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Smugglers' Cove Boat Club sits on the west (Canadian) bank of the Niagara River about a mile south of Lake Ontario. I am not sure whether there is history to the name, it certainly seems like an ideal spot for some clandestine traffic. The history may not be in the too distant past either. The shore in the background is NY State and there must have been an awful lot of contraband, of one sort or another, passing across this stretch of water over the years.

Born in Europe, I have lived in various places on both sides of the Atlantic, currently in Southern Ontario. My family are musicians and writers and I work in arts management, I am surrounded by talent. I am largely self-taught, to the extent that anyone is self-taught. We are all a product of those who came before, all our experiences, everything we have seen or read, every bit of helpful advice received from a friend or mentor and every piece of criticism received from friends and enemies alike. I don't have a message, but sometimes I have a story. My paintings provide a narrative to my life. So I am more an illustrator than a "fine" artist. My style is constantly evolving and I have done everything from intricate pen-and-ink to...