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Born in Montreal in 1940, I found the outlet for my creative energy in visual arts … designing, painting, drawing, photography, and sculpture. It was teaching Art for the North York Board, at all levels, that entertained me for over 4 decades. Arthur Lismer (of the Group of Seven) was my first art teacher from age 8-10. I’ve exhibited in group shows, sold many works, here and in the various countries I visited, won numerous awards and remain a life-long learner long after my BFA, OCA and studies at other universities.

My landscapes mirror my awe of our north country’s Canadian Shield… the heaved, eroding pre-Cambrian rock-crust of our land.  It’s the power and promise of constant change that comforts me as waters crash-smash over the rocks. Old mountains becoming young sand tell me that the present is a sliver of a never-ending cycle. 

I offer my art as witness to that slice of wonder as I work to capture the moving process in a multitude of media…painting in oil, acrylic, watercolour, wax and mixed media on canvas or drawing with pen on paper. And then there are my figures, still life works and sculptures in clay… finding ways to register a story…a moment with gesture, colour and economy, ever conscious of classical art principles.

My studio is in my home.  If interested, please contact me to arrange a visit.