Having grown up in Montreal in the 50’s and 60’s in a family of professional
photographers and artists, my interest in art developed naturally. From doodling, while sitting on my grandmother’s lap, to attending 'vernissages' and visiting artists’ studios with my father before my teens, and from helping at ‘L’Echoppe’, my parents eclectic gallery to touring sculpture symposiums and galleries on my own as a teenager, art infi ltrated my life. I enrolled for a term in ‘Arts Plastiques’ at the C.E.G.E.P du Vieux Montreal.

In the early 70’s moving to Jasper, Alberta continued to satisfy my aesthetic needs, by immersing me in a live theater within the beauty of the mountains and the delicate tenderness of the woods. Since 2000, these infl uences are fi nally being channeled onto the canvas, various techniques are explored both in the classroom or on my own. An organic and surrealist rendition of lifeforms is oozing brightly in acrylics. What a feeling!

Each individual’s perception of art and beauty through all senses particularly fascinates me. The senses act as a conduit between viewer and artist, forming the basis of art appreciation. What relationship is established by my work? Can a whisper or scream be heard, an inner pull felt, or the desire to run a fi nger along a certain line? Can certain works illicit a need to take a deep breath, or leave the palate moist with desire? My attempt is to 'verbalize' the viewer’s emotion on the canvas.

These artistic challenges light my future.