The Visual Art of Paula Michele

01/22/2026

Working on another tidal piece from my Shell Siren series.
This figure is emerging from the depths, still forming, still becoming.
Oil on canvas, in progress

12/11/2025

10/28/2024

The Visual Art of Paula Michele

10/26/2024

At DeVoe Cadillac, they celebrated the World Premiere of SANIBEL by Director, Producer & Writer Jamie Winterstern, as part of the Naples International Film Festival (NIFF), and I showcased my Sanibel Siren Series.

10/24/2024

Siren Series so far.

07/02/2024

Val’s Dream
Oil on canvas

I’m completely silly to put a dog in a tree, but "Val's Dream," is just that, full of bursting oranges and feasting blue jays.This piece is inspired by the William Morris print of birds and pomegranates. Val loves orange slices and I love blue birds.

06/06/2024

A preview…

03/02/2024

Have about 200+ incredible hours of painting ahead of me. Worked with a model Friday for several scenes for an upcoming series of portrait paintings. Most people don’t know that I studied at the School of the MFA in Boston and later had to step back from the painting world, earn degrees (MA included) in English & Writing and Teaching certificates so I could support my family. I’ve been blessed these past years working in design, and writing about art, that my painting drive has come back. Thanking my Creator.

“Jolene Redeemed”
16x20
Oil on Canvas

09/28/2021

Night Balloons

Oil on wood-framed panel
46x34

This took a long time to prime, draw, and paint. Many layers. Cool thing is you don’t need to light up this piece. It glows in any light and has a 3D quality to it.

Inspiration from several photographs of this little girl picking at the grass while these magical, gigantic, hot air balloons were blowing up in the Naples, night sky. This event was last fall. Hope they do it again!

09/28/2021

Some closeups of current work in progress.

08/02/2021

On the easel. A picture I took of two girls playing violin in Aiden’s music camp at Asheville Music School years ago. Found the drawing on the canvas when we were cleaning the garage. I was getting ready to work on it before I moved down here to FL. So, I found the photo and reprinted it. You can see it to the left of the canvas. Not a great clear print but I did my best. It’s not done yet. Going to add a French yellow faded print in the background. I’ve been redoing my palette method as well, so it’s more organized.

05/21/2021

The peacock birthday painting