a touch of bohemian, a dash of fairy and a slight shade of gloom, mix them together and you get Wendy Kathleen. This Pisces from Southern California has morphed her sunny O.C. existence into a world of wonder, enchantment and mystery.
From her earliest memories Wendy was drawn into the world of art, mystery and fairytales, gathering her skills and inspiration from her mother’s drawings and stories. Her mother would patiently guide and encourage Wendy’s work, while inspiring her imagination with tales of wonder.
During her teens and early 20's, Wendy’s love and passion for art grew and took root. Her university years found her expanding her vision through classes and her own studies. She graduated from Pepperdine University with both her B.A. and M.A.
Wendy now juggles her time between painting, running her numerous websites and teaching art classes. Wendy shares her home with her husband and soul-mate Brian, her son Kaleb and two puppy dogs. Any free time that is left, Wendy can be found practicing yoga, ice skating, snowboarding and writing poetry.
Wendy’s favorite medium is watercolor, to which she adds her own, ethereal touch not seen in traditional watercolors. Wendy chooses to focus her paintings almost exclusively on the main figure, with the background serving as a flow of light, billowing colors.
To invoke the muse, Wendy favors cold, gray, raining days and evenings by candle light. She loves to paint to the music of Tori Amos, Loreena McKennitt, Emilie Autumn, and various movie soundtracks. “Painting for me is a very spiritual experience. It is like breathing, for I require both for living. As a Christian, I believe my art is a gift. I wish for my paintings to bring beauty, reflection, mystery, contemplation and the feeling of the divine to people’s lives."
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