Amy Perlman Gura

I have always been fascinated by the natural world, and landscapes have become my muse of exploring it through art. Early on, the idea of becoming an artist was influenced by my grandfather, Herman Perlman (the namesake of my business name, Pearlmother).

With my interdepartmental degree in Art and Geography at the University of Delaware, I later discovered that landscape painting brought my passions of art and nature together. I love to sketch and paint in the elements with 360 degrees around me to capture a place. Printmaking has been my preferred medium to interpret my plein air paintings into a more graphic form back in the studio.

My happy place is carving a block, inking the plate, and printing by hand or press. I am an Affiliate at Discover Graphics Atelier, a printmaking studio, located at the Torpedo Factory in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.