Collection: Norma Wilson

Norma Wilson, was born in Philadelphia and spent summers visiting her mother's homeland of Ireland. She had the privilege of returning for a plein air workshop later with Charles Kello in Valencia. It was during these trips that she fell in love with the landscape dotted with sheep and cows that would eventually become some of her favorite subjects to paint! She attended Notre Dame University in MD, where she obtained a BA in Psychology. While raising her own family, Norma studied watercolor and drawing at the Swinburne School of Art in Rhode Island. She later continued her art education in Virginia expanding to working in a variety of media. She is an award winning painter of more than twenty five years and art teacher of more than ten years, whose paintings are sold nationally and internationally.

Norma resides and works in a tranquil studio setting in Chesapeake, VA, concentrating on animal portraits which many happy customers say “capture the soul” as well as the likeness of their cherished pets. Norma’s use of color and her ability to see and reproduce the life in the eyes of her animal models are praised by many. Put simply, Norma just loves animals and treasures the time she spends creating lasting images that preserve memories and give joy and comfort to pet owners and to others who “just love animals”, too.