From Heather Byers: “I spent most of 2020 focused on large murals and public art. That is ultimately the direction I’d like to continue pushing my career in the arts. I think a residency would be a fantastic opportunity to take a break from the bigger, louder pieces and really focus in on technique by working smaller.

In 2017, I did a series called “100 Faces.” I would like to revisit that idea with my evolved art style and do another 100 faces using a mixture of paint and fabric collage on small canvases (6”x6”). I’ve done more work with plants and flowers and plan to incorporate some of that imagery in my portrait painting as well.

For this residency, my hope is to work side by side with my friend, Lindsey Kernodle. She is an accomplished artist specializing in science illustration. We have overlap in our interests in that we both use portraiture and plant/animal images in our work. We plan to host a workshop showing our unique techniques when painting flowers and plants.”

Preview Heather’s work at HeatherByers.art. And, as usual, workshop is dependent on Covid-related conditions.