Picture Perfect Pet Paintings 

 

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Credentials:

In 1974 I graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada with a degree in fine arts. During summer breaks I taught art for the recreation department in Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada.

After graduating I participated in several group shows at various art galleries in Halifax.

A move to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1979 took me on a different course. I worked in the jewellery industry becoming a Graduate Jeweller of the Canadian Jewellers Association and a Diamond Graduate accredited by the Gemological Institute of America. I was still painting in my spare time and put my drawing skills to good use designing jewellery.

In 2003 I decided to commit myself to art full-time and started my company Picture Perfect Pets working primarily as a commission artist of pets.  I also had a selection of bird and wolf prints which have been sold throughout the Ottawa Valley and Canada in galleries and gift shops.

My dog-related volunteer work was to foster and help train a German Shepherd for wheelchair assistance with Canine’s With a Cause which has since become part of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind (CGDB) here in Ottawa. I then became a foster mom for a guide dog puppy for CGDB.

In 2007 I was published by North Light Books in a reference book " Cats & Dogs " featuring step-by-step painting demonstrations.

In 2011 I had the privilege to illustrate two children's books for author Patricia Morris: " Misha's and Nikki's Adventures: Our First Year Together " and " Misha's and Nikki's Adventures: Here We Go Again ".

I began teaching art to adults in 2008 through the Ottawa Catholic School Board’s Continuing Education Department and taught at Algonquin College for their Summer Academy of the Arts in 2010.

I am now spending my time teaching, and painting landscapes and seascapes.     

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