I’m April, the face behind the logo. I’m a Michigan girl at heart, raised in Southern California. I live by the beach, south of Los Angeles, with my husband and our 4 sweet kids (2 teens and 2 toddlers!). I create expressive and energetic live paintings, realistic landscapes and florals through mindful layers of oil paint.

From a very young age, I developed a deep connection with creating art. After preschool, it was my “quiet time”. My mother tells me I’d lock myself in the playroom and color and draw for hours on end. These days, I consider myself “semi-self-taught”. I began college as a Studio Art major, but finished with a degree in Sociology. Before rediscovering my love of oil painting during COVID-lockdown in 2020, I worked in the wellness industry as a holistic nutritionist and Pilates/fitness instructor for over a decade. I still keep my toe in the fitness world, teaching a few classes a week at my local gym.

You can always find me in my home studio, painting the day away with a little one near my feet, inspired by the beautiful world around me!