Edith Schmidt, Pensacola, FL
I work with whimsical illustrations for both children and adults. Creating artwork is my passion. I enjoy my process and paint everyday. It's like therapy for me. Through this passion, I have connected with some awesome people who have encouraged me along the way.
A little about me,
and believe me there is more to tell. I was the child of an artist and I grew up in the studio playing with crayons and paints. I saw the world that others seemed to lose vision to. Yes, I had a fairy tale childhood, but then, not all fairy tails have sunshine and roses. Mine was one of those types of fairy tales. Good, bad, sad, and redemption. During my life, I have lived in Switzerland, Greece and Ireland. All of these experiences go in to my art. They all add to my ability to transfer feelings to my illustrations.
I currently reside in the United States in Pensacola Florida. But I have lived all over the world. Greece, Switzerland, Ireland. From the years 2016 to present it has been a rough ride. In 2016 I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and my husband was diagnosed with defuse B-cell lymphoma. During this time I worked with a local celebrity medium, creating over 51 images, not including labels and other elements. The primary 51 images illustrated her cards of affirmation and self reflection.When I laid them all out in her living room, I was taken aback by all the work that I did. It took me through all the chemo and my art took me through the death of my husband and partner in life.
Now, I divide my time between the US and Germany where I have a second studio. There you can find me busy painting the German landscape with little fairies and enchanted woodland creatures. In 2018 I held watercolor classes in Bad Oeynhausen and exhibited in Woolhouse for their grand opening. I came back in 2018 for their Christmas celebration. I worked with several companies there to design their logos.
In April of 2019, the town Hamlen Germany I took their famous story of "The Pid Piper of Hamlen" and illustrated it as well as other fairy tails on 4, 6' eggs. These eggs where exhibited during the Easter season. You can read more about that here. 2019 I also had a mural display in Wera Park Bad Oeynhausen Germany as well as an exhibit & live art demonstrations and painted another mural on a children's play house.
2019 I donated several works of art to the annual fundraiser Queerstice sponsored by Pensacola Osteopaths used to raise money for LGBTQia+ resources.
Publications
I have been published in several magazines such as Digital Studio, and Digital Art to name two. I work with business designing illustrations and logos for them. I teach classes on watercolor and repurposing common items for use in art.
