About NPWS

I have been drawing from early childhood. It was a talent my father and mother passed on to me. Besides reading and pretending to be…

Lynn is an artist in the Black Hills and has been a NPWS member for about 2 years. Her paintings include scenes of the surrounding…

Helen was born and raised in Brooklyn New York. Her Dad taught her early the love of nature, frequently visiting botanical gardens, and family fishing…

Lori has been painting watercolor on and off for thirty years, taking a big break to raise her kids. She has painted with a few…

Carmen grew up in Colorado where her love for art started at an early age. She graduated from Dickinson State University with a B.S. in…

Bonnie is a California girl who relocated to the Black Hills several years ago. Her love of nature and flowers show up in many of…

My love for watercolor started at a very young age. I grew up in eastern South Dakota, but I have lived in Rapid City for…

My love for watercolor started at a very young age. I grew up in eastern South Dakota, but I have lived in Rapid City for…

My love for art started at an early age. Mom used to tell the story of when I was 4 or 5 years old, and…

I’ve always had an interest in painting but it did not become a reality until later in life. Oil was my first venture into painting…

Jill has been Co-Vice President of the NPWS for three years and is a highly valued member of our team. She is also an amazing…

Cookie is originally from Florida but became a South Dakota resident in 1987. She enjoys all methods of painting. Watercolor, acrylic, oil, and ink. She…

The closest I came to a paint brush before I retired a few years ago was when I painted the trim “forest green” on all…

The closest I came to a paint brush before I retired a few years ago was when I painted the trim “forest green” on all…

After leaving Dickinson in 1989, my husband, Bruce and I lived in Mobridge for ten years before moving to the Black Hills area. I have…

Delores lives near Black Hawk, SD and enjoys a variety of subjects from babies to buildings, and a variety of mediums, from pencil to batik.…

I was born and raised in Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. My education was in the sciences that led to work as a…

I was raised on a ranch east of Newell, one of six children. I went to college at SDSU and BHSU where I got an…

I retired in December, 1998, as microbiology lab supervisor after nearly 30 years at the State Health Laboratory, Pierre. I graduated with a B.S. in…

“Art from the Heart” Gwen Ray grew up on a ranch on Lower Spring Creek.  She and her husband currently live on Box Elder Creek…

After retiring, Nora and her husband moved to Rapid City. It was at that time Nora decided to pursue watercolor. She is now a workshop…

Nancy grew up on a ranch near Fairburn, South Dakota.  She enjoyed drawing and creating art as a young person and pursued her artistic interests…

Jackie Long has been doing something in art for most of her adult life. One of her works was accepted by Hallmark Cards. She created…

Sarah is a contemporary water media artist, and texture abstractionist. She loves and works in all mediums. Born and raised in Ohio, she eventually moved…

Sherry Thurston’s enjoyment in all things creative provided a natural attraction to the art medium of watercolor. Some of the excitement of watercolor for her…

Watercolor has been one of my favorite mediums for over 50 years, and continues to provide unique opportunities and challenges, as well as an invitation to…

I was born and raised in Rapid City, where I still reside.  I come from a large family with 10 siblings. I am the youngest girl, with…

I was born and raised in the Black Hills of South Dakota in Spearfish.  That is where I spent long summers doing things that you…

My passion for art began at the early age of five when I took classes at the Des Moines Iowa art center.  Although, when it…

Bill is a South Dakota native living near Deadwood, S.D. He has lived in the western part of the state since he was a second…