A Little About Me

I'm Kayla, the artist behind Coulee Art Studio.

If you want to know me personally, here's the gist: I'm homeschooling my four beautiful children, was born and raised in Alberta, Canada, and am a bit of a cat lover. I also credit my faith with inspiring my interest in painting hands. If you look through my shop, you'll find a little evidence of that!

I've always been drawn to the way art allows us to see the world a little differently. I love colour, texture, expressive brushwork and the small details that make a subject feel alive. My work is less about recreating something perfectly and more about capturing its character, movement and feeling. My preferred mediums will always be acrylic and oil paints, and clay. Call me old-fashioned!

With a background in university art studies, I've developed a love for exploring different materials, techniques and ways of making art. That love naturally grew into teaching, and I now enjoy sharing that creative process with students of all ages through classes and workshops here in Southern Alberta. I also enjoy hosting art retreats for adults. We all need to make space to get creative sometimes.

When teaching the next generation about art, I carefully consider how students are developing in three areas: technique, artistic literacy and historical understanding. Art has always been a powerful medium for communicating ideas and sharing valuable perspectives throughout history, and I love introducing students to that through engaging, hands-on experiences.

More recently, I've been drawn to painting meaningful moments between people — the gestures, connections and fleeting details that make a moment worth remembering. This is especially what excites me about live wedding painting: creating an original piece of art that captures not just what a day looked like, but something of what it felt like.

Whether I'm working on an original painting, teaching a class or creating artwork to commemorate a special occasion, my hope is always to make something thoughtful, expressive and full of life.

Coulee Art Studio is a place for all of these creative pursuits to come together. I'm glad you're here, and I hope you'll find something that inspires you to look a little closer, create something of your own or celebrate a moment worth keeping.