Norma was born in Montreal, Quebec and lived there for almost sixty years. After a short career in
teaching primary school, where she intrigued her young pupils with her illustrations and charactures, she
married and raised her own two children. She was very active with several volunteer organizations,
working primarily with youngsters. Being widowed early, she threw herself into the hobby she had
always loved, but never had time for – painting! She remarried in 2000 and spent a year in England where
she had the opportunity to immerse herself in the world of water colour. Moving back to Canada, she and her
husband settled in Brockville, where she has continued her career in art. The Brockville Newcomers’ Club
had a display of talents and it was at this event that she sold her first two paintings.

EDUCATION:
Norma graduated from McGill University with a teachers certificate. She also studied Children’s Art at Concordia
University and is presently finishing her Fine Arts Certificate at St Lawrence College. She has attended
workshops in Sutton, Quebec and Elizabethtown, New York. She has also studied under Hagop Kasparian
in England and in Brockville has taken courses from Diane Godwin-Sheridan, Marg Grothier, Andrea
Mossop Green and Henry Vyfvinkel

MEMBERSHIPS:
Besides the Brockville Artists Studio, Norma is a member of
another small group in Brockville, Creative Expressions.

PREFERRED MEDIA:
Watercolour, Pen and Ink sketches

PREFERRED SUBJECT(S):
Flowers, landscapes, life drawing

ARTISTIC INFLUENCES:
One of Norma’s favourite artists was Claude Monet. His love of the outdoors,
bold brush strokes and use of primary colours has triggered her creative streak.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT:
As a self taught artist, I could not have moved to a better community than Brockville! I
have been surrounded by beauty, much exciting talent and study opportunities at St Lawrence
College. I love working with bright colours and feel my paintings are deeply rooted in nature. They have a
child-like whimsical quality to them.