I’ve always considered myself an artist— I’m on record at the age of four! When my mother asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I answered, “an artist, and I already am one.”

Essentially, I’m a storyteller. I like for my paintings and my illustrations be able to transport the viewer. Perhaps on a trip of emotion: a journey into revealing truths, delightful memories, or utter blissful fantasy.

I’ve exhibited in many group shows throughout the South Okanagan since 2001, and had my first CARFAC exhibition (SEA OF LOVE with MFA Shannon Lester at Lake Country Gallery in October and November 2021).

My prints and paintings can be a source of inspiration, or simply provide the right touch of colour and story for a special space in your home.

My love of drawing is innate, and I have loved comics since first laying eyes on the Sunday Funnies as a kid. Most of my characters were animals until discovering Archie Comics at the age of nine (all of the cool kids at Kaleden Elementary were into Archie). I drew comics for my friends, and have continued to use the medium as a means to express my most personal stories throughout my artistic career.

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I was born in Vancouver and raised in the rural setting of Kaleden, BC. I learned how to handle watercolours from my grandfather, and I’ve always made art the focal point of my life. I graduated from Penticton Senior Secondary (aka Pen Hi) in 1997 with the distinction of being the ‘Top Art Student’, graduated from the Capilano College Film Studies program in 1999, and went on to get a BFA degree from UBCO in 2004.

I love making comics, drawing on my day-to-day experiences for inspiration; you can find them on Instagram @endrene.art. Although I’ve been communicating privately with comics since the fourth grade, my first “public” comic deals with my 2014 miscarriage, and was published both by “The Nib” at Medium.com, and by Pennsylvania University Press in '“Graphic Reproduction”, a part of their Graphic Medicine series.

I’ve painted more than a dozen murals in the South Okanagan, but consider myself semi-retired from that pursuit. I also enjoy competitive painting when the opportunity arises.