Favorite Artist:
Klimt, Dallaire, Cezanne, Kandinsky
Biggest Artistic Inspiration:
All of the beautiful and amazing shapes, colours and textures found in nature.
Personal Biography
Born and raised in California, it was obvious from early on that art would be an integral part of my life. Coloring books and drawing occupied a good part of my time as a kid, but the need to really delve into art began in the 1970s, with a basic college drawing course. That class was followed by another, techniques in ink. After a year of part time courses I declared a major in art, continued studying and graduated in 1980 from Ventura College.
Life changed radically when I permanently moved to Quebec in 1985, leaving behind my beloved California, far away but always close to my heart. The single most important thing that came with me to Canada is not an object but rather a love of art. The artistic expression of my view of life continues here.
If realism was on the agenda in the early years - pen and ink drawings and landscapes in oils - the mid to late 90s had me moving away from it. Feeling personally unsatisfied with my work, a new direction was found by returning to art classes and workshops. The complete move from realism to expressionism and abstraction was gradual but dramatic.
My work has been exhibited in both juried and non-juried group and solo exhibitions for over 35 years and can be found in private collections in Canada and the US.