As a child I remember enjoying the paint by number pictures my mother would buy us, probably to keep the six of us kids occupied and out of her hair.  However, this artistic interest was only cultivated in my 40‘s.  My career has a certain amount of stress, like anyone else, and to avoid burnout I knew I needed an outlet.  I thought I should try to use the creative side of this brain of mine and maybe it would be possible to wake up or tap into something that had been dormant for some time.  This led me to the Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, the fall of 2002 and the beginning of something I never expected.  I started with a basic drawing class and over the years have had opportunity to learn from local artists.  One of these classes led to an invite to attend a ‘Prairie Artists Guild’ show, which followed with an invitation to membership.  And so here I am, a member of a guild, still learning and trying to tap into that dormant part of my brain.  Who would have ever guessed?  Currently I enjoy graphite, watercolour, and recently I’m dabbling in acrylic.