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Dave was born in Liverpool, UK, in the mid sixties. Before he started school his parents moved to Canada. In Quebec, where he still lives today, he had to come to terms with the fact that English is not always English and that he should be learning French too, the sooner the better. What made him rather unhappy at first soon turned into something that gave him a lot of satisfaction - her realized he had a remarkable talent for picking up languages and local dialects. After college Dave started to work for a bank and since he was ambitious and willing to learn this left him with little spare time for his great passion: he had secretly always wanted to be a painter.
But when his employers sent him to France for one year his time had finally come. In Paris he quickly signed up for painting lessons. His tutor was a very well known artist and he introduced him to Carole, a girl from Normandy with just as much artistic talent as good humour. Within three months the two were a happy couple and when they had gone back to Quebec they set up a studio together. Today two of their three children paint too and their pictures increasingly contribute to the family income. Two other families - one in Paris and one in Florence - are their Parental Pals and their friendship has opened up many ways of developing their artistic skills. They visit each other frequently to attend summer schools and painting seminars in Italy, France and Canada. They even went to Liverpool together once (for a concert and for a little nostalgia)!
Dave and Carole would not want to imagine their lives without art, travel and without these highly rewarding international friendships.
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