:: Trena Woods/Ward's Bio ::
Trena Woods-WARD is an Award Winning
Multi-Medium Portrait Artist working in oils,
pastels, charcoal, and watercolors. She has
taken private and professional Art lessons all
of her life and has a 'gift' to capture a likeness
as well as the spirit of her subject.
Multi-Medium Portrait Artist working in oils,
pastels, charcoal, and watercolors. She has
taken private and professional Art lessons all
of her life and has a 'gift' to capture a likeness
as well as the spirit of her subject.
She started painting portraits after she turned
forty, and found a studio to practice her art
where a live model was provided. This new
world offered her a place where she was able
to associate with professional and serious
Artists who wanted a place to just relax with
forty, and found a studio to practice her art
where a live model was provided. This new
world offered her a place where she was able
to associate with professional and serious
Artists who wanted a place to just relax with
their art. In this environment, her 'gift' of capturing a likeness suddenly showed itself. It
was as if God said, "Finally we have her where we want her!" and she blossomed quickly.
She would tell you from that time on was when her life really started.
One weekend some artist friends of hers wanted to know if she wanted to go to a
Mountain Man Rendezvous to draw people. She had no idea what that was. They told her
not to worry and just to enjoy herself, because there would be plenty of interesting' faces
for her to draw.
They were right. This is what Trena has to say about this event: "I had no idea what to
expect, but when I walked into that area, I was home! Everything around me was
pre-1850. The housing, clothing, cooking, etc. I was thrilled. I drew and drew and people
were buying my drawings as soon as I finished one. We were asked to leave because I
wasn't in period clothing and my supplies weren't pre-1850. This was in September. I
spent all winter trying to find how to be a part of the rendezvous'. I had to be. But what
could I do? I pondered this, and then I prayed about it.
"One night I had a dream of an elderly Native American man walking towards me. He was
carrying rolled up animal hides. When he came directly in front of me, he squatted down
and began unrolling the skins. On each hide were charcoal drawings. With reverence he
showed me all the stories that were displayed before us. He then rolled them up and
gifted them to me. I awoke feeling this was a 'power' dream and I needed to pay attention,
so the next day I found a tannery two miles from where I lived and I purchased hides. Then
using different types of charcoal I began drawing better than I ever had. The following
week I went to the first rendezvous of the year being held during Easter. My first day
there I sat in the snow on a wool blanket and earned $500 drawing portraits of the tourist
and Mountain Men on scraps of buckskin.
Since then, I have drawn over thousands of portraits. I truly believe that I have been
blessed for a reason with this gift to be an Artist and I am very grateful and try hard to
share it with others."
was as if God said, "Finally we have her where we want her!" and she blossomed quickly.
She would tell you from that time on was when her life really started.
One weekend some artist friends of hers wanted to know if she wanted to go to a
Mountain Man Rendezvous to draw people. She had no idea what that was. They told her
not to worry and just to enjoy herself, because there would be plenty of interesting' faces
for her to draw.
They were right. This is what Trena has to say about this event: "I had no idea what to
expect, but when I walked into that area, I was home! Everything around me was
pre-1850. The housing, clothing, cooking, etc. I was thrilled. I drew and drew and people
were buying my drawings as soon as I finished one. We were asked to leave because I
wasn't in period clothing and my supplies weren't pre-1850. This was in September. I
spent all winter trying to find how to be a part of the rendezvous'. I had to be. But what
could I do? I pondered this, and then I prayed about it.
"One night I had a dream of an elderly Native American man walking towards me. He was
carrying rolled up animal hides. When he came directly in front of me, he squatted down
and began unrolling the skins. On each hide were charcoal drawings. With reverence he
showed me all the stories that were displayed before us. He then rolled them up and
gifted them to me. I awoke feeling this was a 'power' dream and I needed to pay attention,
so the next day I found a tannery two miles from where I lived and I purchased hides. Then
using different types of charcoal I began drawing better than I ever had. The following
week I went to the first rendezvous of the year being held during Easter. My first day
there I sat in the snow on a wool blanket and earned $500 drawing portraits of the tourist
and Mountain Men on scraps of buckskin.
Since then, I have drawn over thousands of portraits. I truly believe that I have been
blessed for a reason with this gift to be an Artist and I am very grateful and try hard to
share it with others."
| Before marrying in 2005, Trena had made two DVD's of what she had learned about Drawing |
| Trena Ward: Portrait Artist |
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| Ward Art Gallery |
| www.trenaward.com / © 2010 Trena Ward / E-mail: portraitsbytrena@yahoo.com |