Risa Waldt House of the Red Tails Studio/gallery (520) 825-9601, www.risawaldtfineart.com
Born and Raised in Arizona, Risa Waldt still calls this place of light and color her home. “In my 50-plus years painting watercolor, palette-knife oil and mixed medium,” says Waldt, “plein air is my favorite venue.” Murals are also a favorite for this talented artist.
Waldt hopes viewers take time looking at and enjoying her conversation between her beautiful use of color and exciting brushstrokes. “Color reaches human senses deeply,” she says. “Keeping beauty in your home or office usually gives viewers ease, thus we are usually easier to get along with.”
Waldt is in the Who’s Who of American Women (2000-2001 edition), received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019, and is an award winner for the National League of American Pen Women and Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild. Waldt is also a Women Artists of the West signature member and is a part of the Saguaro Fellow Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild.
In addition, Waldt has had solo and group shows with national art organizations across the United States, and exhibits at Art on the Llano Estacado each spring at the Texas Tech Museum.