree planted out front. It is a beautiful tree. As I did this painting, the tree was on my mind. I love to watch how plants/trees grow over time.

Kentucky Coffee Tree, mixed media on canvas, 16" x 12", 2021. $440. SOLD through Canvas Gallery.

Cortez - Newest mixed media painting

 Cortez, mixed media on panel, 36” x 48” x 2”, 2020. SOLD through Canvas Gallery.

This is the latest in a series of text-based paintings. The  numbers are drawn at random. The text underneath is taken from a speech from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

168 letters drawn at random

168 letters drawn at random, oil and acrylic on canvas, 48" x 42" x 2", 2013 and 2019, $2400. AVAILABLE through Canvas Gallery

I reworked this piece that I painted in 2013. This will also be featured in an exhibition that I will be having at Gallery 1313 from October 23 through Nov 6.

3 small pieces at Propeller Art Gallery

I am pleased to announce that I will have 3 pieces on display at Propeller Art Gallery until July 28th (30 Abell Street, in the Queen and Gladstone neighbourhood).

Bayview and Eglinton, Mixed media on panel, 6" x 6" x 2", 2018-2019, SOLD

Summer 2018 - New painting

These are several new pieces that I started working on during the school year that I finally had time to finish off.

Bayview and Eglinton, 2018, acrylic on panel, 15 cm x 15 cm, 2018, SOLD

Dundas West and Bloor, 2018, acrylic on panel, 15 cm x 15 cm, 2018, SOLD

Lansdowne and College, 2018, acrylic on panel, 15 cm x 15 cm, 2018, SOLD

Geometric Abstraction 2017

I visited the Art Gallery of Ontario earlier this week with my niece, my daughter and my mom. Here is a piece that I did playing with construction paper and foam.

Uxmal 1998 available through ArtBomb

This latest piece was made by reminiscing about my visit to the mayan archaeological site, Uxmal. I am very much inspired by the layout of this site, the shape of the buildings and the numerous geometric patterns that are visible in the architecture. I have had the opportunity over the past 25 years to visit quite a few of these sites. Uxmal is a very special location that often takes a back seat to the more popular, Chichen Itza.

Uxmal, 1998, mixed media on panel, 10" x 8" x 2", SOLD