About Theresa Goesling

Phone: 425-802-3487

E-mail: tgoesling@comcast.net

  Recognized for watercolor and mixed water media painting style, Theresa Goesling is a soon to be published artist, n international workshop instructor, author and award-winning Northwest Artist. She's recently added a new studio and workshop space to teach ongoing classes at the Eastside Artist Coalition in Bellevue, and can often been seen at Daniel Smith demonstrating and teaching workshops.  For over 8 years, Theresa has been leading painting tours in Italy, Greece and France and enjoys teaching students of all ages and abilities.  “I enjoy passing on my creativity and artistic design knowledge to others.” Theresa’s workshops have all been “sold out” and she is currently planning more Artist Workshops in Santa Barbara, California Fall 2011 and in Portofino, Italy in June of 2012. 

 

  Influenced by an artistic family, her career path naturally lead her to studying fine arts and design at the University of Washington and the Art Institute of Seattle. “Growing up with art surrounding me influenced my ability to always be thinking creatively.” Theresa has 24 years combined experience as a professional artist in fine art and art direction. She worked in fashion advertising as a Catalogue Art Director in New York and Chicago for Charles Stevens Company and in Redmond, WA for Eddie Bauer. She has also studied with many notable artists, including; Bill Cummings, Alvaro Castagnet, Frank Web, Jean Grastorf, and Stephen Quiller.  She believes that one should never stop learning and growing as an artist and that we can all learn from each other in one way or another.

 

  Theresa confidently incorporates the graphic principles of design with the spirited energy of bright and bold pigments to create unusual works of art. You might walk by her paintings once, only to discover when you walk by a second time that there is something unique hidden whimsically within. She often personalizes her commissioned paintings with the clients personal touches; such as a the street name might be your own last name or your family is picnicking in the grass. It’s a very subtle touch and it makes her paintings unique.

 

  Theresa is affiliated with many art related organizations including; Tateuchi Center’s Act Two Guild 2009 President, Bellevue Art Museums Guild, Signature and Board Member of the Northwest Watercolor Society, She is a recipient of the Daler-Rowney National and Art in the Mountains Awards from the Northwest Watercolor Society National Juried Shows. She actively participated in EAFA for many years, and is interested in reconnecting with this inspiring group of artists.

 

  As a mother of four daughters her art parallels way she leads her life. “Life and art should be spontaneous and bright and I am truly an optimist.”  Evidently, there are many people who have similar responses to Goesling’s work. Her paintings are held in collections of top Microsoft Executives, NBA Basketball Players to corporate collections, such as the Junior League of Seattle Art Collection and Swedish Hospital Collection. Her work has sold and shown through Galleries and stores in New Mexico, Oregon, Idaho, Washington and now in Italy. Her paintings have been juried into two books coming out in June of 2012;  Splash 13and Best of Watercolor America III. Her work has won numerous National awards and  has been featured in the King County Journal, Everett Herald, Seattle Times/PI, Cascade Arts & Entertainment and 425 Magazine. Her artistic 3 dimensional work was featured at the Bellevue Arts Museum.

 

  Join Theresa on one of her artist workshops and you’ll learn to see paintings in everything surrounding you. Theresa co-owns a company called “Make Every Day A Painting” Workshops and co-authored a watercolor and water-media lesson manual "Make Every Day A Painting", with friend and colleague, Cindy Briggs. The manual covers painting from start to finish, focusing on composition, drawing, color, techniques and ideas for painting a variety of subjects.   

Painting and teaching watercolor in Positano, Italy