Vesela Baker

Today's featured artist is Vesela Baker! I've admired her work for a long time and love the organic quality of her subjects, palette, and compositions. I'm dressed to match her painting "Hope Destination," which is available at Elliott Fouts Gallery.

Hope Destination / Acrylic on panel / 48 X 60

Vesela received training in art education from The University of Sofia, Bulgaria and currently maintains a studio in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She and her husband Curt work together to plan, execute, and create each work from start to finish. While Curt builds the wood panels and frames, Vesela paints, primarily using acrylic and watercolor because of their fast drying process.

She says, "I continue to learn every day, and my work constantly evolves, as I always have the desire to see things a bit different and in a new way. I like switching between wood and paper, watercolor and acrylic. Because I spend so much time in the studio, that helps me to not get stuck. It forces me to see things from a different perspective and breaks my thought process so I can take a fresh approach."

You can find Vesela's work at Elliott Fouts Gallery!