Brenda was born in London, Ontario, but has lived in Cambridge with her family since 1987 where she retired after a 25-year career as a teacher. She has always enjoyed creative pursuits but has been painting with acrylics as well as expanding to use various types of media since taking her first art class in 2009. Brenda has enjoyed the fluidity and vividness of acrylics and the added depth of using other media with paint.
As an artist, Brenda balances among different aspects of self-expression and creativity, using art to illustrate different aspects of her perceptions and life experiences. For her artwork, Brenda has used varied colour palettes with both water-colours and acrylics, experimenting with incorporating a variety of textural mediums. Brenda's work has included both representation and abstraction. Her interest in what to paint is fluid as evidenced by the range of subjects in her work, changing depending on the seasons and what has proven inspiring at any particular time.
She has taken art classes at the Cambridge Centre for the Arts and Dundas Valley School of Art, and Open Studio groups and classes with Artist Laurie Wonfor Nolan at her Roseville Studio. Brenda is currently a member of the KW Society of Artists (KWSA), Central Ontario Art Association (COAA), St Thomas Art Gallery, Woodstock Art Gallery, Studio 30 Artist Group and Button Factory Arts.
Brenda has participated in various local art shows including the Cambridge Centre for the Arts. At the Cambridge Juried Art Show, she won the Juror's first award in 2018 and second award in 2019. She has also won a Juror's Choice Award and Honourable Mention at the COAA Perceptions Show in 2025. Brenda has also participated in many other member and juried shows including; KW Society of Artists (KWSA), ButtonFactory in Waterloo, Woodstock Art Gallery, Central Ontario Art Association (COAA), Dundas Valley School of the Arts Annual Silent Auction Show and Sale and, at the St Thomas Art Gallery.
Her artwork is currently enjoyed in various private homes across Canada and abroad, and the OECTA office in Kitchener. Brenda has had a solo shows at Monigram Coffee Roasters Cafe and at Grand Café in Cambridge.