in the Paint with M

Loosening the reins and leaning into a creative life—that’s Jayme’s sweet spot as an artist, author, and educator. For twenty years, Jayme has guided others in their artistic pursuits at her long-time art studio, Piggy Toes, and in classrooms for both children and adults. Her focus is helping to instill the truth that we are all creative beings and have the ability to expressively create in many forms and disciplines. The transformative power of art and faith are also common threads in her award-winning novels, Chasing the Butterfly, RUSH, and Seasoned. 

As to her passion for painting …

“My paintings are an expression of my most real and complete self. Immense freedom, connection, and peace result when brush and paint are laid to canvas and paper. Mistakes are welcomed. Risk-taking is protocol. Grace, trust, and kindness are essential. That’s how I enjoy the ride.

My Floral Abstraction series is my sweet-spot of intuitive, adventurous, and intimacy with others, and most importantly, God. Faith continually leads me to refreshing waters—lose brushwork, layers of vibrant color, evolving shapes and elements—giving insight to the complexity and meaning of life.

From snowy landscapes reminiscent of my home state of Colorado to extensive travels in Europe, lounging on dreamy beaches, focusing on the stillness of still life, journeying in my imagination, and embracing a menagerie of well-loved animals, my subject matter varies as each painting is a new challenge. Acrylic, watercolor, oil and soft pastel, ink, paper, embedded words and images, and pages from my novels are my playmates in the sandbox of the painterly life."

Jayme lives at the base of the Colorado Rocky Mountains where she and her husband have survived raising three hungry, hockey-playing sons. Currently, two very needy Golden Retrievers, Millie and Bella, run the roost.