I am a portrait painter in Niagara-on-the-Lake capturing emotions and personalities with the use of vivid colours using both oils and acrylics. My portraits focus on the themes of happiness, resilience, hope and the human spirit.

I have always been creative and in 2017, I became passionate about painting. I took many classes studying architecture, landscapes, florals and even figurative. Since the beginning of 2022, I have been exploring painting portraits and it is with portraiture I have found my love. I paint faces I find intriguing: family, friends, acquaintances, strangers, young, old, happy or sad.

There is no real calculated message to my work other than I paint what I love and hopefully entertain the viewer with my authentic and heartfelt style. It’s that simple and that difficult.

It is a challenge as an artist to capture a human’s individual features and likeness while revealing the subject’s personality and character. The result of each painting is insightful as I always learn a bit about myself, my painting process, my belief in myself that I can do this, and the joyful surprise I feel when the subject comes to life on the canvas.

It is my hope that my paintings create a space from the commotion of reality for the viewer to gaze at the faces with curiosity and ponder: ‘What is their story?’”