From the love of the outdoors, fly fishing in streams on lakes in Northern Québec and Ontario, the desire to express their beauty in all seasons, there became a need to put colour onto paper.   Educated in Montréal, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Ottawa School of Art, in the U.S.A. with Charles Movalli, Rocky Neck Mass., and Daniel Green in North Salem, New York. Learning the basics for outdoor painting and from live models with Daniel Green.   Now living on Ile d'Orléans, Québec, studio surrounded by ancient birch, fields and farms, and the beauty of Old Québec City, with crisp cold deep winters. Europe, Italy as a favorite, study the masters, with yearly excursions to the Canadian Rockies and with the discovery of Newfoundland 4 years ago, untouched wilds and little fishing villages, hardly changed over time to provide endless subject matter for pastels, camera and video.   Back [ Biography 2 of 2 ]