My interest in art extends back to high school where I painted large abstract canvasses in year 12. I then studied graphic design at tertiary level without pursuing professionally. My career in HR and a family of 4 boys curtailed the pursuit of my passion until 2009 when my husband presented me with a series of art lessons with Jenni Mitchell at Montsalvat in Eltham. I continued with Jenni for several years and am now an active member of the Whitehorse Art Association under the guidance of Lorraine Wigraft.
Oil is my preferred medium and I have progressed from still life to painting portraits, loved animals, children, lanterns, globes, dilapidated old buildings and landscapes, whatever I am commissioned to paint or what takes my fancy. I particularly love painting subjects that have a special meaning to me such as portraits of family members, scenes of places I have visited and items that I cherish.
Over the past few years I have been dabbling with acrylic and abstract style paintings as acrylic would be my second preferred medium and have painted large and small painting of Vietnamese Lanterns and abstract designs.
My commissions contain a mix of different subjects from kids walking to school, loved pets that have passed away, chubby legs of my grandnieces, kids sitting in a skate park, the Warrandyte landscape and in July 2016, a portrait of Fr Noel Kierce, O.Carm, who was a past principal of Whitefriars College and before his passing in 2015, the Whitefriars’ Chaplin.
My goal as an artist is to bring to life the people, buildings, animals, scenes or items that I paint and in doing so put a huge smile of the observers face whether that be an onlooker or purchaser.
I hope you enjoy my art and am very happy to be contacted should you like something in your life bought to life. | 
