There’s music in the air on Hawaii

Art Feb 28, 2018

Bruno Mars said “Hawaii is paradise. It sounds cheesy to say it, but there’s music in the air there”....

The story behind the Lady in Red

Art Jan 31, 2018

This image takes me back to Paris. It was late summer of 2011 and I went back to Europe...

Only use original art to truly make your walls smile

Art Dec 3, 2016

I have a met a few good artist friends at art events who are spending their lives creating beautiful...

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2020 Calgary Stampede: The Year That Wasn’t

Art July 8, 2020

Summer is undeniably different this year, and couldn’t be more unusual for everyone. A minor example: The feature image for this post was supposed to be for display this year at the annual Calgary Stampede, or, as we like to call it – “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth”.... Read more

Buying art for dummies: a quick guide

Art November 17, 2019

It all started when cavemen began to draw on the walls. Since then everyone has, at one point or another, displayed some form of art in their home. It might have been something our kids created in kindergarten, for mom to proudly display on the fridge. Or maybe it’s a genuine impressionist painting by an elephant... Read more

New ebook: The Wealthy Artist – The Common Sense Guide to Finding Success as an Artrepreneur

Art Books Entrepreneur April 28, 2018

Dreams are free, but the hustle is sold separately. Walking out the revolving door of some corporate office to follow your passion is the easy part, what comes after isn’t. Trying to build something out of a dream is really hard work. This brand new e-book is my common sense... Read more

Dreaming Around the World

Art March 17, 2018

Imagine… everything is possible when you dream.

There’s music in the air on Hawaii

Art February 28, 2018

Bruno Mars said “Hawaii is paradise. It sounds cheesy to say it, but there’s music in the air there”. While I, just like Bruno, don’t speak any Hawaiian, there is something magical about listening to an Hawaiian song. It captures you and brings you right back to that state... Read more

The story behind the Lady in Red

Art Photography Travel January 31, 2018

This image takes me back to Paris. It was late summer of 2011 and I went back to Europe for the first time after relocating to Canada a few years earlier. I had been to Paris many times before, and it’s one of those cities I’ve come to love.... Read more

My deal with a four-year-old girl

Art December 12, 2016

A while ago, a 4 year old girl came to my booth at one of the art festivals I participated in, looking for freebies. Quite excited about the free wristband in her all-time favourite colour (blue!) I gave her, she wanted to buy my book. Her mom wouldn’t let... Read more

Only use original art to truly make your walls smile

Art December 3, 2016

I have a met a few good artist friends at art events who are spending their lives creating beautiful and unique pieces of original art that they are trying to sell to the public. I want to see them succeed, which is why I am committed to seeing people use original art pieces everywhere I go.

One of my fondest memories of Paris

Art November 5, 2016

The Lady in Red is one of the photographs I took on my first trip to Paris after opening my fine art studio in Canada. Contrary to what most people believe, the photograph I took away from that precious experience is not posed, or edited afterwards.

Meet the Spirit Bear – the rare blonde black bear of Canada’s west coast

Art October 29, 2016

It may look like a polar bear that got a little lost and wandered too far south – but these photographs are of a very rare Spirit Bear: the rare “blonde” black bear of Canada’s West Coast.