Brandy Wheeler
based in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan
Welcome to my creative world
If you could walk the beach all day, listening to the waves, looking for rocks and finding your peace – my print collection will speak to you.
If your favorite vacation started with a drive Up North – my postcards were made for you.
If a house on the lake is your dream, or your reality – your heart will find it’s home in my Lake Series.
Everyday I am inspired by the beauty of our region, shaped by the Great Lakes, decorated by historic landmarks and painted with the brush of mother nature. I love to share my passion for the places I visit. They are captured with watercolor and ink, in a sketchbook until I’m ready to share them with you.
I hope my artwork transports you to a place that brings you joy.
Brandy Wheeler
Artist | Entepreneur | Teacher | Designer
based in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan
Welcome to my creative world
If you could walk the beach all day, listening to the waves, looking for rocks and finding your peace – my print collection will speak to you.
If your favorite vacation started with a drive Up North – my postcards were made for you.
If a house on the lake is your dream, or your reality – your heart will find it’s home in my Lake Series.
I love to share my passion for the places I visit. They are captured with watercolor and ink, in a sketchbook until I’m ready to share them with you.
I hope my artwork transports you to a place that brings you joy.
I am a sketchbook artist
My current favorite tools are watercolor markers and ink pens, on mixed media spiral sketchbooks, not larger than 9×12. I travel light so I can work on a boat, at the beach or in the studio. This sketchbook style, along with my handwritten notes or titles is how I interpret the world. It’s my souvenir from a day well spent.
I teach the art of pysanky
My great-grandmother immigrated to Michigan from Ukraine and brought with her rich traditions which we still celebrate. She passed before I was born but I marveled over her hand-dyed eggs known as pysanky. At twelve I was gifted a kistka, wax, dyes and a book to learn. I’ve been making them every year since. Now I teach this Ukrainian craft to keep the tradition alive.
I fell in love with rug tufting
While exploring ways to get off the computer, and stop scrolling on my phone in the evening, I discovered rug tufting. It put me on my feet instead of parked in a chair. Several years, multiple tufting guns, frames and a wall of yarn later, and I’m still in love with this fiber art. Follow my Instagram for demos and work-in-progress clips.
