Treehouse Studios

 About the Artist
Gloria has the gift of capturing those wonderful warm moments and perfect glimpses that one would like to remember forever, with a style imbued with nostalgia. Her love of the technique of water color is evident in the exciting flow of color and form over the paper, achieving effects that range from realism into the abstract.
Although she is well known for her watercolors, Gloria has recently worked in oil and acrylic as well.
Gloria attended Arkansas Tech University and has studied with such contemporary artists as Milford Zornes, Irving Shapiro, Frank Web, Don Andrews, Bill Herring, Jeanie Dobie, Gerald Brommer, and Cheng-Khee Chee and many others.
Her style continues to evolve as she reaches greater heights with each new painting. Her works have been exhibited at the Arkansas Art Center, Fort Smith Art Center, Arkansas River Valley Art Center and in various traveling shows throughout the state. She is a signature member of Mid-Southern Watercolor Society and Artists of Northwest Arkansas. Her paintings have been selected in the prestigious Watercolor USA Annual Exhibit in 2001 and 2009. She is signature member of Watercolor Honor Society.
Gloria and her husband, Bill, were selected as the first Artists-In-Residence at Buffalo National River in 1996, and in 1998 at Glacier National Park.
Gloria's work can be seen in Corporate collections including UAMS Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, Hospitals and medical facilities in Fort Smith, Hot Springs and Fayetteville, Tyson Food Headquarters in Fayetteville, Arkansas .
Gloria shares her knowledge and technical expertise with other artists in the form of workshops and demonstrations.


 
Artist's Statement
I love what I do. I choose to portray the beauty of this world, not the ugly. I prefer intimate subjects rather than the vastness. My subjects are often ones whose beauty is generally unnoticed. This world is beautiful and I try to call attention to it.
Watercolor is my medium of choice due to the convenience. It is easy to pick up and put down without worrying about paint drying in your brushes. Having three children, I didn’t have a lot of time to devote to my art in previous years.