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West Virginia Artist Heather Johnson Native to Coalton, WV 26257

My Background

My Inspiration

My Background

It’s always been Art for me from the very beginning. Portraits, Murals, Book illustrations and signage but for the last 17 years it’s been Monument Etching.

I studied at Pratt Institute favoring Industrial design and Art education. Since then I have been working as a freelance Artist under the name The Paintsudio based out of Coalton, West Virginia.

Portraits Etched on Black Granite Headstones

My Medium

My Inspiration

My Background

The appeal of working with stone is that it has such a permanency and is so timeless. The idea of leaving something behind that will last over many generations makes what I do feel historical in sense, as it does for Families when we sit down together and design a scene that depicts their loved ones life a they knew it to be.

Portait of Artist Heather Johnson Coalton WV

My Inspiration

Living in such a picturesque place as the Appalachian Mountains with it’s wildlife, valleys, and rivers makes it easy to be inspired to create stretching scenes across the surface of granite.