Recent Work: Primarily floral and landscape paintings using Ottawa locations and events for inspiration. Paintings are in private collections in Mexico, New York, British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland. Exhibitions: Gallery 115 (University of Ottawa) 2004; Ottawa Tulip Festival 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007; Art in the Park 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, Snapdragon Gallery, 2006, 2007. Urban Pear 2008. Background 1994 -2003: Sculptor, painter, script supervisor and make-up effects artist for various films, television series and commercials in Vancouver. 01/1993 – 12/1993: Owner/Operator of the Artful Abbott, a Vancouver Art Gallery/Studio Education: Bachelor of Arts (Concentration: Visual Arts) 2006 University of Ottawa. Currently completing his Honours in Visual Arts at the University of Ottawa