Welcome
Welcome to the online home of artist Emily Lupita. This is a great place to get to know Emily Lupita’s creative spirit and see examples of her work.
You can also connect with Emily Lupita on Instagram, Facebook, and via her creativity newsletter, The Creative Moment. Emily Lupita’s books are available on Amazon, here.
NEW! Check out Emily Lupita’s art shop on Threadless with t-shirts, art prints, home decor, phone cases + more.
New Art Book
I Believe in Seeds: Affirmations for Rewildling is Emily Lupita’s brand new book. It’s a collaboration with her father, Iowa poet + artist, Joseph S. Plum. The poems and paintings speak to our deep connection with nature and promote adding more natural moments to our modern life. This book was made possible by a grant from the BeWildReWild Fund at Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation.
Included are 20 full-color watercolor paintings by Emily Lupita and 20 poems by Joseph S. Plum. 52 pages / full-color / 8.5 x 8.5 inch / soft cover
“I paint my own reality.”
– Frida Kahlo
Creativity Newsletter
A newsletter about how to keep creativity alive in our daily lives. All good things!
New! Lupita Artwork T-Shirts
“I paint as a way of looking for myself in the world.”
– Amy Sherald
Artwork Shop
Bags
Home Decor
Notebooks + Cards
Fine Art Prints
Phone Cases
Baby Onesies
Blankets + Duvets
T-shirts for Kids + Toddlers
Meet the Artist
Hi, I’m Emily Lupita. I am a full-time artist + writer working out of my home studio. I paint from my experience in different cultures, including my own Mexican-American + Welsh heritage and rural Iowa childhood roots. I’m a life-long watercolor painter, and dedicated myself to this life project, my ‘Portraits of Inner Reality’ paintings, in 2004 while living in Japan. It was a defining moment in my life – that ceremonial moment of dedication – and it created a pathway for all my artwork yet to come. The portraits continue to roll out in waves, sometimes in sets of different colors or themes, but so far always with the same vantage point of that inevitable internal existential cliff. It’s a great place to stand and look out with a paint brush in hand. After all these years of going there, I still feel the need for wings.
Sending love and light to you,
Emily Lupita
Books by Emily Lupita
A Childhood in Nature
A Childhood in Nature tells the sweet story of artist Emily Lupita’s childhood growing up in rural Iowa. Filled with bright colors and unique artwork, this book is for anyone looking to connect with the lovely natural world of a child’s imagination.
The Artist’s Alphabet
The Artist’s Alphabet is a colorful new alphabet design paired with motivational quotes, words, definitions, and paintings. Created by watercolor artist Emily Lupita, this 72 page full-color book will inspire imagination and encourage creativity.
Wonderful You!
Wonderful You! features Emily Lupita’s portrait series paintings and is a nice as a gift for teenage girls, recent graduates, a supportive friend, teachers, and loving mothers. The paintings feature a diverse group of women paired with inspirational quotes.
New Art Book
I Believe in Seeds: Affirmations for Rewildling is Emily Lupita’s brand new book. It’s a collaboration with her father, Iowa poet + artist, Joseph S. Plum. The poems and paintings speak to our deep connection with nature and promote adding more natural moments to our modern life. This book was made possible by a grant from the BeWildReWild Fund at Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation.
Included are 20 full-color watercolor paintings by Emily Lupita and 20 poems by Joseph S. Plum. 52 pages / full-color / 8.5 x 8.5 inch / soft cover
“It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.”
– Evelyn Dunbar
Portfolio
“Portraits of Inner Reality”
Emily Lupita is a watercolor artist and digital illustrator. Her most recent book, I Believe in Seeds: Affirmations for Rewilding, received an Artist Community Gathering Grant from the BeWildReWild Fund at Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. Emily Lupita holds a Bachelor of Arts from Central College and a Master of Fine Arts from Iowa State University.
About
“Traveler + Teacher”
Emily Lupita’s artwork has been influenced by her childhood in rural Iowa, her Mexican American + Welsh heritage, and experiences in different countries, including Japan, Turkey, Mexico, Wales, and other inspiring places. Emily Lupita has previously taught elementary, high school, and college courses, and served as an international educator taking students on study abroad programs around the world.
Thank you for visiting!
“I followed the thread of art.
And somehow discovered a path that would allow me to live.”
-Yayoi Kusama
Artist Emily Lupita 