Espaliered pears, Normandy Painting

Born in Montreal during the first half of the twentieth century of British, Romanian and Latvian ancestry - have led a peripatetic life in U.K., Canada, France, Italy and Greece, presently domiciled and working in Toronto. Have always loved and been inspired by the Art of many different eras and places in the world. However, in spite of the many directions art may now take, to my mind 'there is nothing new under the sun'. I am not 'cutting edge', feminist or political and my work does not tell a story however the paintings and woodcuts would appear to nourish and enhance the lives of people who have collected them. Like Matisse, I am content that they may serve people as does a luxurious and comfortable armchair. Therefore, I plod on not that it's easy to carry out, but nourished by 'nostalgias', the beauty of the natural world and the pleasures that may found in daily life -a very difficult task in the 21st century.