Artist's Biography
CREDENTIALS
Born in Toronto, Canada and still living in the heart of this now exciting cosmopolitan city I am a licensed member of the Ontario College of Teachers https://apps.oct.ca/FindATeacher/memberdetail?id=125052
Formally arts educated, I earned undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Toronto, Bachelor of Arts (B A) 4 yr English Specialist, a Master of Education (M Ed) with an Arts Curriculum focus. I was awarded a certificate naming me a visual arts specialist teacher early in my teaching career. A former lead classroom teacher (elementary and secondary panels) and area curriculum consultant, I have explored and taught creative thinking in subjects across the curriculum as well as exposed students to different 2D and 3D art making strategies.
SHOWS
Artist’s Network
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Dark Horse and Leslie Grove Galleries, 3 group shows
Beach Guild of Fine Art
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Online, 5 group shows
Don Valley Art Club
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Todmorden Mills Papermill Gallery and Online, 16 group shows
Gallery 360
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Sunnybrook Hospital
2020 to 2021
1 group show with DVAC Artists
University of Toronto Faculty Club
2018, curator and participant, group show MINDSCAPE
Women’s Art Association of Canada
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Dignam Gallery, 9 group shows
Join In the FUN
My landscape inspired expressionist paintings are composed of many layers.
I create complex effects in mixed media using a variety of materials to intrigue you and at the same time to bring you into the mood I am conveying.
I hope that my abstract designs offer multiple interpretations to the viewer. The colours I choose and especially my glossy sweeping lines are intended to illustrate thought provoking drama with dancing play on light.
Thrilled to share my innermost thoughts with you in my paintings!
Are you there?
I try to capture subtle effects of natural light in the atmosphere to create an expression of mood.
My new paintings may render an abstract narrative inviting the viewer to join in.
Not easy.
You be the judge of whether I succeed. Your comments are invited.
Urban Inspirations
As new mark making products catch my interest, works change.
Showing and selling my mixed media paintings for seven years since 2016, I combine acrylics, with watercolour, oils, pastels and use a variety of mediums and inks to express the dramatic setting I present.
Sometimes the finished work is topped with a layer or two of cold wax to render a touch of mystery in the depth shown. Often I finish with high gloss varnish to bring out the depth created in the many translucent layers.
I paint on canvas, wood panel or yupo paper making 1/1 varied edition collagraphs from monoprints on watercolour paper.