Interested in art all my life, I practiced,  studied taught it. Following high school and a couple of years of general interest studies, I pursued a career in teaching. With a B.Ed and two years of post graduate studies in Fine Art Education, I taught art at a senior high school for 28 years.Being one of the Hiking Club sponsors and an avid outdoor person, it wasn’t long before I was able to convert both loves into a rewarding hobby. Then after taking early retirement, I was able to pursue full time this life-long passion of sketching and painting, both in the wilderness of the foothills and rockies and in the rich and beautiful plains of rural Alberta. From there I went on to paint the coastal scene and Europe and other parts of Canada.Now painting and teaching, and escorting international art holidays, networking with other artists are some of the challenges which give me impetus and vision and pleasure. But for me the bottom line is always painting – and the excitement of turning a blank sheet of paper into a thing of beauty and meaning.I am a signature member of the Society of Western Canada Artists, and I have been fortunate enough to turn my passion into a successful career, with solo exhibitions in Edmonton, Canmore and Jasper.I thought I was finished with teaching when I retired a few years ago, but that event just turned into another beginning. Now my workshops in Jasper and my international painting excursions and activities keep me challenged, happy and excited. And on top of all this, and even more importantly, is and the support and love of a beautiful woman, to whom I’ve been married these past forty-five amazing years. As the song says, “It’s a wonderful life!”Gregg is repsreneted by several galleries in Alberta.