My medium is life itself and my art is expressed through painting, drawing, dance and photography. As a photographer, my camera lens allows me to see differently.<\/p>\n
I was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada where I drew the wild animals who shared their land with me and my own menagerie; which included a Great Dane, a Toy Manchester Terrier, a few cats, budgies and Morgan horses.<\/p>\n
In 2005, when I moved to Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, I fell in love with the beauty of the mountains and ocean. Here is also where my love affair with dance began and I traveled to Argentina to study Tango in Buenos Aires. Upon returning, I performed on stage at special events and began teaching Tango. The passion and intensity of this dance inspired my painting further.<\/p>\n
Acting and theatre have also become part of my life as I have been asked to do hair and make up, set decorating in performances ranging from opera and music videos to community theatre. Recently I have stepped onto the stage once more, but this time as a comedian, singer, actress as well as a dancer in local productions.<\/p>\n
My latest adventure in Photography has opened a new avenue of artistic interpretation, enabling me to capture nature in landscapes as well as subjects that are shiny and new and their opposites: older rusty things slowly being reclaimed. Lines, shapes, texture, reflections, and colour interest me as they stand alone or relate to each other.<\/p>\n