NFLD Bullet

This is an ink sketch of the NEWFIE BULLET. A train so-called because it was so slow. It was completed when I was 15. 

NB wood pile

Pile of wood near a friend's camp near Moncton. It was completed from an earlier sketch with an h and graphite pencil.

Birch Tree in NB

This is a sketch of a birch tree in the Miramichi area. It was completed using an h and hb pencil

Trees in the winter in NFLD

This was taken from an old photo of trees in the winter. The location is unknown but it is in NFLD. It was completed with ink and conte. 

Aftermath

A sketch from a photo in an old National Geographic. The man in the picture is dusting off a bench after a the Mount St Helens volcano erupted in 1980.  I created this in art class with pastels and ink.   

The Seagull

This a sketch created with ink and charcoal. I wanted the hands to look like worn wooden posts rising from the sea. Its a combination of photos from the dunes in Bouctouche, NB.   

Trees on the snow in Gander, NL

Birch trees in the snow in Gander, NL. Got this picture from a park in town near the airport. A beautiful day to sketch and take photos.

New Brunswick Cottage

This is a ink sketch completed last spring from inside a cottage near Moncton. It was a beautiful mornign with fresh coffee!

Seal Cove Home

My Grandparents' old home in Seal Cove. They lived there while they ran a general store and theatre. It's since been torn down. 

Sheds from Seal Cove

Grand Falls-Windsor, NL

My old apartment in Grand Falls-Windsor.  I lived here in the summer of 2007.  It was my first reporting job in Newfoundland. The apartment was about a 20 minute walk from work.  I walked a lot. It was a good summer.

Bay of Fundy, NL

This is a sketch of the entrance to Fundy Park. It was sketched from a suite in Alma. It took about two hours to complete.

shed door

This is a finished sketch of a shed door in Seal Cove, White Bay.  It only took a couple of days to draw the outline. But several weeks to complete the ink work. 

A shed under construction on one of the many wharves surrounding the cove in Seal Cove, White Bay.  I added some ink to the boards. I wasn't sure how it would look. But it looks rough and adds character to the sketch.

Salvage, NL

This is an ink and charcoal sketch completed in Salvage, NL. It was a sunny day and I saw this shed from a lookout in the village.