Artist Statement

My influences are both drawn from nature and the everyday elements of rural life. I enjoy exploring the connection between these using bold form and colour, deriving a sense of place or moment that I hope is shared by the viewer.

Composition, I feel, is key. What I see and experience must translate structurally and directly to my art without being necessarily literal. Accordingly, I focus on articulate drawing skills, the use of perspective and balanced tonality and colour so that my paintings will have a sound foundation from which I can develop an overall expressive effect.

Biography

Gavin is a Nova Scotia-based artist who enjoys painting still-lifes, landscapes, and seascapes of the Bay of Fundy which he enjoys from his small home studio.
Largely self-taught, his techniques are continually evolving, and he mainly works with acrylics on canvas using a palette of bold colours punctuated with intense darks to create high contrast pieces. Gavin also experiments with watercolours, gouache and collage as well as digital visual art.

He has attended workshops with Nova Scotia based visual artists Lorna Mulligan and Janice Leonard. He is currently enrolled in an advanced online painting and drawing course with British artist and educator Peter Stanyer for which he received an ARCAC scholarship.

Gavin came to the beautiful Annapolis Valley from Scotland in 2011. For the last six years, he and his wife have enjoyed stunning sea views and sunsets from their home in Port George.

Please note: I recently left Instagram and my portfolio can now be found at Cara.