Artist's Statement
I am an artist living in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
It is an idyllic setting for enhancing creativity.
I have a grand passion for drawing and painting people. I love bringing their portraits to life and telling stories about their daily experiences. While people are my preferred subjects, I also find inspiration in the beauty of nature. I find there is an underlying story to be told in many of my paintings of both people and scenes. I like a bit of mystery and try to offer the viewer an opportunity to complete the narrative for themselves.
When I retired from a banking career in 2008, I devoted time to my love of art and have been actively developing my art skills ever since.
For five years, I ran the Life Drawing Program at the Baxter Arts Centre in Bloomfield and arranged shows for the work produced by the artists. At live modelling sessions, I sketched with oil on Yupo paper. These quick studies produced fresh and vibrant snapshots. With the onset of Covid in 2020, I switched to using watercolour to sketch and paint the figure and portraits on Zoom.
I have explored and painted in different mediums but oil is a favourite.
I am a member of a number of a few art groups like Prince Edward County Arts Council, Baxter Arts Centre and Quinte Arts Council. In 2020, I became the President of East Central Ontario Art Association (ECOAA.ca).
Awards:
2024 Honourable Mention, Art in the County, Prince Edward County Arts Council 31st Annual Juried Show, Picton
2020 Honourable Mention, East Central Ontario Art Association 62nd Annual Juried Show
2017 Honourable Mention, East Central Ontario Art Association 59th Annual Juried Show
2016 Honourable Mention, East Central Ontario Art Association 58th Annual Juried Show
2016 Milton's Choice Award, The Artists Care Project, Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation
2015 Don Maddocks Award, East Central Ontario Art Association 57th Annual Juried Show
Exhibitions:
2024 Art in the County, Prince Edward County Arts Council 31st Annual Juried Show, Picton
2023 Mystery of the Park Show, Algonquin Park Visitor Centre
2023 The Artists Care Project, (Fall) Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation, Campbellford
2023 Art in the County, Prince Edward County Arts Council 30th Annual Juried Show, Picton
2022 Mystery of the Park Show, Algonquin Park Visitor Centre
2022 Quinte Arts Council Show "Fall Scenes of Quinte", Belleville
2022 The Artists Care Project, (Summer) Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation, Campbellford
2022 Belleville Plein Air Festival Show, John M. Parrott Gallery, Belleville
2022 East Central Ontario Art Association 63rd Annual Juried Show, VAGA Gallery, Gananoque
2021 Mystery of the Park Show, Algonquin Room Gallery, Algonquin Park Visitor Centre
2021 The Artists Care Project (Fall), Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation, Campbellford
2020 Algonquin Revisited, Online Virtual Show, ecoaa.ca
2020 Mystery of the Park Show, Algonquin Park Visitor Centre Gallery
2020 East Central Ontario Art Association, 62nd Annual Juried Show, Parrott Gallery, Belleville
2020 Summer in Black River, Artistic Inklings Gallery, Picton
2019 The Artists Care Project (Fall), Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation, Campbellford
2019 Self-Portrait Show, Quinte Arts Council Gallery, Belleville
2019 Life Drawing at the Baxter Group Show, Artistic Inklings Gallery, Picton
2019 County Coyote, Blizzmax Gallery, Picton
2019 County Summer, Artistic Inklings Gallery, Picton
2019 East Central Ontario Art Association 61st Annual Juried Show, Kawartha Artists' Gallery & Studio, Peterborough
2019 Life Drawing at the Baxter Group Show, The Old Church, Bailieboro, Ontario
2019 Quinte Arts Council Juried Expressions Show, John M. Parrott Gallery, Belleville
2019 The Artists Care Project (Spring), Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation, Campbellford
2019 Faces & Feelings – Solo Show, Artists & Artisans Gallery & Studio, Belleville
2018 The Artists Care Project (Fall), Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation, Campbellford
2018 East Central Ontario Art Association 60th Juried Show, John M. Parrott Gallery, Belleville
2018 The Artists Care Project (Spring), Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation, Campbellford
2018 Blizzmax Gallery, 25thAnniversary Show, Prince Edward County
2018 Life Drawing at the Baxter Group Show, The Old Church, Bailieboro, Ontario
2018 Art in The County, Prince Edward County Arts Council 25thAnnual Juried Show, Picton
2018 The Artists Care Project (Spring), Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation, Campbellford
2018 John M. Parrott Gallery 12thJuried Show, Belleville Public Library, Belleville
2017 The Artists Care Project (Fall), Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation, Campbellford
2017 Drawing from Life at the Baxter, group show, Artistic Inklings Gallery, Picton
2017 Art in The County, Prince Edward County Arts Council 24th Annual Juried Show, Picton
2017 The Artists Care Project (Spring), Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation, Campbellford
2017 East Central Ontario Art Association 59th Annual Juried Show, John M. Parrot Gallery, Belleville
2017 Quinte Arts Council Juried Expressions Show, John M. Parrott Gallery, Belleville
2017 Life Lines, a two person Show of Life Drawings, Artistic Inklings Gallery, Picton
2016 Art in The County, Prince Edward County Arts Council 23rd Annual Juried Show, Picton
2016 The Artists Care Project, Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation, Campbellford
2016 John M. Parrott Gallery 11th Juried Show, Belleville Public Library, Belleville
2016 East Central Ontario Art Association 58th Annual Juried Show, Visual Art Centre of Clarington
2015 East Central Ontario Art Association 57th Annual Juried Show, Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa
2015 Art in The County, Prince Edward County Arts Council 22nd Annual Juried Show, Picton
2015 Belleville on the Bay of Quinte Plein Air Festival Juried Show
2014 East Central Ontario Art Association 56th Annual Juried Show, Art Gallery of Bancroft
2014 Belleville on the Bay of Quinte Plein Air Festival Juried Show
2012 Art in The Community, Shire Hall, Picton, Ontario
2012 Abstract work by 13 Local Artists, Blizzmax Gallery, Prince Edward County
2010 The Paint A World Art Exhibition, The Wychwood Barns Artscape, Toronto
2010 Don Valley Art Club Annual Spring Show, Todmorden Mills, Toronto, Ontario
2009 Don Valley Art Club Pre-Holiday Large and Small Picture Show, TodmordenMills
Memberships:
2016 - 2024 The Baxter Arts Centre, Bloomfield
2015 - 2024 Quinte Arts Council
2012 - 2024 East Central Ontario Art Association
2012 - 2024 Prince Edward County Arts Council
2009 - 2011 Don Valley Art Club, Toronto
