Born on the Canadian west coast I feel most at home when I am near the ocean. Having found my art passion early in life I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts, graduating in 1981. It wasn’t until 2010, after years of living abroad and raising our two kids, that I returned to painting full time and I haven’t looked back since.
My studio looks out to sea where my husband and I sail our boat, Take Five. This is where I get my inspiration. The distant horizon drives the subject matter of my work. In depicting my surroundings I experience a desire to get closer to it, to capture what I see on canvas in a deeper way than what reality presents.
My style is abstract expressionist and I use mark making and texture to draw attention to the surface of my canvas. Intuitively driven I paint with bold abandon to reveal the intense feelings I get when looking out to sea.