Heidi’s charcoal portrait artwork is inspired by clients drawn in portrait sittings, dramatic Victorian daguerreotypes, and ancient ancestors. She loves the stories of people. She is well-versed in storytelling character development and dramatic theatrical lighting. Heidi uses her own Rembrandt-style lighting to record client reference images. Each commissioned or historic portrait is developed to tell a poignant story through light and shadow. Heidi’s weather portraits hail from her experiences with tornadoes as a young child. Being tossed around by a tornado leaves an impression. Her weather portraits are all from her own photos or her imagination, capturing the dynamic range of the beautiful and dangerous. She is a member of the Portrait Society of America and a signature member of NAWA (National Association of Women Artists.)