About Rose
Rose has always loved the uniqueness and beauty of nature. The lakes, trees, wildlife, flowers and snow of Northwestern Ontario have long been some of her most beloved subjects for sketches and water-colors. Since 1982, Rose has selected distinctive scenes to share with her family and friends in her yearly Christmas cards. By now offering greeting cards, prints, and customizable Christmas cards based on her original works, she hopes to bring some of the delight that she has found in art, to you and your loved ones.
Born in Fort William and raised in Port Arthur (the two cities later amalgamated to form Thunder Bay), Rose grew up staring out across the picturesque Lake Superior. It’s no surprise that the exceptional beauty of The Sleeping Giant figures prominently in many of her artworks. Sunlight, waves, clouds and lighthouses have been the backdrop of her life and so, also, in her art.
Her time spent at her parent’s camp was also formative to Rose as an artist. Situated on a lake in the forest outside of Thunder Bay, it was built by her grandfather and father and was the site of many a swim and a snowshoe. Still owned and enjoyed by her family, camp holds the memories of laughter, food, saunas, and the joy of the seasons. The stillness of the water on a summer afternoon, the silence after a snowfall, and the colorful expanse of a sunset above the trees; Rose has striven to visually retell the wonder of these moments, so special to her family.
As a child, Rose did pencil drawings and she has been expanding her repertoire ever since. She has taken courses in Visual Arts at Lakehead University in the 1990’s and has trained for many years under artists Doris Kramer and Biljana Baker. She still attends a variety of workshops in Thunder Bay. Ever on the lookout for her next project, Rose enjoys her life-long journey to capture the enchantment of family and nature.
Born in Fort William and raised in Port Arthur (the two cities later amalgamated to form Thunder Bay), Rose grew up staring out across the picturesque Lake Superior. It’s no surprise that the exceptional beauty of The Sleeping Giant figures prominently in many of her artworks. Sunlight, waves, clouds and lighthouses have been the backdrop of her life and so, also, in her art.
Her time spent at her parent’s camp was also formative to Rose as an artist. Situated on a lake in the forest outside of Thunder Bay, it was built by her grandfather and father and was the site of many a swim and a snowshoe. Still owned and enjoyed by her family, camp holds the memories of laughter, food, saunas, and the joy of the seasons. The stillness of the water on a summer afternoon, the silence after a snowfall, and the colorful expanse of a sunset above the trees; Rose has striven to visually retell the wonder of these moments, so special to her family.
As a child, Rose did pencil drawings and she has been expanding her repertoire ever since. She has taken courses in Visual Arts at Lakehead University in the 1990’s and has trained for many years under artists Doris Kramer and Biljana Baker. She still attends a variety of workshops in Thunder Bay. Ever on the lookout for her next project, Rose enjoys her life-long journey to capture the enchantment of family and nature.