Born 1949, the youngest of 12, in Callander, Ontario, Canada.  I came to Toronto in 1968 and joined Toronto Police as a civilian, retiring in 1999.  Over those years and onward, I’ve written a number of poems and decided to share some of them, along with my art. As for my artwork, I never started painting, drawing or sketching until my later years.  I do not consider myself to be an artist, nor a poet for that matter, just creatively inclined.  I dabble in the arts - writing, painting, drawing, woodworking, singing, poetry; anything I set my mind to ... a jack of all trades, a master of none! 

I started out writing my first book, relating to my poetry and my artwork, just for posterity, nothing more, but then I published a second book and now my third book ... refer to BOOK ORDERS tab for insight. I am now in the process of writing a 4th book, encompassing just my poetry (it was successfully published on September 18, 2019).

Each day on this earth is a blessed day, a creative day - the ability to paint, to write, to sing, to share, is a gift, no matter how good or bad the end result might be.

“Dream your dream, move some mountains, believe in yourself, be amazed at what you can accomplish, what you can make others accomplish; age is irrelevant"

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