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About the Artist

I was born an artist and designer. My creativity has never known any boundaries. As a child I painted, drew, designed doll clothes, made furniture for my dolls and built elaborate houses for them.

My formal training began when I joined the Commercial and Fine Arts Program at High School of Commerce in Ottawa in my first year of high school. I studied various other art forms through workshops and part-time courses throughout my early years. Then life interfered with my art and I turned to fashion for a creative outlet and became a custom clothier, designing and creating evening and wedding gowns, bridal party outfits, women's clothing, men's sports jackets and dress pants, accessories for men and women, costumes for all occasions and so much more.

Further exploration of textiles led me to making custom slip-covers for furniture, custom bedding, draperies and cushions. This all led to interior design, another longtime passion, which let to renovations and restoration of a century-old home. Then it bit again... the desire, the need, the hunger to paint again.

I always loved working with oils but the chemicals were too strong so I tried acrylics and watercolour but it just did not feel right. Then an artist friend told me about water-soluble oil paint. I am hooked. Since 2000 I've been painting again but not consistently. Hopefully that is about to change. It is certainly time...