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I painted Vista House #1 from a photograph my husband took while skiing with Robert on Mt Spokane. The masonry craftsmanship of this building is a large part of it's charm, as well as it's location. This is a small protection from the cold at the top of Mt Spokane. There is something very comforting in this solid sanctuary from the elements that the design implies. Squatted firmly into the landscape it welcomes the tired traveler. to capture it's beauty on a crisp sunny day was my goal. I have seen it in fog, wind and rain, but I never loved it better than on such glorious winter days.

I began working as an artist at the age of two. Unable to resist the siren's call of a large canvas. The newly papered dining room was just screaming for a rainbow band of color about three feet up the wall. So I opened my box of crayons, pressed their tips firmly against the unblemished wallpaper and ran around the room as fast as I could, as many times as I could. I sensed that my work may not be appreciated. It wasn't. But it looked great! It took some time before my parents recognized my talent but I kept working with every medium available. Eventually they took me to study under two local artists recognized as some of Victoria BC's finest painters. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. My work won First Prizes in the...