Miriam grew up in Toronto, Canada, living there until she was in high school when her family moved to Ohio. She spent her formative years playing outdoors, developing a love for and deep attachment to wild places. Her eye for detail and powers of observation grew from an early age. Although she showed a talent for art early on, Miriam’s thirst for knowledge about the living world led her to pursue a degree and career in environmental education. Throughout the years she continued to draw, keeping nature journals and drawing portraits.

In 1986, Miriam moved to Missouri from Wisconsin. Continuing her passion for working outdoors, she gained employment as an outdoor educator at Shaw Nature Reserve (formerly known as Shaw Arboretum) of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Teaching children and adults about the natural world gave Miriam the opportunity to develop her artistic eye and gain a deep understanding and appreciation for the complexity of the natural world.

After 20 years in the field of outdoor education, she returned to school in the spring of 2000, to follow her dream of studying art. Miriam studied Fine Arts at St. Louis Community College -Meramec and Fontbonne University where she was inspired and encouraged by many excellent teachers. It was at St. Louis Community College that her love for watercolor was born.

In 2006, Miriam began Krone Creatives, an umbrella company to cover her unique combination of creative abilities. She has successfully exhibited in fairs and shows throughout the Midwest. In 2007 she won first place in the watercolor division of the annual Mid-Missouri Fine Arts Society show at East Central College; was a featured artist at Columbia Art League’s Art in the Park; and won the Jack Richeson award in St. Louis Watercolor Society’s “Big Splash”, the annual membership show. Currently she serves as president of the Mid-Missouri Fine Arts Society.

“I have always been an observer and I love a good story. In my art I try to combine the detail and the narrative, making for an interesting painting. My background in the natural sciences has trained my eye. I love to recreate the beauty and diversity in nature. Being a storyteller, I also enjoy creating whimsical scenes or painting portraits that tell a story. Although I dabble in other mediums, watercolor is my first love.”

Miriam and her husband, Greg, both work out of their 100-year-old farmhouse on 15 acres outside of New Haven, Missouri. Her husband is a violinmaker and Irish fiddle player.