Like most creative people, Amy Crews enjoyed drawing and painting for family members and friends as a child. She fondly remembers a neighbor who paid her a nickel for a drawing when she was not much older than four. Always enrolled in art classes, she received honors and her first commissioned work while still in high school.

Amy’s medium of choice is oil. She creates depth by working in thin layers and has been praised for her skill with pure and vivid color. She also enjoys the challenge of working with a limited and more monochromatic palette. Whether it is in bold color or earth tones the result is the same: a contemporary realism that has been said to “elevate a common object to an elegant presentation”.

Amy works out of her studio in her home where she paints from life or from photographs she has taken when inspiration strikes and a camera is within reach. She is most often drawn to things found in nature and her work reflects her eye for color, form, and beauty. A sentimental soul, she also enjoys pieces that are a reflection of her Southern childhood. Originally from Atlanta , Amy now resides in Birmingham , Alabama with her husband Matt and their two children.

Her work has been sold nationally in the pages of Southern Living At HOME, included in the HGTV Dream Home 2006, and most recently honored with a purchase award given by the Energen Corporation, who has an elite collection of Alabama Artists. She is an active member of the Mountain Brook Art Association, the Vestavia Hills Art Association, and Oil Painters of America. Her most recent awards include: “Best in Show”, “1st Place – Oils”, and “Favorite Artist” in the Vestavia Hills Fall 2007 Show; “Anonymous Award - $300” in the 2007 Bluff Park Art Show; “1st Place – Oils” and “Best in Show Runner Up” in the 2007 Mountain Brook Art Show 2007.