Art is my calling. Its not just what I do, its who I am! Through 35 years of ups and downs art has been the one constant in my life. My professional Art career began in March 1991 shortly after the birth of my second son. My hope was to earn the part time paycheck I needed to be a stay at home mom. Fourteen years later, Ive sold many drawings and paintings and thousands of prints all over the world! Thanks to all the wonderful people who have supported and purchased my art, my dream has become a reality! When I began 14 years ago, all sales happened on the road, there was no internet to connect me to the world. Although I still show in Galleries and sell prints in shops, most of my sales happen online. Welcome to the future! The best benefit to this outlet is that I get the privilege of dealing directly with the people who hang my art on their walls! I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico only a couple hours from my hometown, Las Cruces. I live with my husband Aaron, three sons Bryan, Jeff and Nate and two dogs in a great house about half a mile from the Rio Grande River. Youll find us walking along the Bosque (area of trees around the river) most sunny afternoons. I spend my days (and some nights) working in my home studio, connected to the world by internet. I am also an active member of the Albuquerque artist community. In 2004 I co-founded Seventh Mountain Artists, a group of Albuquerque artists that originally met as art studio tenants at the Harwood Art Center. I currently work mainly in watercolor, but I have worked with a variety of mediums. I like to paint a fairly large variety of subject matter but stick mainly to southwest landscapes, portraits and my newest fascination, abstract expressionism! Recently, my main theme has been peace. I hope to make my mark on the world by spreading my message of Peace on Earth. I truly believe if everyone did their part, it could be a peaceful world for our children and grandchildren.
Paula Manning-Lewis joined Mobile Prints on September 13th, 2007.
