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St. Louis artist Ali Cavanaugh grew up drawing and
painting portraits, beginning in her teenage years. She
earned a BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design
in Michigan in 1995. Her artwork has been exhibited
nationally and internationally, and is included in more
than 400 private and corporate collections worldwide.
Her work has been commissioned by Time magazine
and The New York Times, and has been featured in a
number of art publications. A book of her artwork,
Ali Cavanaugh: Modern Fresco Paintings, will be
published this spring by Unicorn Publishing with pre-order available on
Amazon or Cavanaugh’s website (alicavanaugh.com).artist is comfortably uncertain about
what new artistic territory lies
ahead. “Not knowing what’s going to
be painted in the future keeps my
art fresh,” she says. “Many years ago,
I would have had the paintings
planned out and painted in my head,
and the actual process of painting
became dead. When I keep curiosity
in my approach, then I’m able to stay
inspired and flexible, and my work
evolves and stays interesting.” WA
Freelance writer and editor Stefanie
Laufersweiler, of Cincinnati, contributes
regularly to Watercolor Artist.