About Heather Grisham

Heather is a self-taught artist residing in Jackson,Tn.  She had more formal training at Union University in Jackson,Tn., as well as William Carey College in Gulfport, Mississippi.  Her art can be seen throughout Tennessee, Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi.

     She not only paints for pleasure but completes several commission pieces each year. In 2014 her art was a part of the SEEME Takeover in Times Square. In 2015 her work was shown as a part of," Speaking of Art" and she was a featured artist in "Art Intertwined." In late 2015 her work was shown at the Scope Art Fair in Miami and in 2016 at the Chashama Gala Event, in Times Square. She attended Walker Stalker Con, Nashville as an artist vendor in April 2016 and 2017 and will be attending Walker Stalker Con, Atlanta as an artist vendor in October 2016 and 2017.  Her art has also been featured no the set of "Talking Dead." In 2019 Heather’s art was featured in the book, Art Freaks Global, and The Times of India blog.

"I have always loved painting even as a small child."

"My great grandmother was an artist and I would draw and paint from her scrap books that came from an old Kentucky farm. Living in Tennessee people don't particularly pick up my sense of humor and the irony that I love to use in some of work. I rather enjoy the looks of confusion at times as where I am from "girls" don't paint these things, everyone is always asking me, "why don't you paint puppies and sunsets?" It's just not my thing."

"I create because I love the challenge of being able to re-create something that is in reality tangible, out of a medium that in it's beginning state has no structure at all."

"I begin with study. Studying photos, forms, colors. I then move to the sketch which is very rough, just lines no detail (which is mostly lost as painting begins) and then move to the paint which is where all the details come out.  Sometimes I just will just start with the paint and skip the sketch, it just depends on how anxious I am to get started."