Trust the Process

Queensland was by birthplace. I spent my early childhood living in different cities across Australia and overseas because my father was in the Army. When I was 13, we moved to Toowoomba where sadly we lost my father in a car accident. My family and I have lived here on the Darling Downs for most of my life now, apart from three years spent in Perth.

I currently teach Small Business Management while I continue to pursue my art business and goals. Combining full-time work, motherhood and art can be challenging. My art comes from my heart and there is no stopping it – so I fill my mornings and weekends with painting and keep setting new goals.

I love to paint. I find it rewarding when people buy my works; largely due to the knowledge that someone else loves the painting as much as I do. I can’t imagine not painting. It is a pleasure, a challenge, and very rewarding on so many levels.

My first tutor was the late John Perham – a true artist and bush poet. John first taught me how to paint in oils; learning