The artwork of Francie Walls-Gunther combines an intuitive and lifelong connection to nature with a passion for drawing.  As a child, she drew horses incessantly.  She continued to nurture her artistic skills in spare moments while raising three children, and spent as many weekends and holidays as possible in her beloved Laurentian Mountains.  Finally, in 1999 - when the children had grown up and moved out - she left her part-time job and moved to a house beside a lake in the woods north of Ste Agathe des Monts, where she dedicates herself fully to painting and sketching scenes from nature.  Drawing inspiration from the wilderness around her, she creates her art as a way of honouring the animals, birds, trees and the rest of the natural world.

Francie works in pencil and watercolour.  She has studied for many years with Renate Heidersdorf and more recently with Claude Gauthier.  She's taken part in group exhibits in Montreal and in Ste Agathe, and participated in the 2001 EastSide Culture Crawl in Vancouver.  Her original works and limited edition prints are hanging in private collections in Britain, Australia, the U.S.A., and Canada.

For commissioned work please email the artist.