Art Gallery

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Artist statement

I love to experiment in different mediums, particularly the richness and challenge of oils. I feel that it is a privilege, to be able to paint and create art, and to me it’s very much a profound experience. I look at it and wonder if I got the message and mood right, is it complete in it’s self.

I'd like to continue pursuing a career in fine art, and I also enjoy certain aspects of graphic design and web design.

Art with a visual impairment

I have a hereditary eye condition called Keratoconus. I've had a successful cornea transplant in the right eye, but the vision is still very distorted. My left eye is degenterated and much like peering through a glass of water. I have the comfort of a white ID cane, but I tend to only use it when travelling (especially by train), a dark movie theatre, large crowds, or unfamiliar places.
When I am out and about, I tend to focus more on colour, rather than minor details. Sometimes I get a little frustrated at what I might be missing, but you learn to just be patient and take your time to understand what you are seeing. Another thing with Keratoconus, is that your eyes don't capture subtle light very well, and one of the things I really miss is seeing the stars in the night sky, and recognizing consellations.
I don't feel as though this is a hinderance when it comes to creating art, it just often requires a little more time and preparation, it’s like a treasure hunt for the hidden details. Even if the subject is as common as a group of pears, it is really satisfying to me if they look delicious and edible.

The secret roots garden

I was born in Kitchener, Ontario, and adopted by the Fraser family, raised in the township of Brantford in a small community by the municipal airport called Poplar Hills survey.

Through the mystery of Adoption I am unfamiliar with my roots exsactly, and I would like this mystery to inspire some art as a means of creative therapy. I don’t mind being recognized as a Black Canadian artist, and it gives me a desire to express the Mulatto on canvas. For me, being Mulatto began with some childhood emotional pain. But today I can see it as an opportunity for creativity, and hopefully it can bring similar hearts and minds along with me to a sense of healing and self discovery.

Adoption is a painting subject I’d like to explore more thoroughly, and one of my future plans is to visit Nova Scotia and spend a few years getting to know the history and the people there. I am drawn to Nova Scotia because it is where my Canadian roots began.