Oceana Wills Virtual Artist’s Talk: Gathering What Drifts In

Oceana Wills is an artist, commercial fisherman, and Certified Nursing Assistant from Homer, Alaska. She works primarily with gouache paint on paper and clayboard panels (a smooth, archival surface) and experiments with other mediums like acrylic paint, clay, and embroidery. Her work is inspired by the landscapes, light, plants, animals, and objects that communicate the experience of a place. She paints from photos, life, and memory.