Carla Terwilleger, also known in the art world as "Twiggy," always knew she wanted to be an artist when she grew up. Fascinated by design, she majored in advertising and graphic design, but when she sold her first painting in 1999, her career path took a bit of a turn. She started to focus on what she knew best: transforming Friday nights into masterpieces. Years later, this artista proves there doesn't have to be such a thing as a "starving artist". Today, Twiggy has sold close to 500 individual paintings, a few large commissions, has had over 20 shows/exhibits and numerous write-ups in publications nationwide, most recently making cameos in both American Salon and American Spa magazines.

While Twiggy paints a bevy of things, she is best known for her voluptuous femme fatales. With an eye for fashion and a mild obsession with glossy magazines, Twiggy claims women are the most fun to paint; dressing them in high couture, giving them fabulous hair styles and accentuating their best assets. Twiggy's girls never wait for a drink, don't need a date to celebrate and can get just about anything they want. Most of all, Twiggy’s girls emulate her own way of life: living out loud! Twiggy recently returned to Louisville, Kentucky from two years in Los Angeles where she sunbathed, painted and discovered how much she likes to dance. She can usually be found either painting in her studio with her kitten, Senor Rocco Frijoles or on the town with a vodka martini, extra chilled, in hand.

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The Safe Media Company
South Hill Gallery
Deven 7 Studios
Jenicca's
The Artists Web
Pla Pla Boutique