Romance's work commonly features domestic settings, family events, and holiday scenes, "ideal[s] in family life",[1] reminiscent of artists in the American Scene Painting tradition.
She showed her first work, "Speaking of Spring" work in 1978.[2]
An oversize book of her illustrations, The World of Trisha Romance, was published by Studio, a Penguin imprint, in 1992.[3] It contains 130 full-color reproductions of Romance's paintings, many of which had not previously been published.[4] She is also the author of A Star for Christmas, a children's book published in 2007[5] by Tundra Press.[6]
Many of Romance's works are available as reproduction prints using the giclée process, and on posters and collectible plates.[7]
Romance Inn project
In 2010, Romance proposed creating the Romance Inn on the grounds of the former Randwood estate in Niagara-on-the-Lake,[8] which would consist of a 100-room lodging facility and restaurant, as well as a cultural centre with studio space available where "guests may explore their creative talents and be inspired by their own creations".[9] The proposal met with some opposition from local residents,[10][11] and evenly divided the town council — the proposal only received approval when the mayor cast the deciding vote in favour.[12] Though the plan was approved, the project never got off the ground.[13]
Awards, honors, and media appearances
Romance is a member of the Order of Ontario (since 1996),[14][15][16] the province's highest honour.[16] She also is a winner of the Canadian Artist of the Year Award in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.[17]
Romance has been featured on Fred Anderton's "You Asked" series on CHCH News,[19] on 100 Huntley Street's Full Circle,[20] and on 'Person 2 Person with Paula Todd', a TV Ontario interview program.[21]
Along with her children and her husband, Gary Peterson, who is also her manager and promoter,[5] Romance lives in Niagara-On-The-Lake in Southern Ontario, Canada,[6] where she also maintains a gallery of her works.[24]
