
Early on , her husband Lewis would bring home leftover marine paints or house paints from various odd job locations. He would cut up old scrap wood for her to paint on. Later on, as her fame spread and her work began to sell, her brushes and colours came from the Eaton's catalogue or from May's Stationery Shop in Digby and as time went on, Ontario painter John Kinnear supported her work with good quality paints and brushes and canvases. In exchange she sent him paintings , wanting to ensure she paid him for the packages he would send her.



