Having always had a lifetime passion for drawing, I started drawing & sketching portraits at the age of 10. I guess you can say I had the urge to draw people as I saw them in trying to achieve the highest detail I could, even at that age. During that time, I also started drawing animals of all types in both pencil & pen & ink. Drawing portraits have become one my greatest passions.

I was born in Toronto, Canada but was raised in Belleville. I have been self-taught in all the mediums I draw or paint in, discovering and experimenting along the way. After many years of creating black and white with pencil or pen & ink, I started a few years ago to draw and paint in colour. I constantly strive to reach the highest detail in artistic realism and work many hours to achieve this goal.

Many of my portraits are now displayed throughout homes in North America and Europe. I have exhibited my work at the Royal York in Toronto, had a solo exhibit and have participated in art studio tours, juried shows and art exhibits. A sample of one of my pointillism portraits was published in a grade 11 Philosophy Book published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson. I specialize in human & pet portraiture in pencil, coloured pencil, chalk pastel while experimenting in other mediums as well.

I have been teaching children and adults for several years now. I have taught many classes in pencil including pencil techniques, portraits, still life and landscape as well as coloured pencil classes. I have also designed Ontario's first online drawing class offered through the province's many colleges. I have volunteered in local schools and have also taught after school drawing classes.

Besides my love of being a realism artist, I have also taught graphic & website design at the college level and have operated my own company, NorthArt of the past 10 years, creating and designing websites and offering artwork commissions. I graduated from Loyalist College with a diploma in Advertising in 1987 and have worked as a graphic designer and website designer ever since.

I am a member of the Belleville Art Association and Quinte Arts Council. I live with my husband, Greg and son Sheldon and new baby Kaden!