The girl behind the cape is me, Naomi teWinkel. I was born and raised in the beautiful Comox Valley, located on Vancouver Island on the West Coast of British Columbia. I live with my husband Nico, and our adorable fur-kids Charlie & Linus in mulBerryLand.
How did you become an artist?
It was one of those fun, unplanned, random things in life. When Nico and I built our new home I decided that something needed to be done about the empty walls. Taking matters into my own hands I bought brushes and paints and got to work.
I didn’t really know where to start so I looked at art that I really enjoyed. I loved the bright, light hearted style of Romero Britto and started by replicating one of his images and then did some Dr.Seuss book covers.
From that moment I was absolutely hooked! I loved the whole process of taking a blank canvas and turning it into something bright and cheerful!