About The Artist

My love of drawing began in early childhood. I can recall spending endless hours drawing all kinds of animals, real or imagined.

Throughout high school, college and university I learned techniques in oils, printmaking, pastels and plaster casting. But it wasn't until 1998, after almost 10 years of my paint box sitting untouched in the basement that I discovered the beauty and spontaneity of watercolour.

I love the unpredictability of watercolour and the subtle nuances that I hadn’t been able to achieve with the other mediums. There is an almost mystical quality in the way the paint reacts with the water and paper and I find that each painting is a new learning experience.

The images I choose to paint have one very important common element: they have all touched me on an emotional level, from a silent shadow stretching across early morning snow, to the thrill of a child caught in that split second before splashing into the lake. My subjects come from everyday life and have included friends and family, children, animals and scenes from nature.

My hope is that my paintings will elicit an emotional response from the viewer, be it humour, quiet solitude, wonder, or a fond remembrance of days gone by.