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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

It's May & I have lots of art events this month. My original watercolor Potential is at Frog Hollow Gallery in Burlington, VT for the Celebrate the Light to Come show. Opening reception is Sat 5/16 from 4-6 pm. Check the link in my bio for event details. #magnolia #original #watercolor #VT #artshow

Watercolor painting of a photorealistic magnolia bud about to open with unfurling leaves and a spring green background.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Honored to have my original watercolor Sweet Spring Harvest juried into the VT Watercolor Society Members Show Springtide. The show runs through Sat 5/23 at the T.W. Wood Museum in Montpelier. Don't miss it! #original #watercolor #maplesyrup #spring #artshow #fineart #photorealism #vtartist

The artist, a smiling woman with long brown hair wearing a maroon shirt and light gray sweater, stands next to her framed watercolor painting of richly colored syrup samples on a window sill.

A photorealistic watercolor painting of richly auburn colored syrup samples in glass bottles on a backlit window sill with the light coming through and reflections on the glass. The texturized wood shelf holds white maple candy boxes and brown paper bags. The window has raindrops on the glass, stained wood sash bars and a view of blurred gray trees in the distance.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I've been wanting to paint this ladyslipper from our NH property for a couple of years. Finally started working on it. We still have snow on the ground, but I've been dreaming of spring. How about you? #spring #flowers #ladyslipper #original #watercolor #painting #realism #wip #vtartist #wildbeauty

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I'm figuring out the border on the first painting in my new Fairytale series of watercolors. Fairytale as in: made up story meant to deceive. This first piece is called The Big Bad Wolf. #fineart #fairytale #bigbadwolf #deception #original #painting #vtartist #metallic #watercolor #realism #wip

Watercolor painting in progress of a black wolf on a metallic gold background with black mat and different colored borders.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Working on a new glowing moon watercolor inspired by the Full Snow Moon last weekend. What's keeping you grounded and giving you joy during these truly disheartening times? #fullmoon #inspiration #glow #moonlight #arttherapy #original #watercolor #wip

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Full Snow Moon tonight. I'm looking for inspiration for my next full moon painting by looking at previous pieces I've done and hoping to see the real beauty rise over the ridge our house faces tonight. #fullmoon #snowmoon #inspiration #original #watercolor #paintings #VT #artist

Watercolor painting of a full moon rising over a snowy tree line creating shadows on the snow.

Watercolor painting of two ravens with golden shimmering wings meeting on the branches of a tree under a yellow glowing full moon.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Art therapy, in real time speed, while our democracy continues to crumble. A meditation on beauty, a practice of reverence, a thank you to the sanctuary of the winter woods. What's helping you right now? #newengland #winter #woods #sanctuary #original #watercolor #wip #arttherapy #VT #artist

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I celebrated the Autumnal Equinox by painting this red oak leaf. It will be with me Fri-Sun 9/26-28 at my last outdoor show of the 2025 season in Hartford, VT. I hope to see you at the Celebrate Quechee Art Festival this weekend! #autumn #oak #leaf #watercolor #painting #VT #art #festival

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

It's hard to believe it's the last day of the League of NH Craftsmen Fair. See the beauty & whimsy, craftsmanship from artists' hands & creative human spirit cradled in the mountains before it disappears. Open 10-5 today! #original #watercolor #paintings #sculpture #nh #craftsmen #fair #lastday

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

My All That Glitters series is debuting at the League of NH Craftsmen Fair at the Mt. Sunapee Resort in Newbury this week. Tree of Life Phases is one of the rich metallic watercolors in the collection. Open daily 10-5. Don't miss the magic! #treeoflife #metallic #watercolor #mandala #painting #NH

Watercolor painting of a central metallic gold tree of life surrounded by different small gold leaves and the phases of the moon on a deep, rich purple background with a sparkly gold border.

Colorful purple, turquoise, and black sign that says: League of NH Craftsmen, 92nd Annual Craftsmen's Fair, August 2-10, 2025.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Today is the last day for the Art on Bartlet Show & I have lots of new original paintings, including this watercolor called Night Owl, part of my What Lies Within series. Open 10-4 today in Newburyport, MA. #night #owl #original #watercolor #painting #Massachusetts #fineart #show

Painting of a great Horned Owl silhouette with a half moon on a periwinkle blue starry background coming in for a landing in a forest. The moon and forest are also contained within the owl.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Moving to VT has been challenging & being away from my husband was the hardest part. My new watercolor, Reunited, celebrates being together again. It will be in Newburyport, MA 7/26-27 with me & lots of new work for the Art on Bartlet Show. #moose #crescentmoon #original #watercolor #painting

