I am a multi-disciplinary artist, loving the process of painting in acrylics, wax and oil. I love the messages from nature that speak to me daily in the simplest ways and yet give profound meaning to my life. I like to paint on large canvases or boards to really showcase the unnoticed and overlooked details in the organic world. My career as a professional artist has overlapped with the interior design industry in the painting of murals and hand-painted designs of all kinds and on a variety of surfaces.
Growing up on opposite sides of Canada - Ontario and Vancouver Island - it wasn't until René and Carolyn (Olsen Phillips) Cusson met and were eventually married that they discovered their common dream. Having both had many wonderful learning experiences at Highland music and dance camps in their early years, they each wanted someday to host a summer school similar to those they had experienced as children.
I am an internationally renowned Canadian fine artist. My art has sold at about 150 art galleries and has been collected by art buyers in at least 22 countries. To ensure quality, I am the exclusive, worldwide publisher of my art. I'm pleased to share my