About The Artist

Born and raised in the downtown busy City of Montreal, Quebec to a Quebec father and "war bride" mother from England - until the tender age of fifteen(15) when father found employment with Iron Ore Company of Canada in the then Carol Lake in 1959 and moved his family as one of the Pioneer Families to the now Labrador City in 1961.

Met my husband Whit there at 18 and married in 1965 at 19.  Both daughter and son were born in Labrador City.

Involved in all aspects of sports: water-skiing, snow-skiing, bowling, softball (in different positions for many years becoming president for a while), regatta racing - also as secretary for the Lab.  West Regatta Committee, curling, roller blading, ski-doing and swimming.  Yet, painting was never even thought of during those years.

As a child and young teenager I enjoyed drawing from the Archie Comic series -hair-does and clothes and trying to make family look-a-likes.  But that was a far as it went.

We moved our young family to the island of Newfoundland in late 1979 - Baie Verte - where we reside today while our daughter and her family live in Pasadena and our son in Fort McMurray.

Inspired by a painting by Bruce Pilgrim I had seen in a friends' home, I yearned to be able to paint.  I was intrigued.  This was in 1999 and in 2000 he became my encourager, and helped me in many ways.

By 2002 I had several paintings done with some given away as gifts while some were sold.  These are acrylic and originals only; some were by a photograph I had been given and asked to do a painting from it.  These I enjoy the most.  I have done paintings from my own photographs as well.

I truly enjoy this scenic island, it's people and this life-style is like no other anywhere.  There is a lot to capture in a painting done here.  The beauty of the land, the beauty of the people and their way of life.

I feel blessed to be a part of it all !!

Lynn Kean