Brenda Sylvia is passionate about the beauty of Nature. It feeds her soul. The act of painting outside and experiencing nature firsthand is an integral part of Brenda’s artwork. She often begins her paintings on location to strengthen her connection to the place which has inspired her. Brenda received her Master of Fine Arts in Painting from The George Washington University. Her thesis titled “A Sense of Place” still resonates in her artwork today. Brenda interprets the landscape she loves and encourages people to feel a deeper connection to the scenes she paints. In 2008, Brenda moved to the US Virgin Islands where she lived and painted for nine years. Living in the bright light of the tropics influenced her artwork by feeding her obsession with color. She returned to Virginia where in her home and studio in Reedville, she is surrounded by a different type of natural beauty. Brenda paints scenes from the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and the nearby rural farming communities, often combining subjects and enhancing colors to capture her vision. She also loves to travel and paint the beautiful places she encounters. Brenda is always pushing to further discover her creative voice to loudly express with paint.