The Artist Who Climbs Into Her Own Paintings | Erin | Founder of Nuwave Gallery
The Artist Who Climbs Into Her Own Paintings | Erin | Founder of Nuwave Gallery  
Podcast: Hikes and Mics Podcast
Published On: Mon Dec 01 2025
Description: Send us Fan Mail🎙️ The Artist Who Climbs Into Her Own Paintings 🏔️Erin joins us this episode — a Central Washington hiker, contemporary landscape artist, and the creative force behind Nuwave Gallery in Ellensburg. Her art career started almost by accident, painting watercolors on hikes with college friends just to get away from the computer, and has since grown into a decade-long career defined by her signature "breaking the borders" technique — discovered after an accidental paint drip she decided to lean into.Erin talks through how faith and nature are deeply intertwined in her creative process, a vulnerable Instagram post about revisiting a trail that once felt unsettling and finding unexpected peace and a message about finishing what she'd started, and her love for the "softer, quieter beauty" of Manastash Ridge since moving from Seattle to Central Washington. We also get into teaching watercolor and alcohol ink classes, painting old snowboards back to life, her first-ever group trip through Yosemite, Big Sur, and Three Rivers in 2026, and a full round of season "this or that" questions — summits or waterfalls, sunrise or sunset, tablets or powder.A grounded, reflective conversation about creativity, faith, and the belief that nature has something to teach us every time we show up.Episode Links:📸 Erin on Instagram🌐 Erin’s Website🖼 Nuwave Galley Website✈️ Explore with Erin📖 Mountain Proverbs: Art & Wisdom for the Adventurer’s SoulThis episode was Produced by Jordyn Smith, follow her on Instagram @jordyn.journeysFollow us on Instagram, @Hikesandmics AllTrails+I'm excited to share that I’m now a Trailheads Ambassador for AllTrails+! If you love exploring the outdoors, AllTrails+ is your ultimate adventure companion. Get offline maps, real-time wrong-turn alerts, and trail previews to help you hike smarter and safer. Plus, with 3D maps and deeper trail insights, planning your next trek has never been easier.Try AllTrails+ free for 7 days, and when you sign up using my referral link, you’ll get 30% off your AllTrails+ membership!Sign up here: AllTrails+ (promo is only redeemable via web and not the app)Ursa Minor Outfitters - Inspired by the outdoors, Created by local artists Go check them at www.ursaminoroutfitters.com and don’t forget to enter the promo code HikesMics10 at checkout to receive 10% off your order.