After a lifetime of enjoying the beauty of the flora and fauna in diverse parts of the world, 

 

I decided I would like to capture the wonders of nature by learning how to paint in 

 

watercolour.  In 2011, I was able to take a beginners’ course with Marion Anderson at the 

 

Southampton Art School.  That was it!  I had caught ‘the bug’!  Almost every year since then I 

 

have taken a summer course at the Art School from many talented teachers.

 

 

I especially like to paint flowers up close and personal to magnify their beauty.  There is always 

 

a mystery hidden inside!   I also delight in the many moods of Lake Huron where waves, rocks, 

 

sky and beach speak to the diversity of our world and our life in it.

 

 

I look forward to sitting down with my paints almost every day and learning new techniques.  

 

Most of all I just like to lose myself in creating something of beauty and allowing others to enjoy 

 

the wonder and joy I experience. 

 

 

My work can be seen on Instagram (@bhastingsartist) and Facebook (Bonnie Palmer Hastings).

 

I can be contacted at bhastings35@gmail.com

 

 

Bonnie Hastings delights in bringing the beauty and joy of nature into the homes of her 

 

patrons. 

 

Primarily using watercolours she likes to find the intricacies of close-up flowers and loves to 

 

depict the many moods of Lake Huron. 

 

 

A native of Owen Sound, Ontario, Bonnie has worked in Ontario and Quebec as teacher, 

 

medical secretary and mother, and now enjoys retirement with her husband in Southampton. 

 

She started painting in 2011. The Southampton Art School has provided her with a variety of 

 

courses to push her painting to new levels of excellence. 

 

Her work has appeared in many gallery and online shows around Ontario,  picking up a number of awards along the way.  

 

She is also happy to have her work showing in the Southampton Art Gallery.

 

 

Bonnie is a member of the Shoreline Artists and participates in many of their shows and in the 

 

Studio Tour. 

 

 

Bonnie can be contacted at bhastings35@gmail.com.  Her work can be seen on Instagram 

 

(@bhastingsartist) and on Facebook (Bonnie Palmer Hastings)