This winter started out very mild with little snow. Our family ended up going to Cozumel, Mexico to help my parent’s celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. There were 15 of us all together with my two sisters and their families. One of my favourite moments was going diving with 2 of my kids and a […]
October/November 2015
Boy we have had a beautiful fall season this year! Many mild days…so unusual for November. During the month of October, I had the privilege of attending a weekend long painting workshop at the Ottawa home of Gordon Harrison’s. I decided since the leaves were in full colour to paint a fall Algonquin Park scene, […]
August & September 2015
Well summer seemed to fly by and now it had been a month being back at school. I really had fun yurt camping at Cypress Lake Provincial Park, near Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. It was really like luxury camping having a roof over our heads, a large deck with a barbeque as well as […]
June/July 2015
I am excited it is summer and have been enjoying getting away from the daily grind and living by my own schedule. I love being awakened by the sunlight as opposed to a loud alarm clock. Earlier in the summer I completed a large 30” X 30” painting of Magnolias in Central Park. I had […]
May 2015
May was an exciting month for my art career. Ryan Fine Art Gallery in Port Carling , Ontario (Muskoka) added me to their list of artist that they are carrying. My husband Dave and I drove up to Port Carling on Mother’s Day weekend to deliver the paintings. Be sure to check out Ryan Fine […]
March/April 2015
Well my thoughts are turning from painting snow to painting more spring -like images. This may partially have happened, as my husband and I were lucky enough to head off for a late 25th anniversary trip to sail around the British Virgin Islands for my March Break! We drove down to JFK airport in New […]
February 2015
Life continues to be busy back at work teaching full time, working with students with developmental disabilities. Each week I try to incorporate some art activities, as the students really look forwards to it. I find students who cannot always read or write, especially benefit from the opportunity to be creative and successful participating in […]
September-October 2014
September/ October 2014 news This September I returned back to full-time work teaching, after a six month sabbatical. It was definitely a bit of an adjustment for me, but I am enjoying the times I get to help kids be creative during our art activities. While visiting a September outdoor art show during the […]
August 14
AUGUST UPDATE During the month of August I became a tour guide for our French Exchange student Chloe. Chloe was from France and we wanted to show her as much of Canada as we could. I believe she had a good time exploring Canada with our family. We decided to go on a Maritime family […]
July 2014
Art Blog for July: July had been a month of extreme highs, followed by extreme lows for me. At the beginning of the month my sister Tanya and I went on our 5th paddling trip together kayaking in the Georgian Bay area from the Key River (45 minutes north of Parry Sound) to Killarney. We […]