Volz Art

My name is Michelle Volz and I’m a contemporary landscape artist and texture junkie. Nature is my muse, and the palette knife is the tool I use to sculpt the natural world to life on canvas.

Though I do not consider myself a realist, I do use thick texture to try and create a sense of reality between audience and artwork.  I want you to feel like you can peel the bark off the tree, break the branch in front of you or dip your toe in the water. Despite the rules to “never touch the artwork”, I consider it a great compliment when you try to reach out to touch my artwork to connect with the piece. I recently added options for collectors to add sound to their artwork to help bring the painting to life even more.

The question I get most is where I pull my inspiration from and I’ll be honest, everywhere, and nowhere in particular. Some days I’ll use a reference photo of a place that looks amazing or a grove of trees I’d love to visit. Some days it’s the hike I went on or even just a friend’s fruit trees. Whether I pull inspiration from a real place or am simply creating a new place of my own, the inspiration is always nature because nature is where I feel most grounded as a human being. It is where I find peace and I have yet to find a human who doesn’t feel similarly in nature.

As you experience my art, I hope you find yourself connecting to a place, a memory, a feeling, and then you buy the art so you can take that experience home with you.