Artist Statement
Nature informs both my subject and my process. As a watercolorist I marry water with color to create my work, understanding that I am working alongside a medium that must be allowed to flow, to evolve and my responses are as immediate as the flick of a brush. Any original intention must be released if the painting turns in a new direction, and this brings me into a relationship and intimacy with my chosen medium that is dangerously vulnerable and continually new.
My painting practice offers to both myself and my viewers a place to be present. As humans we live in multiple time zones; we seek to build a better future, and heal the pain of the past, and neither of these can happen without a posture of presence. I’m continually looking to create in my art (and in the landscape that inspires my art) a place to be where I am, to connect with what is right before me, and trust the outcome to reflect the way I engage in each moment as they cascade through time.
The Artist’s Process
Selected Exhibitions
2025 - Federation of Canadian Artists “Landscape” - Vancouver, BC
2025 - Federation of Canadian Artists “Works on Paper” - Vancouver, BC
2025 - Peace River Chapter, Federation of Canadian Artists “Negative Space”
2023 - Art Gallery of Grande Prairie TREX exhibition “Touching the Sky”
2021 - Indonesia International Online Competition & Exhibition “Impressionist Category”
2021 - Federation of Canadian Artists “Abstracted” - Vancouver, BC
2020 - Northwest Watercolor Society “Waterworks” - Washington, USA
2017 - Solo Exhibition - Dawson Creek Art Gallery, Dawson Creek, BC
Awards
Distinguished Award, Arts Northeast “Open Skies” Exhibition - 2024
Chosen Award, Open Sky Exhibition, Arts North East - 2023
Honourable Mention, Peace Liard Regional Juried Art Exhibition - 2021
Second Place, “Life in the Peace” - Peace River Chapter, Federation of Canadian Artist - 2014
Third Place, “Peace Squared” - Peace River Chapter, Federation of Canadian Artists - 2013
Chosen Award, Peace Liard Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Fort Nelson, BC - 2014
Selected Artist, Ridley Terminals Northern Art Initiative, Museum of Northern British Columbia, Prince Rupert, BC - 2014
Feature Articles & Publications
Northern Arts Review, Interview. ‘Don’t Ask for Permission: Advice on Making it as an Artist in the North’, April 2021.
Profiled in Skip the Degree, Save the Tuition, Julia McCoy & Dr. Ai Addison-Zhang, 2021
Convert Kit’s Tradecraft: Giving Yourself Permission, 2020
Where Women Create. ‘Mindful Studios’, Issue 13 Winter 2020
Uppercase Magazine. ‘Flow’. Vol 45. Spring 2020 issue
Podcasts & Guest Appearances
The Frugal Crafter Blog Art Chat: Finding Freedom in Art - March 10, 2024
Bold Artist Podcast EP 69, interview, What is the Artist’s Voice? - May 19, 2023
Podcast, Trusting Another Artist to Help You Run Your Art Business, Art Biz Success with Alyson Stanfield - October 7, 2021
Interview, Confidence Leads to Success, Interview Series - June 2021
Podcast, The Healing Light of Creation, Creative Soul Healing Podcast - March 10, 2021
Guest Instructor, Etchr - February 2021
Guest Presenter, CreativeU Online Summit, February 2021
Guest Instructor, Learning Watercolor Through Play, Teachable - January 2021
Podcast, Giving Yourself Permission, Convertkit - December 2020
Guest Presenter, Spark Possibility Online Summit - September 2020
Guest Presenter, Women Unleashed Online Retreat - June 2020
Podcast, How to Get 10,000 Students in Your Online Course, The Online Course Show with Jacques Hopkins - January 2020
Guest Artist, Magical Mindfulness Online Retreat, October 2019
Guest Artist, Sketchbook Revival - April 2019