ThePaintedVine

I have been painting as long as I can remember. My mother still had my first painted item - a mini dustpan and brush - when she passed away in 2011!

I painted for family, friends, co-workers, and Girl Scouts for many, many years. When my daughter had her first child and decided to be a stay-at-home mom, we started a decorative painting business. We found a Home Décor store in Chino, California that rented booth space for crafters, hired my father to be our wood cutter, and started to tole paint wood cutouts for all seasons, holidays, and everyday decorations. We enjoyed painting and working together, but when my husband and I were transferred to the East Coast, many changes occurred for The Painted Vine. For example, it was not cost effective for my dad to ship the heavy wood from California to Maryland. I had to find a way to continue my painting without buying a scroll saw and learning the skill of wood cutting. Fortunately, I discovered Donna Dewberry and the One Stroke painting technique in a Tole magazine. A new painting career was opened for me.

I immediately signed up for Donna's Level 1 certification class and became a One Stroke Certified Instructor (OSCI). I continued my One Stroke career and currently hold the Elite, OSCI certification.

I have been teaching One Stroke painting from the first day I received my initial certification! I absolutely love the expressions on the faces of new painters when they leave class with a project that they were able to paint.

In 2014, I began painting in oils by attending classes and workshops by national known artists. Recently I included my oil paintings to my Etsy inventory. I thoroughly enjoy using my vacation photos as inspiration.

I have a wonderful studio in the basement and paint every day. I open the curtains, turn on the music, and stay there all day. I enjoy painting all types of surfaces - canvas, glass, fabric, and wood.

My style of acrylic painting is a blend of the One Stroke and traditional Tole painting techniques. I enjoy coming up with an original idea or taking a vintage pattern from one of my 100's of tole and One Stroke books and applying a variation of the pattern to a surface.

My oil paintings are an expression of my love of landscapes, beach, and waterfalls.

My hope is that you find my enjoyment in viewing the items in the The Painted Vine Etsy shop and find the perfect gift for you or a friend. Don't forget to check out the sold items for custom order ideas.

From The Painted Vine studio, where my brushes are always busy -
Sincerely, Nancy