Education

  • White Rock Summer School of the Arts - Arnie Westerman (2004); Mary Todd Beame, Polly Hammett, Carol Orr and Carla O'Connor (1996, 1997, 1999).
  • Annual Island Workshops sponsored by the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) featuring numerous prominent American and Canadian instructors (1986 - 1993 and 1999-2001).
  • Four-year FCA Foundation Course Program completed with Great Distinction (1993 - 1997).
  • Langley Arts Workshop - an artist support group (1975 - 1980).
  • Night school classes with Alexander Sutherland, White Rock, BC (1973 - 1975).

Teaching Workshops

  • Calgary, AB – Watercolour Harmony (1998)
  • Courtenay-Comox, BC – Watercolour Harmony (1999)
  • Crescent Beach, Surrey, BC – Introductory Drawing, Introductory Watercolour (2000)
  • Nanaimo, BC – Watercolour Harmonies (2000)
  • North Vancouver, BC – Introductory Drawing, Intermediate Acrylic (2003); Basic Collage, Oil/Acrylic Painting, Oil Colour Mixing, Introductory Oil, Intermediate Oil (2001); Basic Watercolour; Basic Oil; Basic Collage, Beginners Landscape in Oil, Drawing Perspective (2000); Colour Mixing in Oil and Acrylic; Water Soluble Oil and Mediums; Oil Glazing (1999).
  • Oliver, BC – Colour Harmonies in Oil (2000)
  • Port Moody, BC – Watercolour Harmony (1999)
  • Saltspring Painters Guild – Painting in Oils, Acrylic Like Oils (2003)
  • Summerland, BC – Oil Painting Techniques (2000)
  • Vancouver, BC (FCA Workshops) – Introductory Watercolour, Introductory Collage/Mixed Media (2004); Still LIfe Drawing (2004)
  • Vancouver, B. C. - Radical Games Inc./Vivendi (2004 - 2007) a series of workshops in drawing, watercolour and acrylics.
  • Gibsons, B. C. - Gibsons Summer School of the Arts (2005) Landscape in Acrylics
  • Langley, B. C. - Port Kells Art Club (2005) oil and acrylics
  • Montaigut le Blanc, France - Capilano College (2005) three-weeks iin Drawing, Watercolour, Oils and Acrylics
  • Kelowna, B. C. - Kelowna Chapter, FCA (2006) Oils and Acrylics like Oils
  • Vancouver, B. C. - FCA Workshop (2007) five weeks Oils and Acrylics