Original Paintings
collection of original work. Each painting is one-of-a-kind, always professionally framed to the highest standard and prepared for display.
Introspection
40 in. x 60 in., mixed media on canvas.
$15,000 CND [on reserve]
Spray paint, acrylic, chalk, charcoal, textile, sewn-in yarn, cut canvas scraps.
Introspection is a deeply layered mixed media work that explores inner landscapes—those often hidden, tangled, and rich with complexity. Created with spray paint, acrylic, chalk, charcoal, hand-sewn yarn, textiles, and torn canvas scraps, the piece carries both physical and emotional weight. Across its wide surface, two distinct yet interconnected visual worlds begin to emerge—mirroring the duality many neurodivergent individuals navigate between internal truth and external expectation.
The Three Sisters
48 in. X 48 in. Mixed media painting on wood panel.
$9500 CND SOLD
Layered exploration of transformation and connection. Each figure within the composition represents a stage of becoming—three evolutions captured on one surface. The vibrant textures and shifting forms invite the viewer to witness change as both struggle and emergence, a reminder that growth is rarely linear but always necessary.
This work holds an intimate layer of meaning beyond the canvas. Alongside the painting, I wrote a poem for The Three Sisters. The verses were created as a private extension of the piece, existing solely to accompany it. The poem deepens the narrative of transformation and intimacy, shared first and only with the collector, an unseen thread binding word and image together.
The Three Sisters is not only a visual presence but also a dialogue between painting and poetry, capturing the quiet resilience and complexity of becoming.
Perfectly Normal
22 in. x 30 in., mixed media on Arches watercolour paper (rough edges).
$3500 CND
Acrylic paint, spray paints, charcoal.
Raw, emotional, and unapologetically honest, Perfectly Normal is a visceral expression of inner chaos wrapped in a polished exterior. Created on richly textured Arches watercolor paper with raw, torn edges, the piece resists neatness and containment—just like the emotions it holds. Layers of acrylic paint, spray paint, and charcoal collide in a charged, intuitive composition that captures a moment of unraveling and reclaiming all at once.
Perfectly Normal invites the viewer to sit in discomfort, recognize the masks we wear, and perhaps even find freedom in admitting that normal is a performance—and breaking from it is power
Hope, Self Portrait
18 in. x 24 in., mixed media on medium grain art paper. Float framed in a gold frame with a white mat.
$6200 CND
Hope is the second piece in my ongoing Self Portrait series, where I turn inward and explore the evolving nature of identity through mixed media. Rather than aiming for a literal likeness, this series allows me to peel back emotional layers, revealing different aspects of the self—fluid, complex, and ever-changing.
This piece centers on the quiet resilience of hope. Using an intuitive blend of acrylics, charcoal, spray paint, and textured marks, I navigate the internal landscape without expectation, allowing the portrait to emerge from feeling rather than form. The medium grain paper absorbs each layer with raw honesty, creating a surface rich with emotional depth.
Beautifully float-framed in gold with a crisp white mat, Hope is both grounded and elevated—honoring the delicate tension between vulnerability and strength. It’s a visual reminder that even in uncertainty, something steady and luminous persists within.
Sisters
24 in. x 36 in., mixed media on raw linen.
Acrylic, chalk, collage, and hard gel medium.
$2200 CND SOLD
SISTERS is a tribute to the deep, soulful bond shared between women—a connection that transcends blood and speaks to something timeless and true. Created with layers of acrylic, chalk, and hand-drawn collage elements affixed with hard gel, the piece captures intimate moments between female figures drawn closely together, symbolizing trust, closeness, and chosen family.
The raw linen base offers an earthy, vulnerable foundation—echoing the authenticity that real sisterhood requires. Textures rise and fall across the surface, just as relationships evolve with time, honesty, and presence.
Hold those honest and true.
Honour those open and genuine.
Welcome those there and available.
Absorb their shining colour and light.
Love them like a blood sister.
SISTERS is a visual love letter to the women who stand beside us—not by obligation, but by heart.
Lips Boy Thunder
36 in. x 36 in., mixed media on canvas.
$3200 CND
Lips Boy Thunder is a bold, unapologetic mixed media piece created with layers of acrylic, spray paint, and charcoal on canvas. Bursting with chaotic marks, vibrant colour, and fearless movement, it radiates a “not giving a f***” kind of energy—wild, raw, and totally unfiltered.
Started in 2024 and completed in 2025, the piece evolved over time, absorbing shifts in mood and momentum. The title came from my 6-year-old son, whose spontaneous and imaginative naming captured the exact spirit of the work—untamed, electric, and full of attitude.
Lips Boy Thunder is a visual anthem for rebellion, confidence, and creative freedom. It is messy in the best way and doesn’t care if it makes sense—it just is.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE SENSE
12 in. X 12 in., mixed media on canvas.
Acrylic, spray paint, charcoal, ripped paper collage, and torn canvas.
