There was a time when I looked out over English Bay each morning, watching the freighters—those quiet giants of global trade—drift across the horizon. Set against the backdrop of ocean and mountains, they became an unexpected part of Vancouver’s beauty, iconic even. But as I painted them, day after day, I began to see not just their scale and geometry, but what they represented.

Passages is a series born from that evolving perspective. It captures the liminal space between awe and awareness—the tension between the visual poetry of ships at sea and the hidden cost they carry. These works were my way of documenting the transition: not just from city to land, but from passive admiration to deeper inquiry. While I no longer live by the ocean, these paintings mark a personal passage—from observation to action, from skyline to soil.

They are not an indictment, but an invitation. To notice. To reflect. To wonder what else is beneath the surface of the everyday. If one of these pieces speaks to you, perhaps it’s because you’ve felt that same shift—when beauty becomes a doorway to something deeper.