Raised around the Great Lakes region of Ontario I have always been interested in painting. Primarily self taught with additional tutoring from top international instructors, I have developed a passion for the pastel medium. Workshops and local art group involvement make my education ongoing.

I favour the rural settings of the Great Lakes & points further north often painting “en plein air” as well as from my studio in Guelph. I am inspired by dramatic skies, shorelines, riverbanks, fields and old historic barns & try to push for vivid colour responses to subtle light fluctuations that slide across the landscape & try to create my personal impressionistic viewpoint. The Pastel medium is perfect for outdoor use and the wide range of colours are irresistible for creating vivid light filled paintings.

Many years spent sailing the waters of Georgian Bay and camping the parks in Canada and the USA are reflected in a number of my paintings as I search for quiet & serene surroundings, for I feel that is what most of us seek as we attempt to stay afloat of our busy lives.