Angela’s work has been described as “painterly, romantic, impressionistic, and... just beautiful.” Angela’s work is expressive and thought provoking. Simplicity of form and awareness of light is evident in her work as well as a liberal use of brushwork and color. She takes a subject and is informed by it, but then creates something all her own... not an exact copy, but a beautiful interpretation. She paints a broad range of subject matter including figures, still life, land scape and pet portraits. Above all she is looking for a good design and a beautiful art piece.“I love to paint. I love color. Period!”Angela studied figure and portrait painting at the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy, painting and drawing at Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio and has participated in numerous workshops across the country as well as in Europe. “To be an artist is to be a lifelong student. To be an artist is to be curious.” says Angela. Angela has a long and varied art career. After graduating from MTSU with a marketing/fashion merchandising degree, she painted and sold children’s clothing, painted commercial and residential wall murals, pet portraits, home portraits, and eventually she opened and ran an art school in New Albany, Ohio for ten years. Purple Dog Art Studio. After selling the art school in 2012 and returning to her native middle Tennessee, Angela now paints full time and leads art groups to Italy and France- TravelingPainters.com. Angela enjoys sharing the love of art with others through workshops and painting excursions to Europe.