Heather Sims

HeatherSimsArt

Black Forest, CO

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Juried Member of EBSQ+

Heather Sims is a self taught artist, who grew up surrounded by art. Several of her relatives on her mother's side of the family are artists dating back to distant relative Paul Howard Manship, a famous sculptor. Heather grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana then moved to Ohio. There, she obtained a degree in accounting at Wright State University and met her husband. He was active duty Air Force and together they had to opportunity to live in California, Colorado, Germany and back to Colorado.

While living in Germany, Heather had the opportunity to travel to Italy, France, Belgium and many times to Boleslaweic, Poland to collect the Polish pottery. While she lived in Germany she began setting up Polish pottery still lifes and painting them. This turned into a series of her award winning Polish Pottery Still Life Series.

Polish pottery is hand-painted in Poland and its unique beauty makes for a great subject in any still life. The unifying blue in the pottery pulls it together and makes for a wonderful subject in setting up still lifes.

In the sink still lifes you can feel the movement of the water through the painting. The Polish pottery paintings stand out and are not a typical 'still life'. While the Polish Pottery still life series is her signature series, Heather also enjoys painting pet portraits and trying new things such as, portraits, landscapes, florals and abstracts.

Gallery represented , locally shown and internationally collected, her paintings are held in private collections in Germany, England, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic and throughout the U.S.

Enjoy!

www.heathersims.com
email: heather [!at] heathersims.com

Recent awards:
2013- 3rd place Nibblefest Artt Contest: "Coronation: King Buttercup"- 6/2013
2013- "Members Choice Awards"/Still Life show EBSQart.com 5/2013- "Sink Bubbles: Polish Pottery LXV" -5/2013
2013- "Cloud's Choice"/Still Life show- EBSQart.com 5/2013 "Sink Bubbles: Polish Pottery LXV"-5/2013
2013- "Big Chomp"- Nibblefest Art Contest- "Daryl: Walking Dead"-4/2013
2013- 2nd place/ Nibblefest Art Contest- "Daryl: Walking Dead"-4/2013
2013- 2nd place/ Nibblefest Art Contest- "5 Random Things" 1/2013
2012- 2nd place/ Nibblefest Art Contest "Feather things" - "Sprinkles" 6/2012
2011- 3rd place/ Nibblefest Art Contest,-"Dreams", "Rooster, Bowl and Egg", 2/2011
2010- 3rd place/ Nibblefest Art Contest -"Things with Wings" , "Terry" 12/2010
2010- 1st place/ Nibblefest Art contest- "Furry Friends", "Betty the Fox" 11/2010
2010- 3rd place/ Nibblefest Art Contest,- "Fabulous Felines", "Simon" 4/2010
2009- Members Choice Award/Better Late than Never show- EBSQart.com "Wine Bottles, Book and Glasses"
2009- Members' Choice Award/ Balance show. EBSQart.com "A Sink Full: Polish Pottery L"-
2009- Patrons' Choice Award/ Balance show, EBSQart.com - "Unikat Stacked: Polish Pottery XLIII"
2007- Member's Choice Award/ Ripped off show, EBSQart.com "Stacked: Polish Pottery XVIII"

JURIED Member EBSQ+


Recent comments:

I love it! This is great. Can hardly wait to hang it. It will be the crowning touch to my kitchen -breakfast room!

The painting just arrived!! I love it!! :) It's sooo neat! I am so pleased. I am going to hang that on the wall where the table and chairs will be and surround with pieces of pottery :)

I just love the painting! Ir arrived in good condition and I was so excited to see it. It really does just set off the Polish pottery collection around it.

Your work is always of such high standard, and it includes this painting as well. What can I say - it is simply outstanding. I can almost recognise your signature style - which never disappoints and always brings new angle to familiar still life. You are so talented and deserve to win.

wonderful still life. Love the subject matter. Thanks Heather!

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We love the painting. It looks great in the kitchen. It arrived quickly.

The painting looks great on the wall. I am very happy with the purchase

I love the colors and composition. Fast delivery. Excellent quality.