Paint the Wild

About this artwork

Heather Coen paintings have been recognized and published by every major art magazine including, Art of the West, Plein Air Magazine, American Art Collector, Colored Pencil Magazine, Southwest Art and others. She began her career by apprenticing to two major artists and then, over the coming years, took classes and workshops to hone her skills. Recently, although her career was halted by a tragedy, she has risen from the ashes and began painting again. Having been awarded “Master Signature Circle” from Paint America, “Signature” from Pastel Society of Colorado and Plein Air Artists Colorado, she intends to resurrect her art career and started about four years ago. Included in 24 local and national shows in the last 24 months, her resume includes many ribbons and awards: Plein Air events such as “Plein Air Rockies,” and “Prairies to Peaks,” “Tailgate 2022” in Sedona, Artist in Residence for the Boyce Thompson Arboretum; Artist of the Month for the Gilbert Visual Art League; and Arizona Plein Air Painters honors. She belongs to such prestigious national organizations like Oil Painters of America, Women Artists of the West, National Oil and Acrylic Painters, Women Painters West, as well as a number of local art clubs. She has had a solo on-line show with “Light, Space and Time Gallery” and currently has work in five different galleries in Colorado and Arizona. She has been selected as a judge for such organizations as Richeson School of Art, St. Andrews Art Show, Celebration of Color and others. She has been in numerous plein air events all over the west. Heather believes she is, “Creating a legacy, one original at a time.”