Before I was struck with CRPS and chronic pain in my right hand/arm in early 2016, I did a lot of amateur nature photography. After that point, whenever I had a photo in an exhibition, I’d use my “Artist’s Statement” to raise awareness of chronic Read More …
My husband and I are still living out of boxes in our basement, during our long-awaited home renovation, so I haven’t been able to post much in the past few weeks. Sorry about that… a typically Canadian response, I know ‘-) As I write this, Read More …
I used to wake up with a feeling of anticipation, on the last day of February each year. In many ways it would feel like the end of a long cold Montréal winter. We’d still have snow and ice on the ground, of course, sometimes Read More …
A few days ago, my dad mentioned that he’d like me to paint a Canadian submarine for him “someday”… He’s a former Royal Canadian Navy sailor, and had been following the progressive refit (1) and relaunch (2) of the HMCS Corner Brook in the news Read More …
As of tonight, another one of my watercolour paintings is on display in an art exhibition. The Opening – or Vernissage – for this new show took place earlier tonight, with only one guest allowed for each artist and requiring vaccination passports and masks. As Read More …
At the start of my weekly virtual watercolour painting class today, several of us began chatting about our non-art careers or past jobs while our artist-instructor was getting set up. Two of the students said that they had been physical therapists before they retired, so Read More …
