Heather attributes much of her talent to the support she recieved from her family. Parents, John and Emma Robbins recognized and fostered her talent at a very young age. She remembers childhood gifts of paints and sketchbooks.
Heather continued to paint and sketch into adulthood, joining the Nanton Art Club in her late twenties. Although she was kept busy raising her two children and helping her husband Randy on their ranch, she managed to enter Art Competitions and Art Shows around the area.
In 1991 Heather took part in a water colour workshop thru the Federation of Canadian Artists, in Victoria. Under the instruction of Allessandra Bitelli, Carl Dalilo, David Maclayan and Stephen Quiller, she experimented with mixing colour and new painting techniques.
After moving to Rocanville, 2002, Heather joined the Back Roads Art Guild and finds their support and influence a tremendous gift to her life as an artist.
Heather' work has spanned from harbour scenes, still life, to nature. She finds incredible inspiration in the natural prairie world and strives to capture her love of wild plants and animals on canvas.
Two of Heather's recent paintings were chosen to grace the covers of the Saskatchewan nature publication "Blue Jay"in the fall of 2003.
Spring 2003 Heather recieved "Honourable Mention"for her "Ruby - Throated Hummingbird" and was picked "People' s Choice" as the favorite artist at the OAC Moosomin Adjudicated Art Show.
Spring of 04 and 05 again recieved Honourable Mention and People's Choice for OAC Moosomin Adjudicated Art Show. August /05 received Honourable Mention for her "Canteloupe and Tomatoes" entered in Atelier Manor's "Renaissance" Art Exhibition.
In March of 06 Heather's painting "Becker's Team" was featured on the cover of the March/April 2006 issue of "Show Trail" magazine, the official publication of the Saskatchewan Horse Federation.
Heather attributes much of her talent to the support she recieved from her family. Parents, John and Emma Robbins recognized and fostered her talent at a very young age. She remembers childhood gifts of paints and sketchbooks.
