About the artist
I started my art career painting murals and teaching decorative Tole painting with acrylics. Back then, in between having my babies, I painted murals in hospitals, doctors' offices, private residences, and businesses in both New England and North Carolina.
In 2009, my wonderful husband bought me my first watercolor set for Christmas and it was love at first sight! Between homeschooling my three kids, running them around to their different events and juggling my business, who has time for training? I can teach myself! I begged, bought, and borrowed books on watercolors with a determination to master them! I did finally break down and take a few classes from the amazing Pam Shank and JJ Jiang, which helped me tremendously. In 2010, I started teaching watercolors, illustrated my first children's book, had my first (tiny) showing and sale in Gallery C in Raleigh, NC.
In 2016, my husband and I were blessed with another son. This time, from China! Lian, our little Downy duckling, joined our family and has finally found his forever home. My passion with my work is to raise money for adoption and adopting families. We are currently waiting to travel to adopt our fifth child, another little girl with Down syndrome!
My work has sold internationally and I currently teach group and private watercolor lessons from my home studio in Garner, NC. Please visit my classes page for more information.
Illustrated Children's Books by Cady Driver
I Love You, Be Careful by Judy Snider and Joan Dickow, for sale on Amazon and Barnes and Noble- awarded the Mom's Choice Award in 2011
The Gift: A Story Of Adoption by Bridget Knouse
I Miss My Daddy by Jill Ciccone Pike
I pray that my artwork may point you, the viewer, back to God, His amazing creation and His abundant love for us.
Donated Murals & Artwork
Yale Hospital Psychiatric Ward - Garden murals
Yale Hospital Infant/Toddler Procedure Unit - Bear Mural
Yale Hospital Children's Surgery Center - Ocean Mural
UNC Pediatric Surgeon's Center - Jungle Mural, Pond Mural, Wall Games, Tree Mural
Clayton's New Hope Pregnancy Center - Bear Mural
Clayton's iChoose Center Fundraising Gala
Private murals to local sick children
Raleigh Dance Theatre's 25th Anniversary - fundraising auction artwork
The United Way - fundraising auction artwork
Donated artwork to Avery's Angels fundraiser
South-Eastern Regional Ballet Association's fundraising event in Canada
Donated art to the Ronald McDonalds House Fundraising Gala in Chapel Hill
Donated art to support the Raleigh Dance Theatre
Awards & Publications
2013 - "Waiting" received the first place award at the FALC member's show in 2014
2012 - Midtown Raleigh News - November
2012 - I Love You, Be Careful is the 2012 winner of the Mom's Choice Award!
May 2011 - "Serendipity"- won an award at the Johnston County Food and Arts Festival
2011 - "Bovine Romance" - featured cover story in the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrator's Pen and Palette magazine
2011 - numerous illustrations were published in the quarterly Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Pen and Palette magazine
2008 - News and Observer article about murals
In 2009, my wonderful husband bought me my first watercolor set for Christmas and it was love at first sight! Between homeschooling my three kids, running them around to their different events and juggling my business, who has time for training? I can teach myself! I begged, bought, and borrowed books on watercolors with a determination to master them! I did finally break down and take a few classes from the amazing Pam Shank and JJ Jiang, which helped me tremendously. In 2010, I started teaching watercolors, illustrated my first children's book, had my first (tiny) showing and sale in Gallery C in Raleigh, NC.
In 2016, my husband and I were blessed with another son. This time, from China! Lian, our little Downy duckling, joined our family and has finally found his forever home. My passion with my work is to raise money for adoption and adopting families. We are currently waiting to travel to adopt our fifth child, another little girl with Down syndrome!
My work has sold internationally and I currently teach group and private watercolor lessons from my home studio in Garner, NC. Please visit my classes page for more information.
Illustrated Children's Books by Cady Driver
I Love You, Be Careful by Judy Snider and Joan Dickow, for sale on Amazon and Barnes and Noble- awarded the Mom's Choice Award in 2011
The Gift: A Story Of Adoption by Bridget Knouse
I Miss My Daddy by Jill Ciccone Pike
I pray that my artwork may point you, the viewer, back to God, His amazing creation and His abundant love for us.
Donated Murals & Artwork
Yale Hospital Psychiatric Ward - Garden murals
Yale Hospital Infant/Toddler Procedure Unit - Bear Mural
Yale Hospital Children's Surgery Center - Ocean Mural
UNC Pediatric Surgeon's Center - Jungle Mural, Pond Mural, Wall Games, Tree Mural
Clayton's New Hope Pregnancy Center - Bear Mural
Clayton's iChoose Center Fundraising Gala
Private murals to local sick children
Raleigh Dance Theatre's 25th Anniversary - fundraising auction artwork
The United Way - fundraising auction artwork
Donated artwork to Avery's Angels fundraiser
South-Eastern Regional Ballet Association's fundraising event in Canada
Donated art to the Ronald McDonalds House Fundraising Gala in Chapel Hill
Donated art to support the Raleigh Dance Theatre
Awards & Publications
2013 - "Waiting" received the first place award at the FALC member's show in 2014
2012 - Midtown Raleigh News - November
2012 - I Love You, Be Careful is the 2012 winner of the Mom's Choice Award!
May 2011 - "Serendipity"- won an award at the Johnston County Food and Arts Festival
2011 - "Bovine Romance" - featured cover story in the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrator's Pen and Palette magazine
2011 - numerous illustrations were published in the quarterly Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Pen and Palette magazine
2008 - News and Observer article about murals
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