Off the Canvas
I’m a Toronto-based visual artist, designer and business owner, but creativity has been part of my life long before any of those titles. As a kid, I was always drawing, often getting noticed by teachers for sketching things for my classmates’ projects. Over the years, I explored different sides of art and design while figuring out what felt most like my own. That curiosity eventually led me to mixed media, where I found the freedom to experiment with materials, texture and scale without feeling confined to one traditional way of making art.
A bit of history
In 2015, I graduated from Humber College’s Visual & Digital Arts program, where I won consecutive juried art contests for my mixed media paintings. During my time there, I also created “In the Air,” the winning storefront window concept for Holt Renfrew’s Yonge & Bloor location.
Those early experiences helped shape the way I approach art today. I’ve continued to experiment across different styles and mediums, but large-scale mixed media painting has become an important part of my work.
Beyond the Studio
In 2020, I co-founded Texas Toss’em®, a poker darts game I designed alongside my business partner. Since 2021, I’ve also worked as Digital Media and Art Director for Ontario Skateboarding, a recreational non-profit organization. Both have given me opportunities to take creativity beyond the studio and apply it to design, branding and community-driven projects.
Behind the Lens
Photography is another part of how I see and document the world around me. My landscape photography tends to focus on the quieter side of things, light, texture, atmosphere and the character of a place. Sport photography is almost the opposite. It’s fast, unpredictable and about catching a moment before it disappears. They’re very different experiences, but both influence the way I observe movement, composition and detail in my artwork.
A few thoughts
As a Toronto mixed media artist, inspiration often starts with simply paying attention to what’s around me. I’m drawn to things with character, weathered buildings, rough surfaces, natural forms and details that might otherwise be overlooked. There’s something interesting about taking those familiar elements and seeing what they can become in a different context.
My surroundings have always influenced the way I see and make art. The contrast between Toronto’s urban landscape and the natural world gives me plenty to work with, from structure and texture to light, movement and imperfection.
Creativity, for me, doesn’t need to stay within one medium. Painting may be a big part of what I do, but photography, digital design and unexpected projects all give me different ways to explore an idea. Sometimes the medium comes first; other times, the idea decides where I go with it.
