BIOGRAPHY

I was born in the Netherlands, moving to Melbourne as a small child. After training as a secondary art teacher in Melbourne, I moved to South, East and then Central Gippsland. I have resided here for the past 48 years. For much of this time I taught art in the tertiary, secondary or disability sectors.

I have moved from pastels on paper, to acrylic on canvas as my prefered media in recent years. Drawing remains an abiding interest, with life drawing sessions always on the agenda.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

1995 –2001:

  • Painting, General Drawing and Life Drawing components of the Diploma of Visual Art, TAFE, Bairnsdale.

1969 – 1972:

  • Higher Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Art and Craft), Melbourne Teachers College, Melbourne.

RELEVANT SHORT COURSES / WORKSHOPS

2022

  • Portraiture, Drawing and Painting: Bungalook, Lakes Entrance and Nungurner

  • Portrait / Figure drawing: Stratford, Victoria

  • Life Drawing: Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale


2021

  • Portraiture: Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale

  • Portraiture, Drawing and Painting: Bungalook, Lakes Entrance and Nungurner

  • Portrait / Figure drawing: Stratford, Victoria

  • Life Drawing: Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale

2020

  • Portraiture, Drawing and Painting: Bungalook, Lakes Entrance and Nungurner

  • Portrait / Figure drawing: Stratford, Victoria

  • Life Drawing: Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale

2019

  • Portraiture, Drawing and Painting: Bungalook, Lakes Entrance and Nungurner

  • Portrait / Figure drawing: Stratford, Victoria

2018

  • Life Drawing: Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale

  • Portraiture, Drawing and Painting: Bungalook, Lakes Entrance and Nungurner

  • Portrait / Figure drawing: Stratford, Victoria

  • Life Drawing: Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale

2017

  • Drawing Workshop: with William Rhodes at Grampians Brushes, Halls Gap

  • Portraiture, Drawing and Painting: Bungalook, Lakes Entrance and Nungurner

2016

  • Portraiture, Drawing and Painting: Bungalook, Lakes Entrance and Nungurner

2015

  • Portraiture, Drawing and Painting: Bungalook, Lakes Entrance and Nungurner

2014

  • Portraiture, Drawing and Painting: Bungalook, Lakes Entrance and Nungurner

2013

  • Portraiture, Drawing and Painting: Bungalook, Lakes Entrance

2012

  • Portaiture Workshop: Forestech, Lakes Entrance.

2010

  • Etching Workshop with David Frazer: Briagolong, Victoria 2012

2009

  • Mono printing and Life Drawing Workshop: Megalo Print Studio, Canberra

2009

  • Life Drawing Workshop: Orbost

  • Watercolour Workshop: Orbost

2008

  • Artists Book Workshop: Marlo

  • Solar Printing Workshop: Bega

2004, 05, 06

  • Drawing / Mixed Media: Briagolong Fine Art Summer School

1999

  • Printmaking: Bairnsdale TAFE

1998 – 2010

  • Life Drawing: Nicholson Street Gallery, Orbost Secondary College, Nungurner and Forestech

1994

  • Life Drawing: Canberra School of Art.