Living and working in Dubuque, Iowa, I continue to be inspired by the ever-changing marvel of Iowa's country.

Having been an Iowan all my life it only seems natural that each of my images contain a little piece of country; farmhouses, starry-filled skies, birds.

Art is my release from a world full of serious things. It is my connection with my inner child, my playful, not-so-serious self. My images are simple; stars, flowers, people.

She Keeps Her Ducks in a Row

Stormy received her degree in painting and art history from Loras College in Dubuque . She has taught art classes at NICC Community College and to children in her home studio. She is also the illustrator of a children's book titles The Juggler, written by Jeanette Hopkins and published by Ice Cube Press.

Because she is an artist herself, Stormy Mochal's mission is to help artists blossom and sustain themselves. She carries this out by co-owning Outside the Lines Art Gallery and selling the work of both local/regional artists, including her own.