Name: Vera Donefer Age: 85 Medium: Acrylic Raised by Polish and Russian parents, Vera Donefer was destined to be a secretary or teacher if her father had it his way. But growing up in New York City, Donefer fell in love with art, spending every weekend at a museum. After studying commercial art at a college in Manhattan, Donefer worked as a fashion illustrator until her husband landed a job in Montreal, which led them to Canada. From here, she worked as a fibre artist. Now, D

Name: Joslyn Wilson Age: 44 Medium: Acrylic paintings. Joslyn Wilson's background is a lot of science-y stuff, especially considering she was working in the medical field before taking a break and discovering her love for acrylic painting. Though it was originally just a hobby to relieve some stress, Wilson soon had a house full of paintings and recently decided – with some encouragement from friends – to start selling her work. She now has a business website and Facebook pag