NEWSLETTER

Saying goodbye to last year - like many people I know I found 2016 to be a rather challenging year. There were wonderful things that happened on a personal level but also some unwelcome surprises and difficult news and events including those from around the world. Art wise it was a busy year. Once again I did some teaching, had a lovely show at the Ferry Building in West Vancouver and participated in a number of FCA and local shows and won a few awards.

For those of us who live in the lower mainland of BC our new challenge for 2017 seems to be dealing with the cold, snow and treacherous icy conditions that we are not used to. The unforeseen benefit of this for me is that I've started focusing on painting again. I took a bit of a hiatus this fall after a busy year and to rest an injured shoulder. I sometimes need to remind myself that painting is my "joy not my job". My intent starting out this year is therefore to enjoy the painting process, experiment and to take a few courses myself. I do plan to continue to submit to some of the FCA shows and I have one demo planned so far and one of my paintings will be published this spring in the book Acrylic Works 4, "Captivating Color".

Please check out my events section and my blog on my website if you want to stay in touch with what I am up to. I will continue to send out a few these email blasts but anticipate they will be less frequent than previous years

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A little bit of whimsy below. The painting is called "So Near and Yet so Far"

Wishing you all a wonderful New Year!