Artist Statement
Landscape and watercolour are inseparable in my practice because each asks the same thing of me: presence, receptivity, and trust. In the landscape, I adopt a posture of presence that positions me to be attentive to the beauty around me. The landscape changes, moment by moment as the light washes over it, as the seasons shift hues, and what is dormant comes to life. When I walk in the landscape, I am an empty-handed witness and resident in a world that can pass me by unseeing if I do not choose to pause, look and receive.
I’ve chosen to paint my landscape in the same way I experience it; letting time fall away, working alongside fluid watercolour as it moves organically across the paper, my task to witness and respond to the evolving painting. I let go of my original intention, choosing instead to open myself to the unfolding story on the page, and I simplify my focus, seeking the heart of the scene rather than transcribing detail. The beauty that I’ve experienced and long to share rises gently to the surface, revealed in the washes, edges and blooms.
My hope is that these paintings invite you to pause, to witness beauty, and receive it as a gift.
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