divspan stylefontfamily AppleSystemUIFontNomie specializes in Canadian landscapes characterized by her bold colours lush textured oils and painterly strokes garnering international awardwinning recognition for her workspandivp stylemargin 0cm 0cm 120pt 0cmspan stylefontsize 115pt fontfamily Helvetica Neue color blackShe captures the essence of a scene with colour and form encouraging the viewer to participate by filling in the details Her paintings connect you to nature with the ability to quietlyiworki within and enhance the viewers overall well beingspanpp stylemargin 0cm 0cm 120pt 0cmspan stylefontsize 115pt fontfamily Helvetica Neue color blackNomies love of nature was ignited by her early travels to Africa As a French speaking 9yearold thrust into an Englishspeaking culture she spent her time observing her immediate surroundings studying the delicate shades of rose bushes and the large Acadia gum tree in her backyard Her admiration of nature grew with the red and orange landscapes of southern Africa its people and wildlife Her initial painting lessons were taught one of Zimbabwes foremost talented painters spanpp stylemargin 0cm 0cm 120pt 0cmspan stylefontsize 115pt fontfamily Helvetica Neue color blackReturning to Canada she fell in love with the everchanging seasons the contrast of lush vibrant colours and the stillness of snowy scenes Her parents encouraged her passion and she successfully entered and graduated with honours in the fine arts program of Canterbury High School She took her creative sense and transformed it into a graphic design career where she continued to take art classes at Concordia University and workshops with renowned Canadian landscape artists Today she continues to paint landscapes from her home studiospanp