Art, travel, and a life beside the sea.



A story that grew with me

More than thirty-five years ago, when my children were young, I fell in love with a children’s book called Miss Rumphius. It told the story of a girl who dreamed of seeing the world, living beside the sea, and making the world more beautiful. She did so by scattering lupin seeds.

That story stayed with me. I’ve travelled, made my home by the sea, and planted lupins along the way. From Vancouver toBowen Island and now the Sunshine Coast, the name lupinlady has followed me through the chapters of my life.

Today I find joy in painting, photography, gardens and the beautiful places around me. This is simply a place to share a little of what I love.


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From my easel

Turquoise lake painting on an easel

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The book that started it all

A photograph of my own well-loved copy of Miss Rumphius will go here when it comes home from storage.