by Paige Colwell | Nov 12, 2026 | Issues in Art Education, UF Grad Studies, Uncategorized
Why Art Teachers Leave: What My Capstone Research Found About Working Conditions and Burnout In September 2022, I left the classroom. In five years of teaching, I had never imagined doing it. But my class sizes had ballooned, my pay was stagnant, and I no longer...
by Paige Colwell | Apr 22, 2021 | Misc Paintings, Paintings and Murals, Portfolio, Sketchbook, Uncategorized
This piece is guache on water color paper. I was really happy with the textures I was able to get out of the guache. (I treated myself to a paint set and have been playing with it) We are vegetarian at our house, so we cook with a lot of mushrooms, and we have a nice...
by Paige Colwell | Apr 22, 2021 | Misc Paintings, Paintings and Murals, Portfolio, Uncategorized
This was a comissioned piece from this past year. The client wanted her wedding bouqeut preserved. I was incredibly relazing to paint something as simple as flowers again. Most comissions I get asked for are logos. These days I turn those down unless it’s a...
by Paige Colwell | Apr 22, 2021 | Illustration and Design, Portfolio, Portraits, Sketchbook, Uncategorized
This was during the time period I was trying to really work on my digital painting skills. I am proud of the progress I made in this one. I did enter it in a Bates Motel contest, but I didn’t win anything. Oh well. It was fun to do either...
by Paige Colwell | Apr 22, 2021 | Misc Paintings, Paintings and Murals, Portfolio, Portraits, Uncategorized
Toi and I go way back, organizing and participating in local events is how we met. She’s an incredible soul, talented writer and chef. I actually got the chance to paint this at one of her events. I had to catch her on the move. I love going out to events and...
by Paige Colwell | Apr 22, 2021 | Cats. Comics. Curves., Comics, Illustration and Design, Portfolio, Sketchbook, Uncategorized
I have a million old screen prints that I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with. That’s why this piece is dated 2012, but it’s actually from 2019. The original print was done in 2016, and I have about 100 more. When clearing out my studio I...
