Paula Moyers

After 40 years in the medical profession, I tapped into the creative side of my brain, discovered watercolors, and was hooked. I remember admiring a watercolor painting and thought, “Well, this doesn’t look that hard.”  It didn’t take long to realize it couldn’t be further from the truth. So now I like to take an image, reform it through my own imagination, then paint. Sometimes it looks like the original, sometimes not, but every painting brings its own charms and challenges.

Today, I work primarily in watercolor, but the bold colors of alcohol ink and acrylic ink are not far behind.  I often trade traditional brushes for whatever tools spark my curiosity—credit cards, sponges, string, plastic wrap, salvaged screen, and dryer sheets are favorites. Texture is central to my work, and I like to leave plenty of room for the viewer’s imagination. No matter where I am, I still paint mountains, trees, and flowers.

When I’m not painting, I check on my beehives or birding, gardening, antiquing, or traveling.

My husband and I live in Monument, Colorado, which provides daily inspiration—from mountains to the colors around us. We also lived in Taos, New Mexico, for many years, and those adobes and cottonwoods are still imprinted in my mind and sometimes find their way into a painting.

I am a member of the Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, the Monument Art Group, and the Palmer Lake Art Group.