Hi there! I'm Angela Wales and I’ve been a practicing fine artist for over 20 years since earning my MFA. And during that time I've been blessed to have my paintings in galleries and private collections all across the U.S. from Seattle to New York City.

So why create an intuitive/expressive arts studio? Why did choose I go through an intensive yearlong program in 2013 to become a Master Facilitator of Intuitive Painting and Expressive Arts? Why do I want so deeply to share this practice with others? With you!

It all got started because even though I was technically living my dream of being an artist, I wasn’t really feeling very happy or fulfilled in it. I wasn't truly living into my creativity. I was also burnt out on the whole art scene and the world of judgments and limitations on creativity. Every brush stroke I placed on my canvas was feeling like rolling a huge boulder up a steep hill.

The message constantly being enforced in our culture is that only small children and “real” artists are allowed to think of themselves as truly creative, to enjoy the act of creation. And art can really only be understood and appreciated by the special few and those educated to do so. While this fed my ego as a “real” artist, it was empty calories that ultimately hurt my soul and my creativity because I’ve always known that art is far bigger than that, far more powerful than that.

In my lengthy and varied search for healing this hurt, I attended an intuitive process painting workshop in 2011, and my heart and my soul were re-opened. Not only did I find joy in painting again, I found joy in life again. I discovered that this amazing practice is healing on all levels. It reminded me that no matter what form it ultimately takes, living into your creativity makes your soul come alive. And it didn't matter whether you were a "real" artist or not. It wasn't limited to the special few, it was for everybody!

I knew right then that I had to share this fun and yet amazingly profound practice, so even more people could reclaim the power of their own creativity and reconnect with their authentic selves. So I signed up for training, and in 2013, Painted Crow Expressive Arts was born. 

Whether it's in a group class/workshop setting, or working more intimately one-on-one, I LOVE getting to re-connect you to your authentic creative source, to your own unique, amazing, iridescent, radiant, creative self!