My Story – Opal

Click on Gallery to see my work with pricing, then go to Chez Opal to order; hope you like my art.

As a young girl growing up in northern Quebec, Canada, the winters were long, very long, and I spent much of that time reading books (French and English) and imagining the outside world. There were always a lot of family around and I would listen to their stories of life. My father being Irish and my mother being french, the stories were sometimes in English, sometimes in french, and sometimes a little of both. My two younger brothers and I would create snow castles, or skate on the neighbor’s home made pond. Then after working at the company town plant, I got a chance to go to Montreal and work. Wow, the big city and here I am. But two years later, got married and moved to the USA. Four kids later, and eight grand children and wonderful years of all of them growing up; It’s my time.

My Studio

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The Studio

Dreams and thoughts make the creative juices start to flow. Colors, sites, images, must be put on canvas to capture the feeling. Shading, brush strokes, lines, reflections, they must enhance the image. And it must feel right!

Create

Welcome to my world, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark on the canvas of existence.

Capture

Welcome to a world where I can capture life, nature, places and make the canvas come alive.

Imagine

A world of limitless possibilities, where the journey comes alive and these images remind you of moments that you cherished. A bird, a place, a landscape, a sea shore; they bring back feelings that were special.

Discover my art

I hope you envision a special moment, place, period (La belle epoch), or event in time.