More About Me, and My Paintings

I began my interest in art by working as an potter, spending nine years under the guidance of the late Helen Beals, who was the head of the Acadia University Art Department.

Since retiring from my work as a social worker, I have discovered watercolour painting. I am an associate member of the Canadian Painters in Watercolor, and a member of the Kings County Watercolor Painters, the Alliance of Kings Artists and the Evangeline Artists' Cooperative.

My heritage includes an Acadian grandmother and a loyalist grandfather. I grew up in Alberta and later moved to Nova Scotia to marry and work. I graduated with a Master of Social Work and while employed as a social worker, worked at learning the skills of pottery and painting in her spare time.

Since retirement, I have devoted most of my time on watercolor painting, along with gardening and enjoying nature. As a self-taught artist, I paint what I see -- for sheer enjoyment!

At the moment, my work can be found in private collections in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Australia, Seniors' Gallery at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax and at the Apple Bin Art Gallery, Kentville, Nova Scotia. NFS