Painting of a male & female moose standing near a pine tree at dusk under a purple and orange sky and crescent moon. Both moose have the pine tree and moon contained in their silhouettes.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

It's been a while, but I'm working on a new watercolor series called All That Glitters, which will debut at the League of NH Craftsmen Fair in Sunapee in August. They feature deep, rich backgrounds colors & metallic gold silhouettes. Here's a sneak peak. #original #watercolor #moose #moon #wip

Watercolor painting of a moose silhouette and crescent moon in sparkly gold on a deep blue and purple background.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

We've been super busy with the sale of our NH home & move, but we're now in VT. I finally had some time to paint. New state = a new series of metallic watercolors. I'm exploring the question: What has real value in our world? #allthatglitters #ginkgo #leaves #spiral #original #watercolor #VT #artist

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

This beauty, called Spring is Coming, is currently perched at [Seacoast Artists Association](seacoastartist.org) which is site #2 on the Exeter Art Walk. Today is the last day to see local art studios & galleries from 12-4. #original #watercolor #painting #dragonfly #exeternh #supportlocal #artists

Photorealistic watercolor painting of a pink and purple dragonfly perched on a plant stem with a spring green background with gold shimmery accents.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

This original watercolor, titled Soaring, flew to a new home recently. It's a part of my What Lies Within series, which show the outer beauty contained within animal silhouettes. I love painting tiny trees. #greathornedowl #crescentmoon #evening #star #trees #original #watercolor

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

This original watercolor & acrylic ecoprint, called Nature's Jewel, will be in the Art of Great Bay Show this weekend. All the leaves are handprinted. Check my April Bringing the Beauty Newsletter via linktree in my bio for details on all my shows this month. #original #mandala #ecoprint #painting

Photo of a bright blue round watercolor painting with handprinted green leaves arranged as a mandala around a central detailed bright orange jewel weed flower.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

This is 1 of 8 original paintings I'll have at the Art of Great Bay Show this weekend at Great Bay Discovery Center in Greenland, NH. She's called Soothsayer & I need an oracle right now. A part of all sales supports conservation of the Great Bay. #raven #soothsayer #watercolor #painting #artshow

Original round watercolor painting of a black silhouette of a raven with a crescent moon, stars and pink clouds in its chest cawing on bare branched tree limbs. The background shows an evening blue sky with pink clouds, stars, and a crescent moon.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

My new watercolor titled Memory and Thought is currently hanging at [Studio Place Arts](www.studioplacearts.com/galleries---...) in the Silver Lining Show in Barre, VT. Exhibit runs through 4/19. Stop in to check out this metallic show. #silver #treeoflife #ravens #original #watercolor #artshow

Photo of a round watercolor painting of a bare branched tree of life with two ravens in flight in silver, blue and pewter colors with sparkly metallic accents.

A smiling woman (the artist) with long brown wavy hair and a green and rust colored scarf stands in front of a silver tree of life watercolor painting hung in a diamond shaped frame in an art gallery.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

This new aurora borealis watercolor with shimmering metallic accents will be in the [2025 Art of Great Bay Show] (greatbaystewards.org/home-page-gr...) 4/4-6 in Greenland, NH along with many more of my originals. It's called Bearly There. #bear #auroraborealis #watercolor #artshow #conservation

Shimmery metallic watercolor of the green, red, blue and purple aurora borealis with gold stars in the night sky. The foreground shows a black bear silhouette containing the aurora and stars in its body, walking towards a shimmering gold and black tree with bare branches.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I've been painting original ecoprints the past few years. The aspen & Japanese maple leaves in this piece are handprinted in acrylic, the background is watercolor. This piece, titled Targe, will be at my open studio in NH this weekend. #aspen #leaves #targe #celtic #shield #mandala #painting

Photo of an original watercolor and acrylic mandala in earthy green and brown colors with handprinted aspen and Japanese maple leaves in yellow.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I'll be debuting this new mandala at my open studio this Sat & Sun, 10-3. This watercolor has a vegvisir symbol from Norse mythology & the moon phases around a tree of life in gold metallic paint. See my art newsletter (linktree in my bio) for more info. #vegvisir #treeoflife #watercolor #mandala

Mandala watercolor painting with central gold tree of life surrounded by the moon phases and a gold vegvisir symbol, a compass used in Norse mythology for guidance.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I'm doing the #MarchMeetTheMaker IG challenge & will share a few here. The prompt is #style. If I had to use 1 word to describe my work, I'd say intense. Intense detail, color, patterns & realism. How would you describe my art? Let me know in the comments. #intense #color #detail #watercolor #art

