Statement
“Take more walks and focus on what is around. Settle in by a window, and take in the view. It’s often beautiful! If it’s not, let your imagination fill in the blanks to make it so!”
I am Ariel, artist and imaginator. My usual medium is oil paint, which I use to imagine stories and memories of my own. My goal is to encourage folks to keep their eyes open to the magic surrounding them in often forgotten places.
The majority of my subjects are camping, forestry, and a love of animals — especially cats.
Bio
I moved to Walla Walla in 2007 from Yakima, Washington, where I grew up and began painting in elementary school. My family always encouraged creativity. In high school, I took art classes when I could at the community college to learn different techniques of creating art. While in Walla Walla, I gained my Registered Nurse license, and have enjoyed painting as a creative outlet from my day work of helping keep people healthy.
CV
2026
Walla Walla City Council Chambers, WA
The FINCH Gallery — Walla Walla, WA
2025
Art Squared — Walla Walla, WA
CAVU Cellars Gallery — Walla Walla, WA
Foundry Vineyards’ Juried Art Show — Walla Walla, WA
2022
CAVU Cellars Gallery — Walla Walla, WA
2021
CAVU Cellars Gallery — Walla Walla, WA
Blue Mountain Health Cooperative — Walla Walla, WA
2019
Walla Walla Community Hospice Pond and Garden Tour, WA
En Plein Air — Carnegie Picture Lab, WA
2018
Fall Season Artist — The Little Theatre of Walla Walla, WA
ArtEscape Studios, WA
Oneness Exhibition — Scottish Rite Cathedral, Harrisburg, PA
Art Squared — CAVU Cellars Gallery, WA
2017
Arts Portal Gallery, OR
Harvest of Art (First Place Winner) — Milton Freewater, OR
Art Squared — CAVU Cellars Gallery, WA
ArtWalla PopUp — ArtEscape Studio, WA
2016
Arts Portal Gallery, OR
Art Squared — CAVU Cellars Gallery, WA
McCurley Integrity Toyota of Walla Walla, WA
2002 & 2003
DoVa Student & Faculty Exhibition — Larson Gallery, WA