Biography
Born in northern B.C., Rod moved to the Okanagan at a young age. The surrealists influenced his earliest paintings. He then discovered the works of the impressionist's school which has taken him to his current artistic interests which include a keen interest in experimenting with colour and the physical qualities of paint. Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven have also had a profound influence on his work.
Rod's work is now collected worldwide and he is committed to painting images that have a strong Canadian cultural influence. Whether this is expressed through his bold landscapes or his more recent whimsical images of children at play.
"What if I did this"
Painting becomes tedious when the ultimate goal of the painter is to recreate the external work. I have always felt that the painting exists only within its own borders. This allows the curious mind of the artist to say, "What if I did this?"
Corporate Collections
Hiram Walker & Sons, Wood Gundy Inc., Canadian North (Canadian Airlines), Amoco Petroleum, Home Oil, L D I Realty Corp., Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Inter-Provincial Pipeline, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Canadian Utilities, Enserv Corporation, Columbia Oil & Gas, Bank of Montreal, West Coast Petroleum, Petrosul, Canadian Western Bank, Cornicopia Resources, Okanagan University College, C. M. Oliver, Bold Horizons Campaign - Paintings given in recognition of large private & corporate donations.
Publications
Magazine Art Biennial Guide, Okanagan Life Magazine, Magazin d'Art, Brushes in the Sun, La Guide Vallee and Artists of the Okanagan
Special Achievements
Designed print for fabric used in a line of children's clothing (KIDS ONLY INC.)
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