The natural world has been my inspiration for as long as I can remember. I was always one of those kids that adored nature programs and books. My parents passed on their appreciation of the natural world to me; both are avid gardeners and animal lovers. It is through close observation of nature that I seek to understand the whole world better. Layers, emotions and concepts have great meaning for me and I try to include them as much as possible. I love horses, birds and flowers very much. My husband and I live in the beautiful province of Alberta, Canada, where nature is as close as my door step - just ask the gopher who lives there!

My favourite mediums are chalk pastels, acrylics and pencil crayons. In recent years I started enjoying handcutting silhouettes from paper. My favourite artists are Fred Remington, Eugene Delacroix, Franz Marc, Ralph Steadman, El Greco and Tom Thomson.

Purple Pony Art was born in 2004 when my mother asked me to print some of my art on cards for Christmas sales. My first year of sales was $12, but I was encouraged to persevere. Purple Pony Art is registered as a trade name in Alberta and I hold a proper Calgary business licence. I can usually be found at five or six Christmas sales a year in November - in fact, I maintain a list of sales at CalgaryCraftSales.com in order to better connect buyers with sellers.

Artist photograph by Lisa Redfern.

Purple Pony Art resides on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.