A need for a creative outlet brought me to my paintbrush and changed my life forever

Howdy, I’m Teresa

inspired by fantasy

After working in civil engineering for 28 years, I found myself being drawn to a more creative and artistic path. It started with jewelry making in 2014, and in 2018 I picked up acrylic paint. Once my painting coach pushed my to try oil painting, I found my true passion! I plan to keep on this path as long as possible.

moved by imagination

Outside of art, I enjoy going dancing and hitting the thrift stores with my husband of 30 years. I’m also an actor in our local theatre group, Little Playhouse on the Prairie and a stand up and improv comedian in our local improv troupe The Prairie Dogs.

AFTER HAVING tragedy strike twice, I’VE learned…..

Nothing in this life is guaranteed. Normal life can be toppled in an instant. All I can do is keep on going. Every day I wake up and do something. Not every day is pretty. Some days are crap. But I still get up and do something!

what inspires my

paintbrush

Someone or something in a deep dramatic moment that is breathtaking

Early morning sun creating contrast between warm and cool colors

Dramatic lighting that creates deep colors and inspires my imagination

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here’s A few of my favorite pieces

jack rabbit

24x39 oil on linen. Jack is right out of the place where imagination and reality meet. I made the colors all warm. It took a while to paint lots of individual hair. But it’s the eye that really grabs you.
Fluffy Bee butt

10x20 oil on canvas. This one earned me an Honorable Mention at an art competition at our local museum, Red River Valley Museum, in Vernon, TX. Again this one is fantasy. I have no idea what type of flower these are and the bee is much too big.
fire dancers

20x24 oil on canvas. My favorite piece. I see it as sisters dancing around a ceremonial fire. Their hands are joined symbolically linked together. The group strong and powerful. Women joined.
burgundy

18x24 oil on canvas. An eye catching cleavage wearing a burgundy negligée. Based on a photo of a lovely friend.

Golden

$640.00

16×20 Oil on canvas. A dancer pauses in the spotlight and becomes something golden: her silhouette, captured mid-breath, glows with a molten warmth that transforms the ordinary stage into an altar of light. Brushstrokes trace the arc of her arm and the curve of her neck with confident, luminous strokes—ochres and cadmiums layered to catch and hold the light—while shadows recede into a soft, velvety dusk that makes the gold seem to pulse. The painting balances intimacy and spectacle, inviting the viewer to linger on the hush before movement resumes, where vulnerability and radiance fuse and a human figure is rendered almost mythic by the alchemy of paint.

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Shop for original oil paintings inspired by nature, art, animals and sensuality. Multiple sizes available, shipping available or pickup in Vernon, Texas.

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