Background
Although Romance was born in the United States, she is a long-time Canadian resident and considered one of Canada"s best watercolor artists. Romance was born in Hamburg, New York in 1951.
Although Romance was born in the United States, she is a long-time Canadian resident and considered one of Canada"s best watercolor artists. Romance was born in Hamburg, New York in 1951.
She moved to Canada in 1969 to attend Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, where she received a degree in design and illustration.
Romance is a member of the Order of Ontario (since 1996), the province"s most prestigious official honor, as well as a winner of the Canadian Artist of the Year Award in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. She carried the Olympic Torch through Niagara-on-the-Lake during the relay leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Romance has been featured on Fred Anderton"s "You Asked" series on CHCH News, on 100 Huntley Streets Full Circle, and on "Person 2 Person with Paula Todd", a television Ontario interview program The print of her work "The Bakery" won the 2002 Collectible of the Year Award from Collectibles Canada.
