About Heather

Modern artist based out of the Central Coast of California.

My studio is one of the few spaces where my mind completely lets go and stops. Time literally stands still as I hold my breath and let the paint flow on my palette, through my brush, and gently scraping and glazing across the canvas. I have to paint by music and the more meditative the music, the faster time disappears. My cheeks get warm and my lips silently move with words to my brain on how to solve each part of the painting. I feel flushed and nervous and excited pretty much every time I paint. It’s not unlike first dates, ziplining, or fast go-carts with the kids. I’ve caught myself unmoving for hours at a time, unaware that my coffee has long gone cold, telling myself just another brushstroke more and I’ll take a break. A lot of people see creativity as a blessing. Often, it is more likened to a curse because there isn’t anything in the world that can quite my insane drive. My son once asked if I think about painting and I almost started crying. The truth is, I almost solely think of painting. Painting is the reality that is my life and I embrace it wholeheartedly and include my family in it with shared stories and paint days where we all get messy together.