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I was born Toronto, 1950 and started painting at an
early age. I studied commercial art at Central Technical School under Doris McCarthy before
turning my attention to landscape painting. Many hundreds of hours were spent in the Northern
Ontario forests researching, sketching, photographing and painting my subjects. A considerable
amount of my childhood was also spent in Nova Scotia where I developed a love for the sea and
the Maritime way of life.
My previous work was based on close studies of trees, their many textures, moods and the
effects of the various seasons upon them. I developed a great love and respect for nature
and painstakingly applied paint to canvas to capture a startling realism and a boldness of
colour and texture. My landscapes show the wonderfully varied beauty of the Canadian land.
I started exhibiting in 1973 at the Arts-in-the-Parks and then subsequently the Markham Art
Show, Carling’s Art Show, Toronto City Hall and many other annual group shows in the Toronto
area. My paintings will be found enhancing numerous collections by both private and corporate
collectors throughout Ontario, and indeed, across Canada. My works are included in the
collections of the Royal Bank of Canada, Sunnybrooke and Womens College Hospital and
Imperial Oil. The Royal Bank of Canada hosted a reception where my works were featured in a
one woman show.
I have received various letters of commendation from noted Canadian galleries. I have been
written up in the Toronto Globe and Mail, the Mississauga Times and the Brampton Guardian. I
have won first place awards at the Haliburton Art show and the Canadian National Exhibition.
In addition to landscape painting, I have expanded my horizons to portray the rich diversity
of our community in the people and their colourful cultural contribution to the Canadian
mosaic.
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