Mother's Day Blessing for My Godmother (Summer 2012)

I love creating (or drawing on store-bought) cards to thank people. This was a drawing I made on a card for my godmother on mother's day. She is a gentle, godly woman, a passionate lover of Jesus. Being around her makes me feel calm and at peace. I pray that you will also be blessed when you see this!
Pencil Crayon, Created May 2012

Artist Statement: Traveling Series

       The beginning of my creative journey began as I reread the story books I enjoyed as a child. God planted an image of a squid ship into my head and gave me more visions of child-like fantasies.

       My series is a reflection of my faith and life journey; my illustrations are inspired by personal experiences with God during times of trouble.

      Using my experience with realism, I used graphite, creating soft and dark values on smooth Arches paper. My ability to combine realism and fantasy allows me to create surreal images, therefore allowing viewers to submerge themselves into these drawings and to see a reflection of themselves in my series.

He is capable of guiding in our journeys even when we feel utterly alone and lost.

My Dog :3

2011 Summer Sketchbook

 

Dimensions: 30 cm x 20 cm

Materials: Acrylic paint; I also worked on painting faces in the summer... I still need to work on eyes.

Dimensions: 22 cm x 16 cm 

             Materials: Pastels; inspired by the dancers in The National Ballet of Canada brochure!
                                                         Dimensions: 28 cm x 31.5 cm

Perspectives: Hman, Inspired By C.S. Lewis

Dimensions: 34.5 cm x 25.5 cm

We all have different perspectives and world views. After reading Plato's "The Parable of the Cave" and the first two books of Lewis' Space Trilogy, I was inspired to create a drawing which showed man in Malacandrian eyes. The man is drawn according to the description in the book. To the creatures, "hman", the word for man hence the title, does not have correct proportions; man is seen as hostile and violent, which is different from the ideal man in modern society.

Traveling Series: Perspectives

Out of the Silent Deep

Dimensions: 22.5 cm x 30 cm

Over the Guiding Waters

35.5 cm x 25.5 cm

Into the Open Air

Dimensions: 40 cm x 22.5 cm

This series was inspired by reading the children's books which I enjoyed as a child. God planted these images into my head and lead me on. God revealed himself to me and guided me in the process.

These drawings have become my testimony in showing God's faithfulness. In the beginning of the creative process, I had alot of fear in my heart. God gave me hope and the courage and the strength to finish. 

Even though you may struggle to hear His voice and feel utterly lost and alone, He is always holding on to you. Wherever you go in your life journey, God is always guiding you.

These pieces are created using graphite on Arches paper and willow charcoal for the backgrounds. By creating a surreal image, the viewer is able to get lost in an imaginary world. I hope that people will see the deeper meaning and be carried away with the hopeful message that there is an almighty, loving God in their lives.

Black Ice: David Blackwood

Fire Down on the Labrador, 1980

"He is a native Newfoundlander telling us stories that have come down to him and his family and which he remembers from his childhood of the very brave men who went out on the cod fisheries.. they are not only filled with amazing stories but they are also metaphors for man's attempt to survive in the most hostile environment on earth. For that  reason, we all relate to them because they show us how we can survive against all odds. They are very inspiring... mysterious." -Curator Katharine Lo


Hauling Job Sturges House, 1979