Michelle Waters

My art is influenced by kitschy portrayals of animals from mass-marketed popular culture, the nightmarish imagery of Hieronymus Bosch, Beatrix Potter, Maurice Sendak, and my animal rights activism.

My “religious animals” paintings are a reaction to the ubiquitous fundamentalist religion in America as well as the idea propounded by most
organized religions that animals have no souls. Some of my animal characters have founded their own religion, complete with nuns, popes and
televangelists.

I have a B.A. in Art from the University of California, Santa Cruz and exhibit frequently in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and
nationally. I paint in my home studio in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and have a day job as a web designer.

Toadally Spellbound by Michelle Waters

Pope Carvis by Michelle Waters

Saint Absius by Michelle Waters

Saint Rattus by Michelle Waters

Cardinal Sinners by Michelle Waters

Playing Chase by Michelle Waters

Foxy by Michelle Waters