“The war made me poignantly aware of the beauty of the world”

- J.R.R. Tolkien

I have been painting for 20 years. My preferred medium is acrylic and watercolours, art style is whimsy realism, and I am a landscape artist. My educational background is in Electro-Mechanical Engineering. I have always been interested in engineering design and development and it was a major concept I’ve learned throughout my education. The aircraft, ships and vehicles used by the Canadian Armed Forces in training and operations intrigues me. I am a Naval Weapons Engineering Technician by trade. I find my job satisfying as there is always something new to learn as we maintain the integrity of the ship’s weapons systems. My aim through my art is to portray these machines as more than inanimate objects. They are a big part of Canada’s history and capabilities.

Swarm Of Hornets

8"x20" Acrylic Painting

RCAF CF-18 Hornets training in flight.

THUNDERSTRUCK

8"x20" Acrylic Painting

HMCS Provider(Protecteur Class) in a thunderstorm.

De Profundis

8.5"x11" Acrylic Painting

CANSUBFOR Submarines(left to right):

HMCS CC1 CC2

Oberon Class Submarines HMCS Ojibwa,Onondaga, Okanagan

Victoria Class Submarines HMCS Victoria, Chicoutimi, Cornerbrook, Windsor.

Search & Rescue

16"x20" Acrylic Painting

1960's Search and Rescue operation involving Military Police and helicopters Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight and Sikorsky S-51.

True North

16"x20" Acrylic Painting

HMCS Harry De Wolf Arctic and Offshore Patrol vessel in the Arctic circle of Canada amidst northern lights and icebergs.

AEROBATICS

16"x20" Acrylic Painting

Canadian Forces RCAF Snowbirds, 431 Demonstration Squadron in flight formation.

Majestic Class

10”x14” Diameter Acrylic Painting

HMCS Bonaventure was a Majestic-class aircraft carrier. Commissioned 17 January 1957 and decommissioned 3 July 1970. The aircraft it carried were the Tracker, McDonell Banshee, and Anti-submarine helicopters. It was involved in major NATO fleet-at-sea patrols and naval exercises and participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis during its service.

Leopard 2

8" Diameter Acrylic Painting

Leopard 2 family of vehicles are the main battle tanks of the

Canadian Armed Forces.

FLoreat Regina

14" Diameter Acrylic Painting

HMCS Regina of the Halifax Class ships, holds a special place in my heart as my home unit of 5 years in the beginning of my CAF career.

ORCAS

5"x7" Acrylic Painting

Orca Class Patrol Craft Training Units docked at F-Jetty with friendly neighbours passing by.

Sunken Ship

16"x20" Acrylic Painting

The Flower Class Corvette HMCS Regina took part in convoy escort duties during WWII and fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic. On 8 August 1944 she was torpedoed and sunk of Trevose head.

between The Crosses

16"x20" Acrylic Painting

We cherish too the poppy red, that grows on fields where valor led.

It seems to signal to the skies that blood of heroes never dies.

Fightingest Ship

6"x11" Acrylic Painting

HMCS Haida is a Tribal-Class Destroyer which served during

WW2, the Korean War, and the Cold War from 1943-1963.

It is the last surviving of 27 tribal-class destroyer ships

in the world. It is nicknamed ‘fightingest ship’ due to its

destruction and sinking of more enemy tonnage than any

other warship in the history of Canadian naval combat.

It now proudly rests in the Hamilton Harbour in Ontario as a

National Historic Site.

Minesweepers

12"x16" Acrylic Painting

Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels HMCS Moncton, HMCS Glace Bay, HMCS Kingston, and HMCS Shawnigan in the distance seen between waves. Exercise accompanied by Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopter.

HMCS Ontario

8"x20" Acrylic Painting

Commissioned on 25 May 1945 and decommissioned 15 October 1958 with the Royal Canadian Navy. HMCS Ontario was a Minotaur class light cruiser used for training duties post WW2.

HYDROFOIL

8”x12” Diameter Acrylic Painting

HMCS Bras D’Or was a hydrofoil commissioned 12 July 1968 to 2 November 1971. The vessel exceeded 63 knots during sea trials in 1969, which made it the fastest unarmed warship during its time. It was built as a project for anti-submarine warfare technology.

HMCS Crusader

8”x12” Diameter Acrylic Painting

This C-Class destroyer was commissioned 26 November 1945 and decommissioned 15 January 1960. HMCS Crusader served during the Korean War and was mainly used as a training and test platform for a newly developed variable depth sonar. This piece is dedicated to my Aunt Janet for sharing her family history and grandpa Thomas Lawrence for serving onboard HMCS Crusader during his first deployment.

VENTURE

5"x7" Acrylic Painting

HMCS Venture was commissioned 25 October 1937 and decommissioned 1 September 1939. This ship was a 3-masted Schooner used for training purposes and served during WW2.

Apollo & DIadem

20"x24" Acrylic Painting

HMCS Rainbow(4 August 1910-1 June 1920) and HMCS Niobe(6 September 1910-6 September 1915) are the first and second ships assigned to the Royal Canadian Navy.

HMCS Restigouche

8"x10" Acrylic Painting

HMCS Restigouche(2nd in its name 257, Restigouche Class Destroyer) was commissioned in Montreal on 07 Jun 1958 and decommissioned 31 August 1994. HMCS Restigouche took part in NATO naval exercises off the Canadian Atlantic coast during its service. The ship is named Restigouche, after a river that flows through Quebec and New Brunswick.

G89 & DDG 280

8"x10" Acrylic Painting

HMCS Iroquois(G89) was a Tribal-Class Destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during WW2 and Korean War. The ship was named after the Iroquois First Nations. G89 was commissioned 30 November 1942 and decommissioned 24 October 1962. HMCS Iroquois(DDG 280) was the lead ship of the Iroquois-class destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy and the second vessel to carry the name. HMCS Iroquois was assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and was homeported at CFB Halifax. DDG 280 was commissioned 29 July 1972 and decommissioned 1 May 2015. Iroquois was deployed overseas for several NATO missions, patrolling the Atlantic Ocean and protecting Canada’s sovereignty.

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