Ira Payweather

Ira Payweather is a self-taught painter working with acrylic, oil and diverse mixed media, with a background rich in personal exploration and professional exhibitions. She employs impasto and Alla Prima techniques across Surrealism, Modern Still Life and Contemporary Realism, creating vivid, textural pieces that often border on the magical. Her artworks radiate zest for life and explore the abundance, playfulness, and transformative beauty found in both everyday moments and the enigmatic nature of women, inviting viewers to pause, rejoice, and reconnect with the present.