Artist Bio:
I was fortunate to have spent my youth growing up in New Zealand where my family moved to when I was about eight years old. My best friend happened to like drawing and so our weekends were spent drawing and she would teach me what she knew.

My first lessons in oil painting were actually from my mother and it came at a time in my life when I found enjoyment and comfort from these lessons. With some encouragement I entered a contest of one of my landscape paintings and won first prize. The following year I took lessons from Rodger Whitmer in St. Jacobs, Ontario.

I always dabbled in art in one form or another but was mostly busy raising my family. Last year I started painting again however with acrylics which I like equally to oil paints. I have always been drawn to painting landscapes and nature. Perhaps growing up in New Zealand left me with a fondness for this subject matter.

Medium:
Acrylic