Veronica Winters, MFA, is a contemporary Russian-American portrait artist, instructor, curator and book author who illuminates the beauty and power of human spirit through her figurative paintings. Symbolic and influenced by classical artistic traditions, Winters’ work serves as a tool—for herself and her viewers alike—to experience the healing potential of painting. In color, figure and symbols, the artist explores a relationship between humanity and higher consciousness, helping people connect with themselves and each other. Winters combines her imagination, realist training and divine guidance creating complex visual stories on canvas. The artist shares the amazing complexity and interconnectedness of the Universe to inspire us towards greater awareness, creating a more loving world.

The artist is nationally recognized for her colored pencil drawing with the publication of the art instruction books titled The Colored Pencil Manual and How to Color Like an Artist by Dover Publications, NY. Veronica’s art and writing has been published in numerous magazines and art books, including Strokes of Genius, Leisure Painter, the Colored Pencil Magazine, the Guide Artists, the American Art Collector and the International Artist Magazine. ­­­Veronica studied art at OSU, Penn State, the Grand Central Academy of Art& the Art Students League in New York. Veronica's studio is located in Naples, Florida.