Michelle Nyberg

Whether I am walking on the beach near my island home,

spending time in my garden or exploring someplace new,

it is often the little things that captivate me more than the 
scene as a whole. I am in awe of this world’s colours, textures,

shapes, movement and light and it’s this sense of wonder and

joy that I am most interested in portraying and sharing with others. 

My paintings begin with a seed of inspiration, sometimes in t

he form of photos that I have taken and other times with just

a memory or feeling that I’ve experienced in nature.

Early layers are all about play and experimentation, adding

paint and other mixed media intuitively at first but then

becoming more considered in my choices as the painting

begins to take shape. I continue in this way, back and forth

between play and refinement until there is a balance

between the two that reflects both my inner world and the

real world around me. Working this way can feel like

a roundabout journey at times but I love the richness

that paintings possess when they have been on an 
adventure rather than taking a planned route.