Spitler, Theresa Crowley

Theresa Crowley Spitler lives in Montoursville, PA. After a career in teaching, she spends much of her time creating art. She teaches workshops in pastel painting at the Lycoming Art Students League in Montoursville. She works almost exclusively in pastel, painting landscapes and still life, but also enjoys doing portraits in charcoal and graphite.

Theresa finds inspiration in the everyday objects she includes in her still life paintings. she often recieves special requests from her patrons to include their personal mementos in a still life arrangement that will become an orignial painting. Her travels influence her landscapes and she frequently paints on location. "When painting landscapes, my objective is not in recording a place I've been, but I'm interested in creating a place I want to be. I look at art not so much as self-expression but self-exploration. Art is a gift, not the talent or ability, but the passion to create it, the determination to pursue it, and the appreciation that is all around us.