I started painting in oils in my teens and switched to acrylics in 1978. Until I retired from banking in 1994 painting was a part-time hobby. My retirement allowed me to concentrate on my art and I attended several artist workshops. My work has been in various shows including the juried shows at the Art Gallery of Mississauga, the Art Gallery of Peel and the Novotel Mississauga, and was featured artist at a local art gallery. I had the pleasure of teaching acrylic art at Springbank Arts Centre from 1996 to 2005, which helped me to gain even further insight into this medium. I am Past President of the Mississauga Art Society, and a member of the Mississauga Arts Council, Visual Arts Mississauga, Central Ontario Art Association and the Art Gallery of Mississauga.