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Jun 5, 2021

The Christine Procter Story

Jun 5, 2021

Part III: Donald, BC

Jun 5, 2021

May 24, 2021

Naomi Oudit

May 24, 2021

I restored these photos of my maternal grandmother Naomi Oudit. Naomi was born in 1904 in southern Trinidad. After her mother died of a snake bite

May 24, 2021

Mar 29, 2021

The Heroine of Hull: Bertha Carr-Harris

Mar 29, 2021

Here’s an animated, colourized photo of my paternal great-grandmother Bertha Hannah Carr-Harris. When I saw “Grannie Bertie’s” turn her face toward me and smile, I was eager to learn more about this young woman who projected such an air of self-confidence.

Mar 29, 2021

Mar 14, 2021

My Scottish Ancestors: Animated!

Mar 14, 2021

I colourized this 1875 photograph of my great-great-great grandmother and her family in Inverness, Scotland in 2020; and recently brought these figures to life through animation…

Mar 14, 2021

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Sep 14, 2020

St. Islander at Port Essington

Sep 14, 2020

Founded in 1871, Port Essington was a cannery town on the south bank of the Skeena River between Prince Rupert and Terrace.

Sep 14, 2020

Sep 3, 2020

Early Rupertites clear land

Sep 3, 2020

Photo colourization of an old photo taken in early ca. 1907-08

Sep 3, 2020

Aug 16, 2020

View from Acropolis Hill

Aug 16, 2020

View of downtown Prince Rupert from Acropolis Hill…

Aug 16, 2020

Aug 14, 2020

Knoxville: a colourful history

Aug 14, 2020

I’ve had quite a few questions about my coloured archival photographs of Knoxville…

Aug 14, 2020

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May 24, 2021

Digital Reconstruction of A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

May 24, 2021

Instead of "painting" a photograph, I decided to colour and animate one of my favourite paintings. Experimenting with AI, 3D software and photo compositing techniques I recreated Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère.

May 24, 2021

Nov 10, 2020

Watch Me Colour - with impressive new tools!

Nov 10, 2020

Harnessing the power of the digital era to bring new life to old photos. For a free quote, submit your photos today!

Nov 10, 2020

Apr 19, 2020

We’re live… and in colour!

Apr 19, 2020

I’m excited to launch my new website photopainter.ca! This website contains a collection of my colourization work and features my own family historical photos, as well as early British Columbia photos.

Apr 19, 2020

Apr 17, 2020

Watch me colour!

Apr 17, 2020

This video shows the process of me colouring an old black and white photo of my great-grandmother Christine, 2x great-grandmother Sarah, and 3x great grandmother Ann Rose (born in 1828!). Enjoy!

Apr 17, 2020

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Mar 2, 2021

Seeing Colour: Animating BC’s Black Pioneers

Mar 2, 2021

This new collection brings movement and colour to the black pioneers of Victoria, British Columbia, whose histories have been erased from official historical accounts.

Mar 2, 2021

Sep 30, 2020

Letty Jones and Aunt Lizzie

Sep 30, 2020

Vancouverites, ca. Sept 1903

Sep 30, 2020

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Jul 15, 2020

Women of Muchalat Arm, 1896

Jul 15, 2020

Colourized photo of women from Presbyterian Mission School

Jul 15, 2020

Jul 14, 2020

Portrait of a Lummi (Lhaq'temish) woman

Jul 14, 2020

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Jul 9, 2020

Ladies sewing circle, Victoria, ca. 1900

Jul 9, 2020

Colourized photo of a ladies sewing group in Victoria, B.C.

Jul 9, 2020

May 26, 2020

50 Shades of Colour: Painting the City of Victoria

May 26, 2020

Remember the times before social distancing? Here is a group of ladies going for an outing on a crowded streetcar in Victoria in the late 1980s...

May 26, 2020

May 6, 2020

Before social distancing: Love-in at Beacon Hill Park

May 6, 2020

With the need for physical distancing constantly on my mind, I’ve been drawn to crowd-themed photos. Here are a few fascinating photos from 1967, when hundreds of people of all ages converged on Beacon Hill Park to attend Victoria’s first love-in…

May 6, 2020