WildArtWatercolors

How did you start your shop? How does it all work?
I fell in love with watercolor during a blissful month spent in the Costa Rica cloud forest during a summer break from my teaching many, many years ago. I loved sitting and painting, learning with my new friend/teacher during that quiet time.
Later I started a little business named Travelogues where I had fun creating images from the places I would visit during those gypsy days. I found some wonderful friends in the gallery owners who carried my original artwork. I had many orders for lighthouses, wild birds, and wildlife from galleries along the East and West Coast of the US. Pelicans, wild horses, lighthouses, dolphins and mountain scenes were some of my popular requests. I also enjoyed making pet portraits and everything from a mountain gorilla brooch to flamingo earrings to the gallery kitty. Each piece of jewelry was a hand painted original and required a huge amount of time to create.
I am now happily settled in to Life in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by natural beauty that is truly a daily inspiration with fond memories still guiding my depictions of East Coast places and creatures. I still enjoy painting in miniature, but also enjoy creating larger pieces. I am thrilled to have found technology to allow me to create jewelry from reproductions of my original paintings. Each image I paint can now be hand made into pendants, earrings, brooches, key rings, mini prints and canvases and more. I am having fun playing with all the new images I am creating. I love special orders and would be happy to hear from you!!