My love of art extends back to my childhood when I would spend my free time sketching, cartooning and doing the inevitable “paint-by-number”. However, it has only been in the last twenty years or so, since my children have grown up and moved out on their own, that I have been able to concentrate on my old love. I enjoy it immensely and find that I lose all sense of time when I get caught up in a painting.
I am a self-taught artist, but have taken numerous art courses throughout my life. I have recently moved to Bancroft, Ontario from Victoria, BC. While living in Victoria, I benefited greatly from the knowledge and inspiration of some well-known local artists, including Alesha Davies Fowlie and Bryony Wynne-Jones.
In Victoria, I belonged to the Esquimalt Art Group. Through the group I was able to display my art in various venues along with the other members. I also had the opportunity of hosting a solo art booth at one of the Esquimalt summer festivals.
I now belong to A Place for the Arts in Bancroft. This is an arts cooperative which not only allows me to display my art, but also provides opportunities to network with other local artists and participate in various workshops.
I currently paint in acrylics, but love the freedom of the occasional mixed media piece. I enjoy the flexibility of acrylics and paint mainly landscapes and wildlife portraits.
(From my blog, you can see that I have also completed some watercolour paintings in the past, although I have not picked up a watercolour brush for several years.)
I am a self-taught artist, but have taken numerous art courses throughout my life. I have recently moved to Bancroft, Ontario from Victoria, BC. While living in Victoria, I benefited greatly from the knowledge and inspiration of some well-known local artists, including Alesha Davies Fowlie and Bryony Wynne-Jones.
In Victoria, I belonged to the Esquimalt Art Group. Through the group I was able to display my art in various venues along with the other members. I also had the opportunity of hosting a solo art booth at one of the Esquimalt summer festivals.
I now belong to A Place for the Arts in Bancroft. This is an arts cooperative which not only allows me to display my art, but also provides opportunities to network with other local artists and participate in various workshops.
I currently paint in acrylics, but love the freedom of the occasional mixed media piece. I enjoy the flexibility of acrylics and paint mainly landscapes and wildlife portraits.
(From my blog, you can see that I have also completed some watercolour paintings in the past, although I have not picked up a watercolour brush for several years.)
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