Welcome
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Welcome to my website and thank you for visiting. Please come back soon to see collection updates and where you can see my paintings in real space. In the mean time, you may view my Gallery of works using the menu on the left. I have a second website which focuses on newer works. Check out past issues of my newsletters. Please signup if you would like to receive updates, two or three times a year.
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Artist Statement
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From my beginnings in Art Education at UBC, I have explored a variety of media--ceramics, textiles, painting and graphics. My interest has been to incorporate what I have discovered in each medium into my paintings. My early work focused on soft sculpture and fibre art, and I have for several years now, returned to the idea of exploring patterns and textures—in both choice of subject and use of media. Currently, a West Coast theme looms large in my work. I’m drawn to the solace of the woods and to its soothing environment. Quiet forest paths are a respite from a loud world, and bathing in the multi-sensory experience, for a short while at least, escapes the world's cacophony. When painting these scenes, I intensify colours and emphasize textures. I sometimes choose nonstandard canvas sizes to enhance different aspects of an image. Regardless of subject or process, my aspiration is to look at unusual things with unusual eyes.
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Background
I am a longtime resident of the North Shore and enjoy hiking with my husband on the many trails both at home and elsewhere in the world. As a longtime member of the North Shore Artists’ Guild, I have participated in many shows and served on the NSAG board for five years. I am also a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and attained signature status AFCA in 2022. Look for my work at the Federation Gallery on Granville Island as well as exhibitions on the North Shore.