I have been drawing and painting ever since I can remember. At school in Darjeeling, India, we painted in watercolour and gouache. Our work was submitted to the Royal Academy of Drawing in London, England and I still have Honour Certificates from the Academy, the first one was when I was 10 years old.
I took workshops in Life Drawing and Oil Painting when I was seventeen after which I wanted to take up art as a career unfortunately my godmother a Master Weaver painted such a depressing picture of the life of an artist that I didn’t pursue a career in art even though I was accepted at The Slade School of Fine Art and St. Martins College of Art in London England.
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The River (main page), The Meadow (above) and The Window Box (right) are all acrylic paintings. |
I started painting again when I retired and now love to try various differing media from Acrylics, watercolour, silk screen and watercolour mono prints. I enjoy a challenge of trying new projects from egg tempera, collage, card making and now I have fallen for Glass Fusion after one workshop in Barrie.
I have sold my work in High Park, Bronte, Oakville, Bracebridge and Huntsville at various art shows. A door that I painted for a fundraiser in Bala for the Muskoka Heritage Open Door event in 2007 entitled “The Outhouse” is being used as the door to the downstairs washroom in the purchaser’s home!
I am a strong believer in challenging myself, and paint for the joy of creation.
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| Abstract, Joy and The Excitement of Life are original silk screen mono prints. |
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