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I live in Truro, Nova Scotia with my husband Earle, and dog izzy.
We have one son, Matthew, who is away at College. I consider him our
greatest accomplishment.
I began my artistic career part-time in 1990 while maintaining
a full-time job. After having to deal with breast cancer for a second
time in the spring of 2011 and undergoing radiation, I decided that "life
was too short" to be doing something I didn't enjoy and made the
decision to retire from my full-time job and pursue my true passion
art full-time.
I am a self taught artist, and offer a large variety of different art
styles. "I enjoy experimenting with various styles, colors,
textures and techniques. I am forever learning." I prefer to keep my
paintings uncomplicated, and usually never know what I am going to
paint until my paint hits the canvas, but as the colors begin
to flow, a story begins to unfold."
"Painting makes me happy! It is the one thing that I can do by myself,
where it's all from my own mind, my soul and my imagination." My paintings
explode with bright colors, & warm, loving characters who would be a joy
to know.!
My paintings can be found in numerous private and public collections around
the world. "It makes me happy that I can bring a smile to those who view
my work doing something I love to do."
and created my own book of poems and illustrations while going through the
healing process of breast cancer. I have worked with many wonderful
organizations and companies through licensing of my artwork, and also
through commissions:
Heifer International, Tim Horton's Children's Foundation ,American Humane
Organization, Humane Society of Canada, World Society for Protection of
Animals, Paws/LA Org., Unicef,Tree House Animal Foundation,SPCA International,
and the SPCA in my community.
It is my hope that in teaching the children of my community, I can teach
them how to give back to the community through art. I hope to work on a local
fundraiser with my students with the SPCA.
