The Heart of the Matter Painting

Art has always been an integral part of Heather Crowley’s life, even though she has no formal art training. She grew up surrounded by easels and paint brushes while her mother taught numerous art classes out of her childhood home. Trained as a physician, she chose pathology as a specialty after being drawn to the beautiful world she experienced under the microscope’s lens. To deal with the stress of her career Heather turned to yoga and daily meditation. Unexpectedly, these methods of self-exploration led her to realize she needed to make more time and space in her life to explore her creative path. So in 2009, she left her pathology practice of six years for a part time position with another group in order to do just that. Heather has found that the process of creating is a form of meditation for her. Multiple washes and dry brush work bring the natural world to life in bright colors in her traditional watercolors and mandalas. She loves to combine the photorealism of animals and nature with spiritual symbols and motifs. More recently, she has become enthralled with creating one of a kind ecoprints by painting directly on leaves and flowers with acrylics and enhancing the resulting image with watercolor backgrounds and accents. She believes our modern lives have become so overfilled with technology and multitasking that we seem to take for granted the beauty that is all around us. She hopes her artwork will serve as a vehicle to remind us and reawaken us to the beauty and mystery of nature and spirit. Signature Member, New England Watercolor Society Juried member, NH Art Association artist member, Seacoast Artist Association artist member, Nashua Area Artists Association