Thank you Dr Gulderen Yanikkaya Demirel, editor of the Yeditepe Journal of Health Sciences, for the honour of having my painting on the cover of the August edition of your journal.
https://thechangingpalette.com/2016/04/15/the-art-of-medicine/
On the second anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on February 24, 2022, this painting was inspired by Prayer for the Fallen danced so movingly by members of the National Ballet of Ukraine, which we were privileged to see during their Vancouver visit earlier this month. Today, our thoughts, as they are everyday, are very much with the brave people of Ukraine together with the memory of so many of their children, women and men who are no longer with us. We can only hope that there will not be a third anniversary.
How fortunate we are that the National Ballet of Ukraine has made Prayer for the Fallen available on YouTube for us all to be moved and inspired by.
Slava Ukraini
Spirit of the Park
Inspired by the beauty and majesty of the Pacific Spirit Park, Vancouver
After over three months it is finally finished and ready for its new home.
For our National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
Every child matters
In response to Ann-Christine’s challenge, Work in Progress, and with the encouragement of my dear friend Tina Schell I thought I would post this image of me working in my studio. To see the final painting completed after three and a half months, and to read the story behind the painting I invite you to visit my post War Child.
On this one year anniversary of the war in Ukraine my studio wall today is dedicated to finding Peace, Justice, Truth and Freedom everywhere in our troubled world.
Sun nin fai lok
On the announcement by Jacinda Ardern the Prime Minister of New Zealand of her decision to retire I thought I would post my painting and words from March 2019 after the heartbreaking tragedy of the Christchurch mosque attack:
“Compassion, strength, comfort, and humility: true leadership for leaders of the world to learn from.”
We walked in the Pacific Spirit Park today after listening to President Zelenskyy’s impassioned address to the Canadian Parliament in which we learnt that ninety seven children have been tragically killed in his beloved country together with so many of the country’s brave men and women and now including three brave journalists. Our condolences and thoughts are with all the families, friends and colleagues grieving today.
This drawing is from a larger piece from 2017 drawn in protest at that time to an event that had produced the same sense of heartbreak and outrage that I know we all feel today. Some of you may remember the full piece can be seen here: “From Spirit Park to Spirit Dark”
These sunflowers are a message of love and support as we continue to Stand with Ukraine.
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