| My name is Billie Crain and I've lived in northwest Lower Michigan all my life in Charlevoix, a beautiful little resort town along the shores of Lake Michigan. I have two grown sons who reside locally and two cats underfoot. I'm currently living in a small park with lots of oaks and maple trees, my gardens and a great view of Lake Charlevoix...in the winter. I am a self taught artist and have been a member of WetCanvas.com, an online artist's community since July of 2005. Prior to that I was primarily a graphite artist, drawing pet portraits for friends and family. After joining WC I had the chance to dabble in several mediums including watercolor, colored pencil and pastel.Recently I've been exploring other media and also dabbling in photography. I enjoy trying new techniques and my current artistic influences are Ann Blockley and Lian Quan Zhen. As an avid gardener, I'm very inspired by flowers, plants and nature in general. I'm also inspired by my cats, who are a constant source of material for my artwork. I love the challenge of working from imagination and enjoy including a bit of fantasy in my artwork. |
