Grandpa Smiles: Natalie's Art in Stories

Natalie is the author of over twenty-one books and counting. Her oil paintings have been in galleries, exhibits, and on tour. Natalie loves all things Irish, oil painting, sugar cookies, the color red, pizza, live music, and singing. She enjoys people who are still capable of having an imagination, of having a sense of wonder, of feeling hopeful and full of energy, of feeling as if anything is possible, of feeling afraid of scary things and unafraid of the rest... of having courage, of being selfless, of being spontaneous, of recognizing humor, and of living life to the absolute fullest.

Natalie was born in upstate New York, raised in Indiana, and then lived in Germany for three years. She currently resides near the Twin Cities (Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Minnesota). Natalie would one day like to time travel, but for now she writes about it.