Astrid Heimer Tuttle
Artist Web Site:  www.astridtuttleart.com
 
Bio Text
 
I was born in Cuba and moved to the U.S. when I was a teenager.  I never forgot the sunny skies and the beautiful, blue Caribbean Ocean.  I love color and in my oil paintings you will see that I use very bold colors.  Perhaps those early memories on that Island where the colors were so bright, move me to push the color in my present landscapes and prints.  

I love trying new mediums and learning new techniques.  Over the years I have painted using watercolors, oils, acrylics, and pastels.  I have also studied printmaking and I love to work with prints.  The past ten years, I have been working in oils and printmaking.

I have studied art through workshops instructed by national and local professional artist.  I have also taken many art courses through our local colleges, such as the University of Virginia , and Blue Ridge Community College .  I am a graduate of Mary Baldwin College and a member of the Shenandoah Valley Art Center, the Staunton August Art Center, Beverley Street Studio School, Co ART Gallery and the Tuesday Paletteers.