Stuff about me…
I have no college degree as I began work in a job that took me around the world and that, as they say was that. During that time, I spent my days off work exploring, sketching and taking photos of people and places.
In a nutshell I started working in aerial survey/photomapping almost right out of high school. Because of the travelling involved I was never in one place for very long. In fact I lived out of a suitcase for much of the next 20 years.
When my daughter reached an age where her schooling became the primary focus, I returned home to Calgary and changed careers. While working in the oil and gas sector, I had a number of sideline businesses over the years including a fashion line of leather clothing where I burned designs into the leather, and a wedding florist business, however I was never able to devote my full attention to them because of family and work obligations. Now that my family is grown I can devote myself fulltime to my first love….painting.
Artist Statement
“I have never specifically attempted to follow a trend, the style of my work has come naturally. I choose to be a free spirit and paint with emotion. I like my paintings to stop passers-by who had only by accident caught a glimpse of the picture. What they see should be breathtakingly different, delightfully fresh, something emotionally appetizing and a joy. Or more basically, just a happy memory. Artists are extraordinarily blessed and fortunate souls, because if their creations are effective, they give the whole world happiness. What more can one ask of life?”