Heidi Snyder
I came to my art through a somewhat circuitous route. After growing up in Germany, I moved to the US to marry, raise my family, teach, and enter the arena of law. All along I had dabbled in art, teaching folk art, drawing and painting. A strong foundation in art history and appreciation for the Old Masters brought out an innate love for detail, which for me reflects the grandeur and beauty of nature and all creation. Inspired by the beauty of the awe-inspiring Rocky Mountains, and simultaneously by the minutiae of nature, I now attempt full-time to depict this grandeur by realistically, and with great detail, rendering landscapes, animals, plants and fleeting moments in time. Since time is present in the aged forms of structures and humans, it is also present in the split seconds of light & shadow, emotions, and the seasons. So it is that I draw old barns, cabins, cowboy and patriotic themes, as well as pets, statues, and old buildings.
In order to achieve the desired amount of detail, I use primarily pencil and pen and ink, sometimes with an underlay of watercolor or pastel. However, I also do oils and other mixed media. I continue to take classes to refine and improve my detail-rendering skills so that I am able, through my drawings, to express with loving respect the beauty around us.
Memberships: Colorado Artist Guild; Colored Pencil Society of America; Denver Art Museum; Denver Museum of Science and Natural History; Denver Zoo.
"I have come to believe that for each and every one of us life unfolds as it must and we cannot deny those forces that make us who we are."
Heidi Snyder
"Butterfly on Flower"
"Wolf Eyes"
"Rose"
"Western Landscape with Tree"
"Two Braves"
Visit Heidi's website: www.natures-portraits.com
All images property of the Artist. Copyright Heidi Snyder 2008
"Flowers"
"Monumental Reflections"
"Bath Time"
"Cactus Flicker"
