Born, living and working in Toronto, Ontario, with a second home and studio in Brigus Newfoundland. Her artistic career start was as an editorial illustrator. This commercial path veered into a successful career as a graphic designer. Once she was ready to step away from the computer, her focus returned to her first love of drawing and painting using traditional media and tools. Oil on canvas is her first choice of media because of the flexibility, rich colours and permanency. The longer drying time allows for mixing colours on the canvas, experimenting and joyfully playing with the paint.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

Looking is physical, and overlooking common. Seeing is an involved mental process of perception. I want my art to take my audience deep into scenes that have resonated with me. I encourage my audience to take the time to pause and observe. Their “take away” hopefully will be the conscious practice of finding joy and peace in their surroundings, whether travelling through far away places or walking through their immediate neighbourhood.
Quick sketches and watercolourstudies are the planning steps before putting oil paint to canvas. When interpreting my perceptions with my art I use a generous margin of artistic license, exaggerate colours, focusing on patterns of light and shadow, modifying perspective. Always looking for the "wow" factor.