About the Artist
Theresa A. Wilson is an American realist watermedia painter. She paints many subjects, but is best known recently for her horse and fishing lure paintings. Inspiration for her horse paintings comes from her travels to wild horse ranges in the United States, as well as from domesticated horses in pastures, show arenas, city streets and riding schools around the world. She loves to convey the strength, grace, dignity and heart of her subjects. The fishing lure paintings are a fun way to paint bold colors, varied textures and interesting compositions with familiar objects. She enjoys lures that have large, startled looking eyes and gaping mouths, arranging them in groups as though they are having a lively conversation.
Most of Theresa's work has been done in watercolor or acrylic. This started out because, as a mom of young children, she wanted to use non-toxic and easy-to-clean materials in her studio. It has continued because of a love for the versatility and beauty of the media. Some of the horse paintings also include some charcoal pencil line work for a more contemporary look. The lure paintings are pure transparent watercolor. All of her watercolors are painted in the traditional transparent way, so that any white seen in the piece is the white of the paper, not paint. This requires a certain amount of planning ahead and careful preservation of white spaces.
Theresa studied art at the Glassell School in Houston, the New Orleans Academy of Fine Art, the University of New Orleans, and the University of Central Missouri. Over the years she has also studied with a number of painting masters, including Sondra Freckelton and Jack Beal, Jeanne Dobie, Iain Stewart, Catherine Chang Liu, Michael Holter, and others. In turn, she has enjoyed teaching classes and workshops to students aged 5 to 85. She is a signature member of the Watercolor Art Society-Houston and the Louisiana Watercolor Society, having been juried into several international shows with each. Her work can be seen in person at the ArtNexus Gallery in the Sawyer Yards of Houston, and at WAS-H gallery shows throughout the year. She has a website with additional work at TheresaWilsonWatercolors.com.
Theresa lives in Houston, Texas and Breckenridge, Colorado with her husband, son and golden retriever. She rides as often as she can.
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."
Pablo Picasso
Most of Theresa's work has been done in watercolor or acrylic. This started out because, as a mom of young children, she wanted to use non-toxic and easy-to-clean materials in her studio. It has continued because of a love for the versatility and beauty of the media. Some of the horse paintings also include some charcoal pencil line work for a more contemporary look. The lure paintings are pure transparent watercolor. All of her watercolors are painted in the traditional transparent way, so that any white seen in the piece is the white of the paper, not paint. This requires a certain amount of planning ahead and careful preservation of white spaces.
Theresa studied art at the Glassell School in Houston, the New Orleans Academy of Fine Art, the University of New Orleans, and the University of Central Missouri. Over the years she has also studied with a number of painting masters, including Sondra Freckelton and Jack Beal, Jeanne Dobie, Iain Stewart, Catherine Chang Liu, Michael Holter, and others. In turn, she has enjoyed teaching classes and workshops to students aged 5 to 85. She is a signature member of the Watercolor Art Society-Houston and the Louisiana Watercolor Society, having been juried into several international shows with each. Her work can be seen in person at the ArtNexus Gallery in the Sawyer Yards of Houston, and at WAS-H gallery shows throughout the year. She has a website with additional work at TheresaWilsonWatercolors.com.
Theresa lives in Houston, Texas and Breckenridge, Colorado with her husband, son and golden retriever. She rides as often as she can.
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."
Pablo Picasso