Muriel is actively involved with the St. Louis Watercolor Society, the St. Louis Artists’ Guild and Art Saint Louis. Her work can be viewed at murielwatercolor.com or at aspencolors.com.
Artist Profile
The Big Picture
Muriel Eulich paints the beauty and character of life.
BY
Meryl Dillman
PHOTOGRAPHY
Colin Miller/Strauss Peyton

A passion for art runs through Muriel Eulich. Born in Paris, Muriel grew up with parents and grandparents who were involved with the local and national art community. After moving to the United States as a young child, Muriel pursued her love for art in college by attending the Colorado Women’s College in Denver and, as part of that program, studying in Switzerland and Japan. In Japan, she worked with a tutor whose words are still with her today: “When you paint things, they’re alive.”

“There’s a charm in everyone. That’s what I like to capture.”


Now Muriel, who specializes in watercolor painting, puts those words into practice by capturing the essence of the human spirit. She strives to do this by focusing on faces and mood. “I just love to peoplewatch,” she says. “I could sit down day after day and watch people go by and never get bored. I just think everyone has a special beauty about them.” Many of Muriel’s paintings are depictions of photographs she has taken on her travels. A painting of a Muslim schoolgirl walking through the streets of Istanbul hangs in her home’s hallway. As the group of girls walked by, one girl glanced at Muriel. That moment and its mood are now captured forever in the painting.

Before moving to St. Louis, Muriel worked as an art therapist in prisons and hospitals, and after moving to the area, she directed the art therapy program at Maryville University. Now she devotes her time to watercolor painting, spending half the year in St. Louis, and the other half in Snowmass, Colorado. A great deal of planning goes into each of her pieces. Color schemes and the blending of the many vibrant, transparent colors she uses must be considered before painting begins. Painting in layers in order to create color intensity, she spends thoughtful time on each piece. By recreating life on canvas – painting people, scenes and events – Muriel conveys her own interpretation of the moment. “My emphasis is sharing my vision and the way I see life,” she says. “It’s such a gift to be able to share that with the world."