$500 CND SOLD
It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense is a small but powerful declaration of surrender. Built intuitively on a 12 by 12 inch canvas, it combines layers of acrylic, spray paint, charcoal, torn paper, and even ripped-up fragments of canvas itself—each element adding to a raw, textured surface that reflects inner fragmentation.
This piece was born in a moment of emotional digestion—while processing confusion, grappling with questions that refused answers, and sitting in the discomfort of not knowing. The title came to me as a quiet but firm realization: that it is okay to not have everything figured out. I do not need to fix, explain, or understand it all.
Through the chaos of marks and materials, the work becomes a visual mantra of acceptance. It resists tidy conclusions and instead leans into the mess—the unknown, the unresolved, the perfectly imperfect. It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense is both a personal truth and an open invitation to let go of the need for everything to have an answer.
Self Portrait, New Beginnings
40” x 55”, mixed media on printed canvas, white wooden frame.
$5200 CND
New Beginnings is the first piece in my Self Portrait series—a body of work rooted in deep introspection, where I use abstract expressionism and mixed media to uncover layered versions of the self. Created on a large-scale printed canvas and framed in clean white wood, this work blends oil pastels, chalk pens, and acrylic, building texture and emotion through instinctive movement.
This piece holds a heavier, darker energy—it was created during a time of inner processing and became the one that cracked something open within me. In working through the weight, I cleared space. I call it my unclogging piece: the one that made room for flow, for light, for colour to return. It is as much about release as it is about rebirth.
Though it carries shadows, New Beginnings marks a turning point—a visual exhale. It is not polished or resolved, but that is its power. It represents the messy, necessary first step toward something new.
Cradling The Shadow
40” H x 25” W, mixed media on Dura-Lar
Acrylics, oil sticks, spray paint
Double-sided hanging display (Side A / Side B)
$3500 CND
Cradling the Shadow is an intimate and layered work created on translucent Dura-Lar, designed to be hung with either side facing outward. Each side reveals a variation of a woman’s figure gently holding a darkened form—a shadow. The duality of the piece invites the viewer to engage with both perspectives, offering a layered reflection on the relationship between light and shadow within the self.
The semi-transparent nature of the Dura-Lar surface means the wall behind it becomes part of the experience. Hung on a blue wall, the piece may take on cooler, moodier tones; on white, it glows with clarity and softness. The background subtly influences the overall feeling, making each installation unique and responsive to its environment.
Using acrylics, oil sticks, and spray paint, this piece explores what it means to face the darkness within. The shadowed figure is not something to fear, but something to hold. To comfort. To acknowledge. This work speaks to the emotional courage required to sit with the parts of ourselves we often push away.
Cradling the Shadow is a visual reminder that healing begins not by avoiding the hard parts, but by embracing them. It honors the truth that the most difficult pieces of us are often the ones that need our tenderness the most.
Untold Stories, Self Portrait No.4
60 in. x 77 in., mixed media and textiles on canvas in a black float frame.
$15,000 CND
Untold Story is the fourth piece in my Self Portrait series—an ongoing exploration of identity through layered materials, raw emotion, and intuitive process. Created over several months, this large-scale work (60 by 77 inches) slowly unfolded as I returned to it again and again, adding new textures, emotions, and discoveries with each layer.
Crafted using a rich mix of acrylics, pastels, spray paint, charcoal, string, and sewn-in yarn, the piece holds a physicality that mirrors its emotional depth. Strings hang organically from the surface while fibers are stitched directly into the canvas, creating a sculptural presence that pushes the boundaries between painting and textile art.
The layers in Untold Story are dense—both visually and symbolically. Every mark holds a fragment of something once unspoken: memory, reflection, vulnerability, and truth. This is not a portrait of a face, but of the inner self—revealed slowly through process, texture, and feeling. The title reflects its essence: a collection of stories still living in my subconscious, not yet spoken or fully understood. It’s a visual processing of truths I don’t yet have words for, but that live in color, movement, and material. Untold Story is a layered, unfinished narrative—deeply personal and profoundly human, waiting to surface.
Normal Woman
60 in. x 40 in., mixed media on wood panel.
$8000 CND
Normal Woman is a bold, unapologetic exploration of identity, femininity, and the layered complexities of womanhood. Painted on a commanding 60 by 40 inch wood panel, the scale alone rejects smallness and invisibility. Through expressive brushwork, raw textures, and intuitive layering, the figures and faces of women emerge—distorted, disfigured, and intentionally fractured.
These warped forms challenge the viewer’s conditioned eye, forcing a confrontation with alternative forms of beauty—ones that exist beyond symmetry, perfection, or societal norms. The abstraction is not an escape from reality but a deeper dive into it, exposing the beauty in imperfection, in emotion, and in truth.
The mixed media elements—acrylics, spray paint, textured gels —add both depth and defiance, making the piece feel alive with contradiction: vulnerable yet unyielding, chaotic yet composed. “Normal Woman” reclaims the word “normal” and redefines it on its own terms—complex, unapologetic, and profoundly human.
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