Being an artist is my second career, but first love. I left Calgary at the age of 22 to join the military. That seemed to be a drastic ticket out of Calgary, since, well, Calgary really isnt all that bad. I spent 12 years in the Canadian Air Force and living across Canada, including serving a peacekeeping mission in the Middle East, in the Sinai Desert. After my retirement in 1997, I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Great Distinction in 2001 from the University of Lethbridge with a focus on Studio Arts. In 2002, in competition with 78 other candidates, I was chosen to be one of 6 resident artists in the new Rotary Centre for the Arts. Throughout my time in Kelowna, I have trained life drawing models for Instructional and non instructional classes and I started the Life Drawing sessions at the RCA, which progressed to a non profit society. I am a FounderFounding Director Livessence Society of Figurative Artists and Models, Kelowna, BC. Currently I am a director, Kelowna Museums Society, Kelowna, BC and the director for the Artscape Program as well as a core member of the Okanagan Arts Awards Planning Committee with the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, Kelowna BC. I have had art work published in Exploring Life Drawing by Harold Stone, and an article on Art Donations in the Okanagan Arts magazine.

Address: 113-421 Cawston Ave, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna, BC V1Y 6Z1.
Telephone: (250) 215-0079
Website: http://www.canadiancharcoaldrawings.com/