Artist - Industrial Designer - Photographer - Arts Educator Since I was a child in elementary school, I have had a desire to express my feelings and emotions in a visual manner. The joy and sense of accomplishment in creating a visual record of a place or event is indescribable for me. I have been recording images through both sketches and photographs for more than 40 years. These images are what inspire me to create my paintings. My works can be categorized as Abstract or Abstract Landscape. Since the mid 70’s I have created 100’s of large format paintings as well as thousands of preliminary images. After graduating from the Ontario College of Art in Industrial Design, I began a very productive career working as a designer / director within Canadian Retail and Manufacturing sectors. Even though I held a job that allowed me to be creative, I continued with my painting which developed my approach to expressing my ideas to others. In 2009 I began the transition from Designer - Director to Artist - Arts Educator. Creating, communicating and sharing my experiences have become my obsession and my focus for continuing this next phase of my artistic journey.