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I believe that I was born an artist! I
relate to life in a visual way! I like
to think that Art, like Music, enhances our lives and elevates us far beyond
the idea of simply being intelligent animals.
Frustrated by formal art instruction, I spent my
early years almost exclusively sketching
with pencil. I didn’t begin painting
until I was 20 years old and in this I am completely self-taught.
Camping, canoeing and hiking through Canada
as well as the United States, provide me with
much pleasure and inspiration for my Nature Art.
Trips to the Zoo with camera and sketchpad can also be highly rewarding.
I enjoy experimenting with different mediums,
papers, etc., but the majority of my works are
Acrylic on stretched canvas, and Watercolor on
stretched paper. The works and philosophies of the
Modern Realist Nature painters are a major influence
on what I hope has become my own unique style of painting.
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