Artist Statement

Each day brings us something new to discover and enjoy. For me, it could be a humorous story told, a watercolour painting, a scientific breakthrough, a clever line of computer code, some cool Latin jazz, a shared recipe, an eagle putt, a discovered trail, or a special smile.
My passion is to interpret our landscapes, urban and rural, through plein air watercolour eyes -- with a splash of ink and a dash of mixed media. I love the left-brain-right-brain dance and spontaneity of watercolour as it mixes to yield surprising results. In the spirit of the impressionists, Canada’s Tom Thompson and Group of Seven, and Australia’s Heidelberg School, my dream is to “slow travel” and paint en plein air across Canada and Australia. I need a philanthropist

Biography

Collaborator for King's County Museum's "Brush with Nature" inaugural Plein Air Event, Aug 2022
Juried artist into PIPAF International Edition 2022, 22-26 Jun 2022
Peace River Painters, Florida, Winter Exhibition 2022. Award of Excellence in Architecture.
Illustrator for two young reader's books: "The Legend of Great Uncle Arthur"; "World's Strongest Dad"
Juried artist into PIPAF Atlantic Edition 2021 (Plein Air Event) September 2021
Bold Brush Favourite 15% from Fine Art Studio Online and Fine Art Views:
Aug2020, Jan2021, Jan2022
Shortlisted in the McMichael Canadian Art Gallery Virtual En Plein Air 2020 Competition
Art-Sketching Tour Guide, Nova Scotia Association of Architects, Halifax NS, 25-27Oct2019
Founder Brush the Trails Plein Air Halifax North-West Trails Plein Air Event, NS 08-28Sep2019
Nova Scotia en Plein Air, Exhibition, Halifax Central Library NS, July 2019
A First Step Into Plein Air Art, workshop instructor, Halifax, NS April 2019
Sketching the Built Environment Group Show, NS Assoc of Architects Architecture Week Oct 2018
STONE|OIL|WATER Three-artist Group Show, Lunenburg Art Gallery 28Aug18-20Sep18
Paint Sea on Site, Lunenburg Plein Air Art Event NS, July 2018
Paint Pictou Plein Air event, Pictou NS, September 2018