Indra Ozols (b.1978) is a native New Orleans watercolor artist who finds inspiration in the beauty and soul of Mother Nature.

Her life long reverence for the natural world was cultivated while playing amongst her grandmother’s massive wildflower garden and nurtured through a deep connection to her Latvian ancestors, who believed that nature and divinity are intertwined and posses profound spiritual power.

Indra’s art skills evolved through the guidance of her family’s art school and then later she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of New Orleans. (BFA, 2011) She has been exhibiting her watercolors and working within the arts ever since. Indra’s watercolors are collected and commissioned throughout the US and Canada.

“My watercolors are inspired by the garden I tend. The seeds I sow are more than plants - they are sparks of inspiration, quiet beginnings that help my creativity grow. As I cultivate my garden, I cultivate my art. The colors of the earth become the colors of my palette, the wisdom of the trees are transformed into paper, my brush mimics the flow of a river. Each plant I nurture holds a unique personality, an emotion, a feeling. In the curve of a leaf, the tilt of a stem, I see portraits, moods and quiet conversations waiting to be shared. Mother Nature is my muse, I paint to honor her beauty and connect with her soul. Through watercolor, I try to capture the essence, not just of how things look, but of how they feel.”

 

Welcome to my studio...

 My ever evolving garden 🌿

 Gumbo in the Garden, 2024 

Self Portrait:  Me & my best friend, Gumbo, 2019