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

The sap is rising in our maples & we'll be hosting 1 last NH Maple Weekend Open House 3/15-16 with tours at [Willow Creek Sugarhouse](willowcreeksugarhouse.com). My art studio will be open with art for your soul. Details in my March newsletter via linktree in my bio. #maple #openstudio #NH #artist

Watercolor painting of richly colored maple syrup samples in small bottles in a sugarhouse window on a rainy spring day with light and reflections in the glass. White boxes of maple candy and brown paper bags are on a wooden shelf with swirling wood grain textured patterns in the background.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Economic boycott today- no buying from the big box broligarchy. If you must, shop small: The Tree of Life is my favorite symbol to paint, currently hanging at the woman-owned shop [Eight Legged Octopus] (www.eightleggedoctopus.com) in Dover, NH. #support #smallbusiness #watercolor ##treeoflife

Circular watercolor mandala painting of a symmetrical bronze/brown Tree of Life with bare roots and branches on a warm ochre background.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Magnetic Energy, my original watercolor, is currently at the Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, NH for the [NH Art Association](www.nhartassociation.org) 85 collection member's exhibit for February. I used metallic watercolors to give it some sparkle. #auroraborealis #watercolor #northernlights #NH #art

Green and red watercolor of the northern lights with metallic gold watercolor accents and sparkly gold stars with bare branched deciduous tree and pine trees in black silhouettes in the foreground.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Odin's ravens, Muninn (memory) and Huginn (thought), were his all-seeing eyes, gathering info from all over the world. More than independent beings, they were extensions of himself in a shamanic, shape-shifting practice. These two are part of a new piece I'm working on. #watercolor #art #ravens

Watercolor painting of a flying black raven getting ready to land on tree branches with silver and blue background

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

If you see this, QRP with some drawings and or sketches ➰️ Here are some colored pencil drawings related to climate change #artshare #qrp #drawings #coloredpencil #artofbluesky

Colored pencil drawing of a blue robed Buddha sitting in meditation on a gold lotus flower holding the Earth in his hands

Colored pencil drawing of a sad polar bear lying in a dump on top of piles of garbage

Colored pencil drawing of an injured whale with torn flesh from a ship propeller with a red, white and blue oil tanker in the background

Colored pencil drawing of a tired elephant chained by his leg with green trees in the background

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Today is the Full Snow Moon and these are a couple of full moon paintings I've recently done. Now go outside and see the real beautiful moon. #selenophile #fullmoon #watercolor #painting

Watercolor painting of a glowing full moon rising behind three black mountain peaks with pine tree silhouettes in the foreground

Watercolor painting of a glowing full moon peaking through reaching tree branches glowing in the moonlight

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I've painted the Northern Lights many times, but this past October, I was given the gift of seeing their beauty first hand in my NH front yard. This painting is based on my reference photos from that magical night. #metallic #watercolor #wip #painting #northernlights

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

As I try to find balance during a prolonged relocation from NH to VT, painting helps. If you're feeling unmoored in your personal & our collective lives, I hope stargazing at this will help. See it up close at [Eight Legged Octopus](www.eightleggedoctopus.com) in Dover, NH. #NH #yinyang #watercolor

Watercolor painting of a blue and purple yin yang with glowing full moon, sun and metallic sparkly clouds, stars and milky way.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

This is 1 of 4 original paintings I have in the 85 Collection show at [NH Art Association](www.nhartassociation.org). Opening reception tonight, 5-8 pm, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH. Want to see more of the beauty? Click the linktree link in my profile for my art newsletter. #watercolor #wolfpack

Watercolor painting of three wolves as black silhouettes running through orange yellow dawn light with bare branched tree silhouettes in the background.

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Hi, I'm Heather, mom of two, nature lover, spiritual seeker, physician by training with the soul of an artist. Ww own a yurt art studio and a sugarhouse in NH. I got back to painting watercolors in 2008 after a long hiatus. I hope you'll follow me & my creative journey. #artist #journey #yurt

Woman in a white sweater and green shirt stands in front of a colorful art display of framed paintings with a sign that says Willow Road Watercolors by Heather L Crowley

Photo of a yurt in winter at dawn with snowy trees and a glowing pink sunrise

Photo of a sugarhouse made of wood with snow on the roof in winter. There is a forest in the background and an amber colored dog in the foreground looking at the building

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Heather Crowley @willowrdwatercolor.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Starting my social media migration with my first painting of 2025, titled Snow Spell. This one will be at the NH Art Association's 85 exhibit in Portsmouth in February. #fullmoon #snow #watercolor

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