Artist Heather Gauthier doesn?t remember a time in her life when she wasn?t creating things. From her childhood days as an imaginative, home-schooled ?weirdo? growing up in Lubbock, Texas to her early married life living in South Africa, Gauthier has been sketching and painting scenes of beauty and wildlife her entire life. ?There wasn?t much […]The post Artist Heather Gauthier Makes Art of Beauty and Wildlife appeared first on Freshome.com.

San Antonio artist Heather Gauthier captures the beauty and whimsy of our love of animals. Photo courtesy of Heather GauthierArtist Heather Gauthier doesn?t remember a time in her life when she wasn?t creating things. From her childhood days as an imaginative, home-schooled ?weirdo? growing up in Lubbock, Texas to her early married life living in South Africa, Gauthier has been sketching and painting scenes of beauty and wildlife her entire life.?There wasn?t much to do or see in Lubbock, the flattest, ugliest, cowiest town in West Texas. It meant my inner life was a lot richer,? Gauthier says. Both she and her brother are artists. She attributes their artistry to the fact that both of them had to rely on their imaginations for stimulation.Beauty in the Eye of the BeholderA dining room is illuminated with a piece of art from artist Heather Gauthier. Photo courtesy of the artist.Though she took art classes briefly at Texas Tech (?I left running and shrieking for the hills, far, far away from Lubbock?), Gauthier has mostly been self-...