Ariane Hope Sarno Butler is an artist from Pittsburgh, PA, specializing in expressive watercolor landscapes and realistic pet and home portraits. Working in a variety of mediums, including oils, acrylics, and watercolors, she is constantly evolving as an artist. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with degrees in History of Art and Architecture, Studio Art, and Historic Preservation.

She is a juried member of the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, where she also serves on the Board.

You can see her current work on her Instagram.

Her solo exhibition, “Life in Watercolor,” took place between May 31st, 2024, and ran through August 5th of that year. To view the show in its entirety and purchase unsold pieces, click on the “Life in Watercolor” Exhibition link.

If you’ve always wanted to learn how to paint, check out Ariane’s art classes on Skillshare. Click on the “Skillshare” tab in the menu for a link for two free weeks of unlimited classes.

If you are interested in custom portraits, don't hesitate to contact her at ariane.sarnobutler@gmail.com, and you can shop for original paintings, prints, and gifts in the ArianeHopeStudio Etsy Shop.

 
Is it just me, or has everyone else gone through more sage than normal during these past few months? • • I painted this in March but only now realized I never officially posted it except in my stories. Besides painting a few sketchbook page
This tribute to Queen @jaidaehall was so much fun to paint! It looks different at every angle! I used all of my oranges, including the neons and shimmers, from @thesproutcreative for this and I couldn't be happier with it! Peach Pop is a stand out an
☀️Happy Solstice☀️ May you radiate your True Self with confidence today. • • • Sometimes it's hard to come up with your own ideas and you just want to paint coloring book style. I slightly modified the composition of the The Sun card f
Love Always Wins. Seriously, #SproutRainbowPride has been awesome so far! So many wonderful pieces have been made and there are still a few prompts left! Keep creating and tag #SproutRainbowPride @thesproutcreative , @vanessa_paints_ , @scribinggr
One of my husband's favorite pastimes is fishing, and every now and then I join him and paint instead of fish. I love sitting by the water and soaking in the scene! • • I used @lukasfarben watercolor and Creative Mark watercolor brushes, bo
I am living for all of your #SproutRainbowPride challenge entries! Keep them coming! Later on today, I'll be catching up with some of the ones I missed this weekend and I'll feature a bunch in my stories. • • Make sure to use the #SproutRai
June is Pride month and we are back with another Sprout Creative Color Challenge: The Sprout Rainbow Pride Challenge! . Every other day, we paint (or letter) the prompt. You can interpret the prompt in your painting in your own way, just make it Rai
Listening, learning, and standing in support. Black. Lives. Matter. • Period, end of sentence. Also, if you live in Pennsylvania, remember to VOTE today. #blackouttuesday
I've been working on a few bonsai tree paintings here and there but haven't really had time to finish any besides this one. I painted one very similar in my sketchbook a few months back, but never finished the sketchbook spread before I moved on to r
Long caption, but bear with me...This painting, painted in mid April, is probably my favorite piece I've ever painted. I did it in two sessions while I was in the depths of despair, when nothing else made any sense but painting. At that point, it had
Thanks to those who ordered from my recent greeting card Etsy shop update! There are still a few sets available in the shop, so grab some colorful nature inspired cards to say "I'm thinking of you," to the special people in your lives today
If you signed up for my email newsletter, check your spam folder! I sent out an email this morning with the details of my Etsy shop restock tomorrow. If you haven't done so already, go to www.arianehopeart.com and sign up for my newsletter! You'll ha
I just love loose landscapes so much. 💗 • • • 🎨 @thesproutcreative After Party, Sprout Blue, Flame, and Live Oak (look at that texture! 😍) • • Painted on @khadipapers • • • #watercolor #watercolours #thespro
Happy Mother's Day to everyone out there, whether you're a mom in the traditional sense or not. This is sometimes not the happiest day for a lot of women, so if you're one of them, I hope you find some joy in today. Although I have a beloved stepson
💗 Rose gold leaf, wood mounted, monochromatic forest love 💗 • • • • A series I've been working on for the past few months. More to come, including process videos! • • • 🎨 Live Oak from @thesproutcreative is gorge