I create “ PHOTO REALISTIC” paintings with watercolour, gouache and acrylic of vanishing landmarks; roadside restaurants; motels; abandoned buildings and disappearing urban and rural artifacts. This year’s collection focus is of “Neon Art..” I capture these striking images in a photograph and then I work back and forth between photography and canvas. In the process I capitalizes on my training as a set designer and art director in the film industry to create meticulously rendered images noticing details such as the way light filters through a window or the play of shadows on a wall. My renditions of fading neon signs is greatly influenced by the bold and innovative architectural style of Frank Lloyd Wright and Luis Barragan as they blend art and architecture. My canvasses are often large and spellbinding in their finely honed precision; they invite contemplation. The viewer is intrigued and drawn to the image for a closer study. Viewers always comment that the painting must be a photograph. Born: Wakefield, Quebec Home Studio: Ottawa. Education - Architectural Technology from Algonquin - College in Ottawa Printmaking at the Alberta College of Art - F-ine Art Degree at the Ontario College of Art. My paintings are in many private and public collections around the world including the Market Gallery in Toronto City Hall.