My inspirations come from the environment around me and the people who live here.

I love to paint from life and have completed many portrait commissions.

 

The small, still moments of life and the way the light falls over a subject often spark ideas for a painting.

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My art training has come from a variety of sources. I began painting in oils more that 40 years ago, refining and honing my skills over that time.

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Now that I have retired from teaching, I can spend my days creating art. ​

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Another part of my art practice is to support and guide others with their creative projects, to connect them with their own artistic vision.

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Most days you will find me at my easel in my sunny studio- mixing oil paint and engrossed in the painting process.