About Sheila Fossen

Sheila Fossen is a Colorado watercolor painter whose work is about light: the gold of aspens at the end of the day, the translucence of a petal, the wide brightness of a mountain sky. She works in two ways: bold, textured paintings on crumpled rice paper, with saturated color and often a fine ink line, and quieter, traditional watercolors of snow, water, fruit and open country.

Her work is exhibited regularly in Colorado galleries and community art spaces, and her Aspens Sunset received the People's Choice Award at the 2025 Louisville Art Association Fall Member Show. A longtime member of the association, she remains active in its shows and community. Before painting full time, she spent her career as a grade school teacher working with special education students.