Tilly Woodward

Tilly Woodward creates intimate glimpses of nature in her oil on board paintings. In some works, a delicately-rendered flower blossom is shown; in others, human interaction with nature is the focus. Pieces of the natural world - flower petals, blades of grass, a bird's wing - are interspersed with human hands or a string of pearls, among other things.

Tilly writes: "...I have pursued a series of highly detailed oil paintings that explore longing and loss, emotional landscapes that are often configured as intimate views of items from my garden, presented in hand. When I paint I think of the beauty of the garden, a small landscape, as well as mudras, gang signs, offerings, prayers and fairy tales."

Tilly is currently the Curator of Academic and Public Outreach at Grinnell College's Faulconer Gallery. She taught art at Central College in Pella from 1999 to 2007. Tilly was the Director of the Pella Community Art Center from 1990 to 2004 and the Cultural Affairs Manager there from 2004 to 2007. Tilly's career includes involvement in many community outreach projects throughout the state. Her work is in the collections of the Des Moines Art Center, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Meredith Corporation, and the University of Iowa Museum of Art.

GRASS & SUNFLOWER Oil on archival mat board 4 x 5 $500.00	HALF SUNFLOWER Oil on archival mat board 3 x 3 $400.00
QUARTER SUNFLOWER Oil on archival mat board 3 x 4 $500.00	12 PEARLS GERBERA Oil on archival mat board 1 x 3 $400.00
6 PEARLS FIR Oil on archival mat board 3 x 6 $400.00	FARNSWORTH JOURNALS Oil on archival mat board 4 x 6 $550.00
PALM Oil on archival mat board 3 x 3 $550.00	BIRD IN HAND TAIL END Oil on archival mat board 4 x 3 $550.00
BIRD IN HAND Oil on archival mat board 4 x 5 $450.00	FAMILY HISTORY Oil on archival mat board 8 x 11 $1100.00
PEARLS & FIR Oil on archival mat board 6 x 8 $550.00	DOUBLE EASTER Oil on archival mat board 5 x 7 $550.00
WHITE GERBERA Oil on archival mat board 4 x 4 $500.00