Gaylen Whiteman has been drawing and painting since her childhood. She primarily paints in watercolor, with occasional forays into other mediums. Her subjects vary, but she is drawn to the natural world, the beauty of sun and moonlight, flowers and landscapes, animals, and people. When she is not painting in her studio, you may find her gathering painting ideas on the beaches and forests near her home on Whidbey Island. The artist often works from a combination of reference photos and her own memory and imagination, preferring to blend impressionistic realism with fantasy and often humor. “I love it when I suddenly visualize a work – it energizes me and I may lay awake all night planning the process in my head, anxious to start on it in my studio. I’m never quite sure what I will end up with, and that unknown adds mystery and magic to my creation.” Gaylen enjoys the challenge of commission work. Please contact her at 360-331-2603 or gaylenwhiteman@whidbey.com.