Born in Montreal, Quebec Canada, I now live in Vermont with my husband Jack and a nutty jack Russell Terrier named Denali. Our five children have all flown the coop and are leading their own interesting lives with their families.

Art has always been an important part of my life. My medium is watercolor which has always intrigued me. I am best known for my animal and children portraits, but I also paint flowers and landscapes. Animals have been my subjects for years, I will paint almost anything, and have, from dogs and cats to horses, goats and cows. We all love our animals because of their love and loyalty towards us. I try to show this love in my paintings.

My art training began when I attended Parsons School of Design in New York City, many years ago. It was there that I studied watercolor rendering of rooms, wood and fabric. While living in New York I met my future husband Jack, we married and moved to Montreal. Time flew as I raised five children. We moved to Vermont in the mid 60's.  I have continued my education by taking workshops with well known artists such as Zoltan Szabo. One of these workshops was held in St. Abbs Scotland; what a great excuse for a trip to Scotland!!

Getting to know my subject is the most important step in creating a portrait. All my portraits are done from photographs and whenever possible I like to take those photos myself so I can get to know who it is I will be painting.

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