Welcome!

 Sylvia Waters is a traditional painter of people and places.  Born in southern California, she had an interest in art at an early age.  Sylvia painted commission portraits and then began painting seascapes from her surroundings.  She received many awards and some of her work was put into print, signed limited edition lithographs of which some are still available today. 

Sylvia is a Sustaining Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artist (ASMA) that encouraged her to research ships, past and present when she first became an Artist Member.  Her work has been in many maritime shows in museums across the country, including the ASMA National Show in Vero Beach, Florida and in the Coos Bay, Oregon Maritime Museum Annual Show as Featured Artist.  Sylvia is an Artist  Member of the California Art Club.  Her work was in the Gold Medal show in the Pasadena Museum of California Art and has been sold in galleries in La Jolla, Carmel, Las Vegas and Scottsdale, to name only a few.  Sylvia’s work has also been purchased and displayed by the United States  Coast Guard among many national companies and institutions.

Each gallery on the website includes a sampling of Sylvia's work and includes portraits of Maasai people (Gallery 1), paintings from her early years (Recent Finds), as well as the many tall ships, tug boats, landscapes as well as seascapes she painted over the years.  Be sure to visit each tab of the site.  Some pieces are still available for purchase - please send inquiry.

Sylvia's latest work is on display at the Gardens on Hope located at 251 South Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara, California. Gardens on Hope is a collaboration between Garden Court, Inc. and the Housing  Authority of the City of Santa Barbara to provide service-enriched, permanent housing for Santa Barbara’s frail senior population.

New Work is coming......

New piece not yet finished is shown under the tab New Work/Amazing Finds.  In addition, new seascapes are also coming soon!  Keep a watch on the website and on X/Twitter for all releases.

Presently, Sylvia works in her studio in Prescott, Arizona.

Inquiries should be directed to Valerie@SylviaWatersFineArt.com

Also follow Sylvia on X/Twitter @SylviaWatersFA​