Wilhelmina (Willa) McWhorter is an eighth-generation West Virginian born and raised in Elkins. She studied Acting, English Literature and Poetry at WVU then later earned a Physical Theatre Certification from Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake California. Her life has taken her down many paths, all over the United States, South America, and Europe, her work has led her to many communities and experiences. She eventually forged her way back to the mountains in search of her next adventure. It was through this metamorphosis that she discovered her own passions in painting. Much like her late father, William McWhorter, she found herself immersed in the work. Willa finds joy in painting the world through an impressionistic, colored brush and draws inspiration from how shadow and light interact with one another to create the things we perceive. Perception is everything and if it were up to Willa, it would be a dream every day. It often is.