painter/illustrator/designer
I was asked by Paul Boge and Charles Mulli to contribute paintings as illustrations for the new children’s version of Mulli’s life, The Biggest Family in the World. Paul flew to Kenya for the month of January, 2013 and between other projects there, he took hundreds of photos for me to use as reference for the [...]
Hey – even artists recycle! Who wants to waste a good canvas on a bad painting?? Today I was inspired by listening to a beloved song by the band, Gungor. I decided to make a beautiful thing out of an ugly thing. Yes – some days I do ugly work… First thing to do [...]
My next showing will be at Savoir Faire – Home Garden Gifts, a darling little shop at the corner of Henderson and Johnson in Winnipeg. Everyone is welcome to this open house event on Thursday, March 21st, 6:30 – 9:30 at 241 Henderson. I will be there with many of my original paintings on display, along with some [...]
Rarely do I produce a painting where the name is decided before I start. Two words from the poem written and spoken by Malcolm Guite in the adapted version of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, on Steve Bell’s Keening for the Dawn album stood out as something I needed to put on canvas. Also required [...]
I am always thrilled to create a painting that is interwoven with the rich creativity of more than one type of artist. The initial inspiration had been the song Descent by Steve Bell with lyrics from a poem by Malcolm Guite, poet/chaplain/teacher/singer from Cambridge, UK. The haunting melody is on Steve’s new Christmastide album, Keening [...]
Surrounded by inspiring music and poetry in my daily work environment, I can’t help but let the inspiration splash over into my own art. Such a result came from the song Oracles, from Steve Bell’s new Christmastide album. Listening to the words of this song from Keening for the Dawn, resulted in the visual of a [...]
October 22nd, 2012 was the birthday of my granddaughter. I took many photos, but one in particular said, “Paint me!”. Two weeks later, I did! The painting is on display at my church on “The Wall of Gratitude” for the time being. I took a photo of it beside the portrait of Cherie when she [...]
Thank you to the many friends, family and visitors who came by Booth #26 at Art Expo 2012! What a fun and inspiring time for me to share stories about my paintings, meet folks who have previously purchased my work, and talk to students. I met Andrea, the teacher from The King’s School at last year’s [...]
My painting project for “Presence in the City” Youth Unlimited (YFC Toronto) has finally been “unveiled” at the Directors’ Dinner on Oct. 25th, 2012. I spent months of 2011 painting 13 multi-ethnic faces of beautiful young people gathered amidst the skyline of Toronto. The painting will be on display at the offices of Youth Unlimited, [...]
Can a month possibly be more busy than this one? On a personal note, I am anticipating the birth of my daughter’s first child. At work, this is the start of tour season and my boss is “giving birth” to his 17th album called Keening for the Dawn, which entails the production of almost 40 [...]
Manitoba Art Expo will take place at the Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg from Oct. 26th to 28th this year. All are invited to come and view almost 50 artists’ work (including myself). One of my pieces, “Jazz Man” is being auctioned for the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation. The auction takes place online, and the paintings can [...]
When I began this series of portraits of Malcolm Guite, the poet from England, I never would have imagined that there would be an article written about the amazing way they all came to be. Laura Kalmar, the Editor of the MB Herald in Winnipeg asked me if she could use the story as a [...]
No sooner than I returned from a rejuvenating vacation on the Oregon coast, where I had taken a series of sunset photos, a sonnet called “Sunset; a sonnet” arrived in my inbox. I have signed up to receive the new sonnets by poet/songwriter Malcolm Guite. You may [...]
My new favourite style of painting is word collage freestyle. I collage computer printed copies of hand-written words or poetry onto a painted canvas or surface, and add colour in assorted new ways, including using a palette knife, plastic bags, feathers and even paint brushes! For Refuge, I used names from the Bible that describe God. The words [...]
I wanted to create a painting in honour of a friend that I strongly admire. One of Judy’s greatest pleasures is her flower garden, so I decided to call the painting Judy’s Garden, and work from there. With no direct plan in [...]
The Heart of Kenya has been installed in a new “temporary” home in the foyer of my home church, North Kildonan MB at 1315 Gateway Road. The painting has traveled to a few places, including a month-long stay in a window on Waterfront Drive here in Winnipeg, at my own studio showing, and in an article in Christianweek. The [...]
In one week, I was able to squeeze four paintings out of one sonnet by Malcolm Guite – that’s a new record for me! I am finding that the way this man strings words together inspires me to new lengths, heights and depths. Malcolm Guite is a lecturer and chaplain at Girton College in Cambridge, [...]
Saying the Names is the third portrait for the Malcolm Guite Series. The three portraits depict three different dimensions of a fascinating man whom I have only met online. I experimented with new media in these paintings. For example, the first portrait is on stretched canvas, the second is on masonite, and the third is [...]
My art showing this year was called ”Why Do We Hunger for Beauty?” Visitor favourites were the portrait of Diana Pops – Soul Singer, and the series on poet Malcolm Guite. Also featured was a three-portrait tribute to my mother. One of the paintings had been completed a mere four days before she suddenly passed away. Other popular paintings [...]
Creativity has procreated again… Steve Bell’s creativity in photos revived my inspiration to paint in 2008. Malcolm Guite’s sonnets and poems inspired Steve to write music for his fall 2012 Christmas album, Keening for the Dawn. Lancia E. Smith’s photos of Malcolm inspired me to paint a portrait trilogy studying his face and poetry. A [...]
You are invited to attend the 2nd Annual Faye Hall Art Showing. The date was in the planning stages, as I received the news that my dear Mother, Helen Goertzen had passed away suddenly. Instead of postponing the event, I am going ahead, and will be featuring three portraits of my mother in her honor. [...]
Finding a new home for a favourite painting… “Hi God!” found a new home on March 29/12, as part of an Art Auction Fundraiser for the House of Hesed, here in Winnipeg. Their mission statement reads: “Our Mission is to provide a home for persons living with HIV/AIDS, sharing mercy, hope, dignity, and peace.” Moe Feakes, the Executive Director [...]
NEVER BORED- No, it’s not a spelling error. I never seem to be bored, and have just joined the board for this year’s Art Expo, which I never really intended to do. Since I decided to “go public” with my art in 2010, it’s been a whirlwind of activity, joining art groups and societies, posting my art [...]
PORTRAITS OF HOPE will be on display in a storefront window at 280 Waterfront Drive in Winnipeg, starting March 13th Special thanks to the Exchange District BIZ and the management of the Excelsior, one of Winnipeg’s newest condo additions along the historic waterfront (at Bannatyne traffic circle). The display celebrates Winnipeg’s own Arvid Loewen’s marathon [...]