My Name is Pamela West and I use the name wilmasart on ebay.

First let me say thank you for taking some time out of your busy life to have a look at my watercolour art.

A little bit about myself....Ever since I was a little girl, I have always enjoyed the creative arts like, drawing, painting, playing music, and making things with my hands. Through the years I have been painting and creating crafts and sharing them as gifts with friends and family.

I currently work as a watercolour artist and illustrator at my home in the beautiful countryside in Hampshire UK. I was born in 1951 in the small village of Pamber Heath and have lived here most of my life. I am a wife and a mother of 3 beautiful children (now grown up). 2 of them are now living in different parts of the world.

My family have always encouraged me for which I am forever grateful. It is through their unwavering and continual encouragements that I have decided to take my art seriously. I turned full time as a watercolor artist and am concentrating more on developing my art.

My watercolour art is inspired by many sources - the English countryside and quirky old fashioned things like little shops and Victorian children. Snow and winter are my favourite subjects and the ones that I started doing when I took up art again about 10 years ago. I love animals (especially cats - I have 2 ginger moggies) and enjoy trying to do animal portraits. Being creative and getting paid for it is what I enjoy most about being a watercolour artist. I use mainly watercolor, gouache and ink as my medium of choice, but I don't like to limit myself. I have also been using acrylics recently and am finding that the brilliant colours are more suited to the autumn scenes and colours I love painting.

I am very much a self-taught artist in the fine arts of painting and illustration. I learned a lot from books and videos as well as doing a few courses. I have been selling my art on eBay since June 2002, where I regularly have originals up for auction. Then last year I discovered ACEOs - little art cards that people collect. They are affordable art and can be mounted and framed or collected in special albums. My eBay venture has encouraged me to turn professional and my art is in demand.

My work can be found around the world in private collections. I have recently completed a commis